Cochrane storms back to rally past Kirkland Lake

COCHRANE – The Cochrane Crunch stormed back from a four-goal deficit by notching five unanswered goals, including three in the third period, to pull out a 5-4 victory over the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play Tuesday evening at Tim Horton Events Centre. After being blanked by the Crunch in […]

Gold Miners home opener spoiled in shutout setback vs. Crunch

KIRKLAND LAKE – Tyson Moore dished out a personal single-game-best four assists while Sebastien Ouimet tallied twice and Michael Nickolau posted his first Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League shutout as the Cochrane Crunch went on to blank the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners 5-0 Sunday afternoon at the Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. Neither side would convert […]

NOJHL announces Cochrane – Kirkland Lake December slate

SUDBURY – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Wednesday the December regular season schedule for six match-ups between the Cochrane Crunch and Kirkland Lake Gold Miners. This head-to-head cohort series will commence Sunday afternoon with a 2:30 p.m. start at Kirkland Lake’s Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. The two sides will then meet on Tuesday, […]

CJHL announces Standing Committees for 2020-21 campaign

CALGARY, Alta. — The Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) has announced the formation of a number of committees for the 2020-21 season, to assist in the overall operation of the CJHL as well as its 10-member leagues and their 135 junior A clubs nationally. Guiding the CJHL for the 2020-21 campaign,  will be Chair of […]

NOJHL to commence 2020-21 regular season Friday

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced late Thursday evening that its modified 2020-21 regular season will commence on Friday as the Espanola Express host the French River Rapids in a 7:30 p.m. start at the Regional Recreation Complex. Listed below are a number of plans of action and protocols that are […]

NOJHL to commence preseason with next stage of return to play

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) announced Friday it will commence the next stage of its ‘Return to Play’ scenario with the beginning of a number of preseason games. On-ice action will begin tonight on two fronts as the Soo Thunderbirds host the Blind River Beavers in a 7 p.m. start […]

Powassan’s “JJ” seeking players for Nipissing U. study

2019-20 NOJHL players invited to complete survey View additional study details here In pursuit of his Master of Science in Kinesiology Degree from Nipissing University, Johnson is presently heading up a project where researchers at the North Bay, Ont.-based school are conducting a study investigating mouthguard and throat protector compliance of Junior ‘A’ hockey players […]

NOJHL launches new app

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, in partnership with HockeyTech, announced Thursday the launch of a new and upgraded app that is now ready for download on mobile devices.This official mobile app of the NOJHL features all the latest league news and information.It will also provide real-time scoring data directly from each […]

2020 World Junior A Challenge cancelled

CALGARY, Alta. – Following the cancellation of the 2019-20 hockey season and all national championships in March, Hockey Canada has worked tirelessly with its host organizing committees for 2020 and beyond. While a tremendous amount of work has gone into planning the fall 2020 events, the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has created a position where […]

NOJHL releases ‘Return to Play’ guidelines

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) announced Friday its initial ‘Return to Play’ outline for the 2020-21 season. While it has traditionally been the plan, in previous years, for the NOJHL and its member teams to commence daily operations mid-August and have regular-season games typically starting in early-September, those options have […]