Thunderbirds No. 1 in latest CJHL rankings; Voodoos 4th; Gold Miners 15th

CALGARY, Alta. – Winners of nine consecutive games to commence their 2018-19 campaign, the Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL) have soared to No. 1 overall in the latest Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) Top 20 rankings, announced Monday. The weekly listings are compiled by an independent scouting service which uses a variety of factors to determine the […]

NOJHL names its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the week

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Monday that goaltender Thomson Phinney of the Blind River Beavers along with forwards Nick Smith of the Soo Thunderbirds and Christian Snyder of the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners have been named its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending Oct. 7. […]

GALLERY: Gold Miners strike again in win over Canadians

KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. – The Kirkland Lake Gold Miners continued to strike it rich as they improved to 8-2 on the season Sunday following a 4-1 victory over the Rayside-Balfour Canadians in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League matinee Sunday afternoon at Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. After a scoreless first fame, it was the visiting […]

GALLERY: Kirkland Lake holds off French River

KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. – The Kirkland Lake Gold Miners sprung out to a five-goal lead then had to withstand a comeback bid by the French River Rapids before eventually prevailing with a 5-4 victory Saturday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. Having gone 6-1 in their past seven contests […]

NOJHL partners with local CMHA in 3rd Annual Showcase in Sudbury

SUDBURY, Ont. – Teams from across the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) will face-off in the 3rd Annual NOJHL Showcase at Greater Sudbury’s Gerry McCrory Countryside Sports Complex Tuesday, October 9 and Wednesday, October 10. This two-day event will feature all 12 NOJHL teams competing, with each game counting towards the overall regular season […]

GALLERY: Kirkland Lake’s Rodin blanks Timmins

TIMMINS, Ont. – Dawson Rodin of the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners turned aside all 32 shots he faced to post his first Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League shutout, a 5-0 decision over the Timmins Rock, Wednesday evening at McIntyre Arena. It would be visiting Kirkland Lake that connected for the only goal they would require […]

NOJHL names its Players of the Month for September

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Wednesday its respective player, defenceman, goaltender and rookie of the month for September. PLAYER OF THE MONTH – CADE HERD, (F) POWASSAN VOODOOS: An impressive opening month to the season saw Herd lead all NOJHL skaters in both goals and points. The 18-year-old North Cobalt, […]

Thunderbirds; Voodoos; Gold Miners remain in CJHL Top 20

CALGARY, Alta. – The Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) announced Monday its latest Top 20 rankings to kick off the month of October. The weekly listings, that are compiled by an independent scouting service and which uses a variety of factors to determine the rankings, has the Nipawin Hawks (SJHL) remaining No .1 in the […]

NOJHL names its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the week

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Monday that Soo Thunderbirds’ forward Lucas Theriault, Timmins Rock goaltender Tyler Masternak and Kirkland Lake Gold Miners’ forward Gregory Trudeau-Paquet have been named its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending Sept. 30. LUCAS THERIAULT, (F) SOO THUNDERBIRDS – Continuing to […]

GALLERY: Hearst holds off Kirkland Lake to halt Gold Miners win streak

HEARST, Ont. – The Hearst Lumberjacks erupted for four first period goals then held on for an eventual 4-3 victory over the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners putting an end to their five-game winning streak Sunday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest held at Claude Larose Arena that featured over 700 spectators on hand. […]