Junior hockey headed to Massey?
Its arena facility has undergone a recent face-lift that includes the installation of 205 new seats (see photo above) and sources are saying that the Massey & District Community Centre could house a junior hockey team for the 2016-2017 season. …[read more]
Former Soo Eagle commits to LSSU
Defenceman Kristofers Bindulis, who played for the Soo Eagles during the 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 seasons when they were members of the North American Hockey League, has committed to the Lake Superior State University Lakers of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, HockeyNewsNorth.com has confirmed. …[read more]
Can Soo Eagles beat Soo T-Birds?
Let’s begin by noting that the Soo Eagles are an expansion team in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and the Soo Thunderbirds are the reigning champions. …[read more]
Here ‘n there
Around the rinks of the Ontario Hockey League, Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and Western Collegiate Hockey Association: …[read more]
Around the NOJHL
The best team in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League is even better now…The race is on for the fifth-and-final playoff spot in the West Division…And more. …[read more]
Waiting for another OHL shot
He has played in two games for the powerhouse Erie Otters — one last season and one this season — but having narrowly missed out on gaining a full-time roster spot, 1997 birth-year forward Frankie Pucci awaits another Ontario Hockey League opportunity. …[read more]
Laker freshmen star in OT setback
The good news is that a trio from what is an outstanding freshman class stood out for the Lake Superior State University Lakers on Saturday night. …[read more]
“Great weekend” for MC Hawks
It took a 14-hour bus ride and maybe, just maybe, the Motor City Hawks have found their swagger. …[read more]
Beavers working to try to halt skid
They have a roster full of players born in 1997, 1998 and 1999 — which makes the task ahead a tad more difficult for one of the youngest teams in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Soo T-Birds add Michael Caruso
The top team in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League has brought in yet-another impact player. …[read more]
Lakers Notebook
Buoyed by a brace of 1-1 ties at hostile Bowling Green State last weekend, the Lake Superior State Lakers return to the home ice of Taffy Abel Arena for Friday-Saturday contests with the Arizona State Sun Devils. …[read more]
NOJHL is open for business
As a growing association with a current all-time high of 12 teams, the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League could add another two to four more members over the next couple of years. …[read more]
Net gain for Soo T-Birds
Goalie Mario Culina, who backstopped the Soo Thunderbirds to the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League title in 2014-2015, has been reassigned to the reigning champions from the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League. …[read more]
Saginaw adds seasoned winger
Saginaw Spirit has obtained 1997 birth-year winger Mike Davies from the Kitchener Rangers in an Ontario Hockey League trade finalized earlier today. …[read more]
Questions surround Hounds
It’s a question that I am asked frequently these days: What’s the matter with the Soo Greyhounds? …[read more]
Statement from Flint owner
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a statement from Rolf Nilsen, owner of the Flint Firebirds of the Ontario Hockey League, with regards to the recent firing and subsequent re-hiring of his coaching staff. …[read more]
Around the NOJHL
Here ‘n there in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League on a sunny November day: …[read more]
Two-point weekend for LSSU Lakers
It was a successful weekend on the road for the Lake Superior State University Lakers even though they didn’t win a game. …[read more]
Eagles continue to Pullar together
Soo Eagles used the home ice of Pullar Stadium to continue their winning ways of late. …[read more]
Grandinetti has skill, smarts
Combine hockey skill and book smarts and it adds up to a rather-intelligent player. …[read more]
Rich kid in French River
French River Rapids have won only one of 16 games thus far this season but a rookie forward has been a bright spot for the first-year Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League team. …[read more]
Net exchange in Blind River
Blind River Beavers of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have made a change between the pipes, adding a new goalie while releasing another. …[read more]
Blind River captain requests trade
Veteran forward Nathan Hans has asked the Blind River Beavers to trade him, HockeyNewsNorth.com has learned. …[read more]
Tough road test for LSSU Lakers
Lake Superior State University Lakers face a daunting duo of road tests on Friday and Saturday as they go up against Western Collegiate Hockey Association foes from Bowling Green State University. …[read more]
Bracebridge Blues on the move
After a cold start to the season they are now one of the hottest teams in the North Division of the Greater Metro Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Those high-scoring Alliston Coyotes
