GALLERY: Elliot Lake victorious in Blind River

BLIND RIVER, Ont. – A Cole Kimble goal, just over three minutes into the third period, proved to be the game-winner as the Elliot Lake Red Wings skated to a 4-3 victory over the Blind River Beavers Sunday afternoon in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at the Blind River Community Centre. Special teams helped […]

Former NOJHLer Bowditch named head coach in Elliot Lake

ELLIOT LAKE, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League’s Elliot Lake Red Wings announced Sunday that they have named Tanner Bowditch as the club’s new head coach. No stranger to the NOJHL, the 26-year-old Uxbridge, Ont., product spent both the 2014-15 and 2015-16 campaigns, skating at forward in the league with the then Elliot […]

GALLERY: Red Wings winners over Express in NOJHL debut

Photos: Chelsea Solomon ESPANOLA, Ont. – The Elliot Lake Red Wings got goals from four different players and a 30-save effort from goalkeeper Nolan Chartrand to earn a 4-1 win over the Espanola Express in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter Friday at the Regional Recreation Complex. An early power play helped Elliot Lake […]

GALLERY: Espanola wins in Elliot Lake

Photos: Northern Exposures ELLIOT LAKE, Ont. – Kobe Braham tallied twice while Kyle Caron had a goal and an assist to help propel the Espanola Express to a 6-4 win over the Elliot Lake Red Wings Saturday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League exhibition match-up at Centennial Arena. After Tyson Bradford gave the Red […]

Voodoos, Rock & Red Wings all collect exhibition victories Friday

Game Photo – Chelsea Solomon SUDBURY, Ont. – A trio of Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League exhibition encounters Friday night saw the Powassan Voodoos, Timmins Rock and Elliot Lake Red Wings all come away victorious. POWASSAN 2 KIRKLAND LAKE 1 (OT) – The hometown Voodoos rallied late in regulation, then pulled out the win in […]

NOJHL announces preseason schedule

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League released Monday the dates and times for its 2021 preseason schedule. There are presently seven exhibition match-ups on the docket. Game action is set to commence on Friday, Sept. 10, on two fronts, as the Powassan Voodoos host the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners in a 7 […]

NOJHL expands vaccination policy

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Monday that, effective immediately, with the commencement of the 2021-22 exhibition and regular season, it will be expanding its current vaccination policy, as it applies to members of the NOJHL Community. This expanded policy will cover all spectators and other attendees at all NOJHL events, […]

NOJHL announces vaccination policy for 2021-22 season

SUDBURY, Ont. — The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, along with the Ontario Junior Hockey League and the Provincial Junior Hockey League will require that all NOJHL, OJHL and PJHL Members be double-vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to the commencement of team activities associated with the beginning of the 2021-22 season. The policy applies to all […]

NOJHL releases its 2021-22 regular season schedule

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Saturday its 2021-22 regular season schedule with the 336-game slate currently set to commence on Thursday, September 16. Of note however, all of the scheduled dates remain tentative, pending approval on a return to play from provincial, regional and municipal health authorities as it relates […]

Northern Health Units Partner with NOJHL for “Vaccine Playoffs”

TIMMINS, Ont. — The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) is teaming up with five northern health units to host a friendly “Vaccine Playoff” competition amongst teams. The goal of the competition is to encourage youth and all eligible hockey fans to get their COVID-19 vaccination. Team vaccination rates will be posted starting Wednesday, July […]