League-leading Gold Miners take close one vs. Voodoos

POWASSAN, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League-leading Kirkland Lake Gold Miners continue to click as they racked up their seventh consecutive victory after edging the Powassan Voodoos 3-2 Sunday afternoon at the Powassan Sportsplex. Max Newnam got the Gold Miners going seven and a half minutes into the contest to give the visitors […]

GoldMiners Lead NOJHL After Road Win at French River

FRENCH RIVER – Continuing to roll right along, the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners rolled to their sixth straight Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League victory Saturday as they bounced the French River Rapids 6-2 at Noelville Arena. Also as winners of 11 of their past 12 outings, Kirkland Lake moved into top spot overall in the NOJHL […]

NOJHL Showcase raises over $4,500 for Mental Health

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League’s (NOJHL) 3rd Annual Showcase was not only an action-packed two days of hockey, but an event that helped raise more than $4,500 for the Canadian Mental Health Association – Sudbury/Manitoulin (CMHA – S/M) branch. For the second straight year, the NOJHL used the event to put […]

GALLERY: Gold Miners stay hot with win over Beavers

SUDBURY, Ont. – The surging Kirkland Lake Gold Miners continued to click by defeating the Blind River Beavers 4-1 Wednesday in Day 2 play at the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Showcase taking place in Sudbury. Blind River did gain the upper hand early by notching the night’s opening tally with Tyler Nott connecting shorthanded […]

NOJHL Showcase continues Wednesday with Day 2

SUDBURY, Ont. – The second and final day of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Showcase goes Wednesday at the Gerry McCrory Countryside Sports Complex in Sudbury with all 12-member clubs in action. Day 1 of the event was well attended by fans as well as a plethora of scouts ranging from the NCAA and […]

GALLERY: Kirkland Lake stays hot with NOJHL Showcase triumph over Espanola

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Kirkland Lake Gold Miners recorded their ninth win in their past 10 games Tuesday evening by defeating the Espanola Express 5-0 in the finale of Day 1 play at the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League in Sudbury. Rolling right along, Kirkland Lake, off to their best start since the 2013-14 campaign […]

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 […]