Blind River secures series win over Elliot Lake

BLIND RIVER, Ont. – Ryan Peck picked up a pair of goals and assisted on another as the Blind River Beavers topped the Elliot Lake Wildcats 6-2 Sunday afternoon in Game 2 of their Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League West Division quarter-final series at the Blind River Community Centre. With the result, Blind River takes […]

NOJHL announces 2018-19 award recipients

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Friday its 2018-19 regular season award winners as well as its first and second all-star team recipients. Earning the NOJHL’s Carlo Cattarello Trophy as league Most Valuable Player is Hearst Lumberjacks goaltender Nicholas Tallarico. The veteran netminder from Vancouver, B.C., played the second-most minutes in […]

NOJHL playoff preview: West quarter-final – Blind River Beavers vs. Elliot Lake Wildcats

SUDBURY, Ont. – The 2019 Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League playoffs begin tonight as the Blind River Beavers host the Elliot Lake Wildcats in Game 1 of their best-of-three West Division quarter-final play-in series at 7 p.m. at the Blind River Community Centre. With files courtesy of NOJHL statistician/historian David Harrison, here’s a look at […]

Eagles secure No. 3 seed in West with win over Wildcats

BLIND RIVER, Ont. – Dominic Skrelja scored three times to record his first Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League hat trick while Shane Brancato kicked out all 28 shots he faced to notch his third shutout of the season as the Soo Eagles blanked the Elliot Lake Wildcats 6-0 Sunday in a neutral site affair held […]

GALLERY: Boily stops 41 as Elliot Lake edges Blind River 2-1

BLIND RIVER, Ont. – The Elliot Lake Wildcats used the strength of a two-goal first period goals and a 41-save performance from their starting goaltender Dominic Boily to pull out a 2-1 victory over the Blind River Beavers in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play Saturday at the Blind River Community Centre. Elliot Lake came […]

Nadeau’s hat trick leads Blind Beaver to victory over Elliot Lake

BLIND RIVER, Ont. – Riley Nadeau scored three times for his third hat trick of the season to power the Blind River Beavers to a 4-1 victory over the Elliot Lake Wildcats in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action Thursday evening at the Blind River Community Centre. While this contest was originally scheduled to be […]

NOJHL announces venue changes, make-up dates

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League has announced the following venue changes and make-up dates for a number of previously postponed and upcoming contests. Due to the fact that Centennial Arena in Elliot Lake remains closed as crews work in removing snow and ice off the roof of the facility, the Elliot […]

McDonald’s 4-point performance leads Thunderbirds over Wildcats

ELLIOT LAKE, Ont. – Kaidan McDonald tallied three times and dished out an assist in leading the Soo Thunderbirds to a 4-2 victory over the Elliot Lake Wildcats in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play Thursday night at Centennial Arena. Things started well for the Wildcats as Eric Conley kept his recent scoring pace going […]

GALLERY: Peck pots pair as Blind River defeats Elliot Lake

BLIND RIVER, Ont. – The Blind River Beavers saw Ryan Peck tally twice as part of a 5-2 triumph over the Elliot Lake Wildcats in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter Wednesday evening at the Blind River Community Centre. Elliot Lake were the first on the board in the contest as Eric Conley scored […]