NOJHL announces 2017-18 award recipients

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Thursday its 2017-18 regular season award winners as well as its CCM Hockey first and second all-star team recipients. Earning the NOJHL’s Carlo Cattarello Trophy as league Most Valuable Player is Cochrane Crunch defenceman Connor Lovie. The veteran NOJHL blueliner was also named the league’s […]

GALLERY: Spencer strikes twice as Rock defeat Rapids

FRENCH RIVER – Linden Spencer scored twice, including the game-winner with 6:20 remaining in regulation, as the Timmins Rock went on to defeat the French River Rapids 5-3 Friday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter at Noelville Arena. First period play saw French River get on the board first as Stephen Calisti collected […]

GALLERY: Hearst secures No. 4 seed in East with win at French River

FRENCH RIVER – The Hearst Lumberjacks picked up a goal and four assists from Max Johnson to help power them to a 7-3 victory over the French River Rapids Thursday evening in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at Noelville Arena. With the outcome, Hearst wraps up the No. 4 seed in the NOJHL’s East […]

Cochrane awarded 2019 Dudley-Hewitt Cup

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, in conjunction with the Ontario Junior Hockey League and the Superior International Junior Hockey League, announced Thursday that Cochrane, Ont., has been selected as the host community for the 2019 Dudley-Hewitt Cup Central Canadian Jr. A Championship. The town and the NOJHL’s Cochrane Crunch will host […]

GALLERY: Thunderbirds hold off late Rapids rally

FRENCH RIVER – The Soo Thunderbirds built-up a three-goal lead deep into a contest Sunday against the French River Rapids before eventually holding on for a 5-4 victory in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at Noelville Arena. Levi Siau staked the Rapids to an early lead as the rookie forward notched his club-best 21st […]

Voodoos win 42nd of the season with triumph over Rapids

POWASSAN, Ont. – The front-running Powassan Voodoos continued their winning ways in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Saturday as they skated to win No. 42 on the season with a 5-1 triumph against the French River Rapids at the Powassan Sportsplex. Tyson Gilmour equalled a career single-season high in tallies as he opened the […]

GALLERY: Powassan pots 6 in 1st in romp over Rapids

FRENCH RIVER – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League regular season champion Powassan Voodoos notched six first period goals to send them on their way to an 8-3 triumph over the French River Rapids Friday night at Noelville Arena. It was all Voodoos in that opening frame as they connected a half-dozen times in just […]

NOJHL announces its Eastlink 3 Stars of the Week

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Monday that Hearst Lumberjacks forward Spencer Silver along with goaltenders Logan Sawka of the Elliot Lake Wildcats and Andrew Rocha of the French River Rapids have been named its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending Feb. 18. SPENCER SILVER, (F) […]

GALLERY: Gold Miners cap off road trip with win over Rapids

FRENCH RIVER – The Kirkland Lake Gold Miners picked up the game-winning goal and three assists from Tyler Fyfe to help lift them to a 4-2 victory over the French River Rapids in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play Sunday at Noelville Arena. The first man advantage chance of the contest helped Kirkland Lake take […]

GALLERY: Rocha posts 1st NOJHL shutout as Rapids blank Rock

FRENCH RIVER – French River Rapids netminder Andrew Rocha kicked out all 33 shots he faced to register his first Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League shutout in a 2-0 victory over the Timmins Rock Saturday at Noelville Arena. The Rapids picked up the lone tally of the opening period as rookie Levi Siau notched his […]