Month: September 2014
NOJHL announces Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week
SUDBURY – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced today that forwards Shane Woolsey of the Elliot Lake Wildcats along with Cody Gratton of the Cochrane Crunch and Kirkland Lake Gold Miners defenceman Dylan Rosen have named Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the week for the period wrapping up Sept. 28. SHANE WOOLSEY, (F) ELLIOT LAKE […]
Surprising Wildcats skate to 5th straight victory
SAULT STE. MARIE – Continuing to impress under head coach Nathan Hewitt, the first-year Elliot Lake Wildcats clawed their way to a fifth consecutive triumph as they defeated the Soo Thunderbirds 5-2 Sunday evening in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at the John Rhodes Community Centre. Elliot Lake got the early jump in this one […]
Wildcats Add Depth Up Front
The Wildcats have acquired ’95 born forward Adam Baxter from the Ottawa Jr Senators in exchange for a PDF. The Orleans-native will be sure to add size and skill to the forward core. Adam played the 2013-2014 season with the Clarence Beavers Jr B team of the EOJHL. The play making centerman […]
Trio of goaltenders named Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week
SUDBURY – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced today that a trio of goaltenders have been named Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the week for the period concluding Sept. 21. Earning Eastlink TV 3 stars honours are goaltenders Braddock Baalerud of the Abitibi Eskimos, Kevin Labelle of the Sudbury Nickel Barons and A.J. Smith of […]
Wildcats to Hold ‘Pink in the Rink’ in Honour of Breast Cancer Awareness Month
ELLIOT LAKE, ON: The Elliot Lake Wildcats organization is pleased to announce that it will be honouring October’s breast cancer awareness month with a ‘pink in the rink’ event to be held at the Friday, October 17th home game against the Blind River Beavers. Wildcat players and the arena itself will be decked out in pink- […]
Wildcats’ Smith shuts out Voodoos
ELLIOT LAKE – