Crunch collects 5-3 win over Wildcats

COCHRANE, Ont. – A Nicolas Flanders goal with 7:22 remaining in regulation broke a tie game as the Cochrane Crunch went on to defeat the Elliot Lake Wildcats 5-3 in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up Thursday at Tim Horton Event Centre. The visiting Wildcats gained the upper hand early in the contest notching […]

Eastern Canada Cup All-Star Challenge rosters announced

TRENTON, Ont. — The Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL), in partnership with the City of Quinte West and in conjunction with the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL), Maritime Hockey League (MHL), Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) and the League de Hockey Junior AAA Quebec (LHJAAAQ), today unveiled the rosters for the 2017 Eastern Canada […]

Serre scores 2 as Beavers bounce Wildcats

BLIND RIVER, Ont. – Caleb Serre scored twice to reach a team-leading 15 on the season to help his Blind River Beavers bounce the Elliot Lake Wildcats 7-1 Saturday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at the Blind River Recreation Centre. Blind River got off to a good start thanks to Dylan McMahon, who […]

Rapids rally to slip past Wildcats

ELLIOT LAKE, Ont. – A four-goal third period, including Alex Goettlicher’s game-winner with four and a half minutes remaining in regulation helped the French River Rapids rally for a 5-4 triumph over the Elliot Lake Wildcats in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest Friday at Centennial Arena. A late first period man advantage opportunity […]

NOJHL Showcase raises over $5,000 for Mental Health

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League’s 2nd Annual Showcase recently held in Sudbury was not only an action-packed two days of hockey, but an event that helped raise more than $5,000 for Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Sudbury/Manitoulin. The NOJHL used the event to put a spotlight on mental health. Those in […]

Eastern Canada Cup All-Star Challenge schedule announced

TRENTON, Ont. — The Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL), in partnership with the City of Quinte West and in conjunction with the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL), Maritime Hockey League (MHL), Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) and Quebec Junior Hockey League (QJHL), today released the schedule and format for the 2017 Eastern Canada Cup […]

Winter stops 40 as Gold Miners blank Wildcats

ELLIOT LAKE, Ont. – Ryan Winter turned aside all 40 shots he faced to post his Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League-leading third shutout of the season as the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners blanked the Elliot Lake Wildcats 3-0 Saturday at Centennial Arena. A first period power play helped Kirkland Lake notch the eventual game-winning goal […]

Rayside-Balfour outlasts Elliot Lake in high-scoring affair

ELLIOT LAKE, Ont. – The Rayside-Balfour Canadians built up a comfortable lead in the third period then had to withstand a late comeback bid by the Elliot Lake Wildcats before eventually prevailing 8-7 Friday in a high-scoring Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League affair at Centennial Arena. Rayside-Balfour started strong in this one grabbing a 3-1 […]

Thunderbirds take 6th straight consecutive contest

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – The Soo Thunderbirds notched a season-high eight goals to pick-up their sixth straight Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League victory Sunday as they topped the Elliot Lake Wildcats 8-4 at the John Rhodes Community Centre. An early offensive barrage saw the Thunderbirds strike four times on 21 attempts to take control […]

Voodoos win 5th straight with triumph over Wildcats

POWASSAN, Ont. – The surging Powassan Voodoos got goals from six different skaters to propel them to their fifth consecutive Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League victory, by holding on for a 6-4 decision Friday over a persistent Elliot Lake Wildcats side at the Powassan Sportsplex. Fresh off a pair of wins earlier in the week […]