NOJHL commitment list grows

SUDBURY, Ont. – As the off-season rolls along, players from the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League continue to make commitments to compete at the next level. The defending NOJHL champion Hearst Lumberjacks have seen three of its players commit to collegiate programs in the U.S., starting in the fall. League regular season and playoff Most […]

Elliot Lake City Council decides to repair Centennial Arena

Repairs costing around $600,000 should make the structure useable for up to five years, says engineer Brent Sleightholm Elliot Lake City Council has made its final call, after weeks of speculation on the future of the city’s 60-year-old Centennial Arena. Council voted five-to-one in favour of repairing the structure on Spruce Avenue, on the promise of structural […]

In Loving Memory of the Humboldt Broncos

Remembering all those affected by the tragedy of April 6, 2018 CALGARY, Alta. – Friday, April 6, 2018 was a day that shook the Humboldt Broncos, their families, loved ones, the community of Humboldt, Sask., the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, the Canadian Junior Hockey League, Hockey Canada, the entire hockey world and country, along with […]

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 […]