Alliston Coyotes of the Greater Metro Jr. Hockey League are lighting the lamp to the tune of more than nine goals scored per game. …[read more]
Cochrane coach livid over Cordeiro snub
Cochrane Crunch coach-general manager-owner Ryan Leonard has come to the defense of his high-scoring forward Dustin Cordeiro, who was left off the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League squad that will compete at this month’s Eastern Canada All-Star Challenge with teams from four other Jr. A leagues. …[read more]
News…views…around the rinks
News and views pertaining to the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, Soo Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League and Lake Superior State University Lakers of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. …[read more]
Two more board the Express
The expansion Espanola Express has added a pair of veterans to its Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League roster, general manager Chad Clarke has confirmed. …[read more]
Fighting Irish on a roll
Winners of nine of its last 10 outings, the Detroit Fighting Irish of the Midwest Division of the U.S. Premier Hockey League has boosted its record to a tidy 11-5. …[read more]
Scouting Ryan Mooney
He’s young, a 1998 birth-year defenceman who leads his Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League team in scoring — and the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division 1 scouts are taking note. …[read more]
Surging Eagles flap their wings
They have won four of their last six games and have the best record of any of the three expansion teams in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
New additions to Rayside-Balfour
Rayside-Balfour Canadians of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have added dependable depth and experience to their roster with the acquisition of two 1995 birth-year skaters. …[read more]
Irish and Hawks on Halloween
Tricks, treats and the Detroit Fighting Irish and Motor City Hawks — not once, not twice, but three times. …[read more]
And the NOJHL’s best team is…?
As the schedule turns towards November a case might be made for any of the six teams that are among the best in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
EL Wildcats, community recognition
In their second season of existence, the Elliot Lake Wildcats of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League continue to be a success on the ice and within the community. …[read more]
Around the rinks
Good day hockey fans, I am back from a three-day, mini-vacation to Detroit, home of my favourite (though I am not sure why) National Football League team. Time now to head out on a trip of a different sort and pay a visit to the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, the Ontario Hockey League, the Greater Metro Hockey League, the Great North Midget Hockey League, the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, the North American Hockey League, the North American 3 Hockey League and the U.S. Premier Hockey League. …[read more]
A first for the French River Rapids
It took an overtime goal over a fellow expansion team — and on the road no less — for the French River Rapids to post their first regular-season victory in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Rest in peace, John Tavella
Left winger John Tavella played only one season in the Ontario Hockey League — but what a season it was. …[read more]
Current state of the NOJHL
To be sure, the 12-team Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League has a lot going for it as it moves into the second quarter of the 2015-2016 season. …[read more]
Eagles ink former Greyhound pick
Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have signed free-agent left winger Gordie Helmuth, who was a 10th-round pick of the Soo Greyhounds at the 2012 Ontario Hockey League draft. …[read more]
Crunch adds seasoned skaters
Cochrane Crunch, already a Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League contender with a record of 12-3, has added a pair of veteran forwards from elsewhere in the Canadian Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
Charly Murray is back scouting
An old bird dog has returned to the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League scouting scene. …[read more]
Espanola v. French River tonight
Two Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League expansion teams will face off tonight. …[read more]
MC Hawks seek net upgrade
Motor City Hawks of the U.S. Premier Hockey League’s Midwest Division are working out a number of goaltenders as they seek to improve their defensive showing. …[read more]
Aidan has the Wright approach
They have posted their first victory of the season as they prep for two more games this week. …[read more]
Rayside looking to make right turn
Rayside-Balfour Canadians are a much-better team than the .500 record they currently sport. …[read more]
Which is the NOJHL’s best team?
More than five weeks into the 2015-2016 season, six of the 12 teams in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have records well above the .500 mark. …[read more]
A night of firsts for Lake State
Freshman defenceman Owen Headrick scored his first goal, freshman goalie Nick Kossoff posted a shutout in his first collegiate start and the Lake Superior State University Lakers won their first game of the 2015-2016 season. …[read more]