GALLERY: Solid start sends Timmins over Kirkland Lake

TIMMINS, Ont. – Rolling out to a big first period lead, the Timmins Rock never looked back as they went on to shut out the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners 7-0 Friday night in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League East Division affair at McIntyre Arena. Picking up an early power play, Timmins got the eventual […]

GALLERY: Gold Miners clip Paper Kings in OT

Photos: Allyson Demers KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. – A Christian Genova goal 73 seconds into overtime lifted the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners to a thrilling 4-3 victory over the Espanola Paper Kings Saturday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League get together at Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. Espanola did take the early lead, just over four […]

GALLERY: Beavers bite Gold Miners

Photos: Allyson Demers KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. – A solid start, that featured four first-period goals was enough to see the Blind River Beavers defeat the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners 5-2 Friday night in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest at the Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. Blind River opened the scoring midway through the first […]

What is the World Jr. A Challenge?

By Jonathan Yue, Hockey Canada CORNWALL, Ont. — The last time the World Junior A Challenge (WJAC) was played, in December of 2019, a young goaltender stole the show, earning Most Valuable Player honours and backstopping Canada East to within an overtime goal of its first gold medal. A year later, Devon Levi was starring […]

GALLERY: Hearst takes another from Kirkland Lake

Photos: Northern Lights Photography HEARST, Ont. – The Hearst Lumberjacks broke open a third period tie with two unanswered goals to pull out a 5-3 victory Saturday over a persistent Kirkland Lake Gold Miners side in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at Claude Larose Recreation Centre. One night removed from a defeat of the […]

GALLERY: Comeau leads Lumberjacks over Gold Miners

Photos: Northern Lights Photography HEARST, Ont. – The Hearst Lumberjacks saw Mathieu Comeau pick up a goal and assist on three others in leading them to a 6-1 victory over the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners Friday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest at Claude Larose Recreation Centre. The visiting Gold Miners struck first […]

GALLERY: Timmins takes 3rd straight with victory in Kirkland Lake

Photo: Allyson Demers KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. – Surging out to an early lead, the Timmins Rock got a big night from Liam Wells and won their third Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest in succession Wednesday as they defeated the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners 8-0 at Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. Timmins needed just over two […]

Andy Harkness appointed new CJHL President

CALGARY, Alta. – The Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) announced Monday that Andy Harkness has been hired as its new CJHL President. Harkness comes with over 20 years of extensive leadership in the sports and entertainment industry as a Partner / Senior Vice-President, Sports Marketing for SDI Marketing out of Toronto, Ont.   With SDI, […]

Eagles earn road win over Gold Miners

Photos: Allyson Demers KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. – A pair of Nolan Hendry third period markers broke open a close game and sent the Soo Eagles on their way to a 6-2 triumph over the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners Friday evening in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest at Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. On the […]

Crunch skate to 5-3 win over Gold Miners

COCHRANE, Ont. – The Cochrane Crunch saw Tyler Rimstad tally twice, including notching the eventual game-winner in the third period, as part of a 5-3 triumph over the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest Thursday night at Tim Horton Event Centre. Needing only two and a half minutes to […]