SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) announced Monday that a trio of forwards, in Samuel Assinewai (Greater Sudbury Cubs); Owen King (Blind River Beavers) and Trent Nobes (Kirkland Lake Gold Miners) have been named its BrokerLink Insurance 3 Stars of the Week, for the period ending Jan. 19.
Samuel Assinewai, (F) Greater Sudbury Cubs: Running a consecutive game point streak to 20, Assinewai produced a pair of multi-marker efforts last week to help league-leading Greater Sudbury tack on two more victories and see the Cubs extend their current winning ways to 18 match-ups in succession.
The 20-year-old Little Current, Ont., product tallied twice in triumphs over Hearst and Powassan and also assisted on the game-winner versus the Lumberjacks.
Assinewai currently sits second in NOJHL scoring with 65 points in 35 outings and has now reached the 175-point plateau in his time in the league.
Owen King, (F) Blind River Beavers: Skating in the Beavers’ lone contest during the time frame, King twice tied their game against Iroquois Falls, then notched the deciding goal in the final frame Sunday afternoon, for his third hat trick this season.
Hailing from Cambridge, Ont., the 18-year-old forward collected the difference maker for Blind River for the fifth time in his club’s past eight contests. He also sits second overall, among all league skaters, in game-winners with nine.
Of his 33 goals so far this season, King has now found the back of the net 18 times in his past 11 outings, which are the most of any NOJHL player, since the end of November.
Trent Nobes, (F) Kirkland Lake Gold Miners: Helping the Gold Miners collect three of a possible four points on a weekend road trip, Nobes’ contributions aided in Kirkland Lake returning to the win column.
Following an assist in an overtime setback at the Soo Thunderbirds Friday, the 18-year-old from Uxbridge, Ont., scored twice and set-up another in a triumph over the Soo Eagles Saturday.
Pacing Kirkland Lake offensively, Nobes has points in three straight, while also providing seven multi-goal performances for the Gold Miners in 2024-25. Of note, his 16 total tallies on the campaign puts him third among NOJHL rookies.
BROKERLINK INSURANCE 3 STARS
Week 1
Jordan Mayo, (F) Iroquois Falls Storm
Wyatt Gibson, (F) Blind River Beavers
Bryan Fenlon, (D) Soo Thunderbirds
Week 2
Brant Romaniuk, (F) Timmins Rock
Lucas Signoretti, (F) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Graydon Guthrie, (F) Espanola Paper Kings
Week 3
Noah Beaulne, (G) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Mathieu Comeau, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks
Nicholas Tarantella, (G) French River Rapids
Week 4
Jack Nolan, (F) Powassan Voodoos
Mason Chitaroni, (D) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Connor Dunham-Fox, (G) Blind River Beavers
Week 5
Callum McAuley, (F) Soo Thunderbirds
Alex Povorozniouk, (F) Soo Eagles
Dryden Riley, (G) Timmins Rock
Week 6
Benjamin Pouliot, (F) Soo Eagles
Bronx Bodnar, (G) Blind River Beavers
Cameron Menard, (F) Espanola Paper Kings
Week 7
Henry Ouellet, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks
Matthew Vahramian, (G) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Justin Rousseau, (F) Powassan Voodoos
Week 8
Cayden Kowal, (F) Powassan Voodoos
Adam Shillinglaw, (D) Hearst Lumberjacks
Hunter Vilanez, (F) French River Rapids
Week 9
Cooper Fredericks, (F) Soo Eagles
Cameron Menard, (F) Espanola Paper Kings
Graham Gee, (G) Timmins Rock
Week 10
Tenzin Nyman, (D) Timmins Rock
Alexandre Boivin, (G) Hearst Lumberjacks
Leighton Hurst, (D) Blind River Beavers
Week 11
Lucas Signoretti, (F) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Jack Kelly, (F) Timmins Rock
Tyler Patterson, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks
Week 12
Nolan Newton, (F) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Kaeden McArthur, (F) Timmins Rock
William Pâquet, (D) Hearst Lumberjacks
Week 13
Mason Chitaroni, (D) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Alex Povorozniouk, (F) Soo Eagles
Aiden Kalin, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks
Week 14
Lucas Signoretti, (F) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Owen King, (F) Blind River Beavers
Nate Dugwell, (F) Elliot Lake Vikings
Week 15
Carter Vicente, (G) French River Rapids
Cooper Fredericks, (F) Soo Eagles
Maverick Fletcher, (G) Iroquois Falls Storm
Week 16
YiBin Yoo, (F) Blind River Beavers
Owen King, (F) Blind River Beavers
James Meredith, (G) Espanola Paper Kings
Week 17
Alex Povorozniouk, (F) Soo Eagles
Alexandre Valade, (D) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Justin Sullivan, (G) Iroquois Falls Storm
Week 18
Samuel Assinewai, (F) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Owen King, (F) Blind River Beavers
Trent Nobes, (F) Kirkland Lake Gold Miners
