Trio of NOJHL teams earn mention in CJHL rankings

SUDBURY – Three Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League clubs have garnered recognition in the latest Canadian Junior Hockey League Pointstreak Top 20 rankings released Monday. Both the Soo Thunderbirds and Kirkland Lake Gold Miners held on to their respective 12th and 14th overall spot in the listings while the Elliot Lake Wildcats earned honourable mention laurels […]

Hanna post 1st shutout as Elliot Lake blanks Blind River

BLIND RIVER – Elliot Lake Wildcats goaltender Tristan Hanna turned aside all 24 shots he faced to record his first Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League shutout as his club blanked the Blind River Beavers 5-0 Saturday at the Blind River Community Centre. The Wildcats got the only offensive production they would need on this night in […]

Wildcats edge Thunderbirds 4-3

ELLIOT LAKE – A Connor Scott unassisted goal 13:10 into the third period proved to be the game-winner as the Elliot Lake Wildcats edged the Soo Thunderbirds 4-3 Friday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up at Centennial Arena. Sault Ste. Marie got on the board first as Boris Katchouk notched his 14th of the […]

Elliot Lake skates past Blind River

BLIND RIVER – The Elliot Lake Wildcats got plenty of offensive production Sunday to power past the Blind River Beavers 11-1 in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest held Sunday at the Blind River Community Centre. Nathan Campbell’s first of the game, via the power play, with just four seconds remaining in the opening period […]

NOJHL announces Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week

SUDBURY – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced today that Elliot Lake Wildcats forward Connor Scott, Mattawa Blackhawks goaltender Joe Sheppard and Cochrane Crunch forward Cody Gratton have  have been named the Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the week for the period ending Feb. 1. CONNOR SCOTT, (F) – ELLIOT LAKE WILDCATS – The 19-year-old Scott […]

Trio of NOJHL teams earn mention in Pointstreak CJHL Top 20 rankings

SUDBURY – The latest edition of Canadian Junior Hockey League’s Pointstreak Top 20 rankings released Monday see a trio of Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League clubs garnering recognition. The Kirkland Lake Gold Miners and Soo Thunderbirds were tabbed 12th and 14th respectively while the Elliot Lake Wildcats earned honourable mention status in the listings, which are […]

Wildcats bite Nickel Barons in OT

SUDBURY – A Nate Sepeda goal 3:44 into overtime lifted the Elliot Lake Wildcats to a 3-2 vicory over the Sudbury Nickel Barons in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League affair held Sunday evening at the Sudbury Community Arena. With the decision, the Wildcats are now unbeaten in their past eight with a 7-0-0-1 record in […]

Wildcats wallop Crunch

ELLIOT LAKE – The Elliot Lake Wildcats picked up multiple-point games from nine different player en route to a 9-1 drubbing of the Cochrane Crunch Friday evening in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at Centennial Arena. Elliot Lake darted out to a 3-0 lead after one period on tallies by Connor Scott, Spencer MacLean and […]

Elliot Lake edges Blind River

BLIND RIVER – Shane Woolsey had a pair of goals and set-up another to help the Elliot Lake Wildcats hold on for a 6-5 victory over the Blind River Beavers Wednesday evening in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at the Blind River Community Centre. Woolsey opened the scoring for the Wildcats 1:22 into the contest […]

NOJHL announces Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week

SUDBURY – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Monday Elliot Lake Wildcats goaltender A.J. Smith, Soo Thunderbirds forward Boris Katchouk and Kirkland Lake Gold Miners netminder Josh Erickson have been named the Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the week for the period ending Jan. 25. A.J. SMITH, (G) – ELLIOT LAKE WILDCATS – The 20-year-old Southlake, […]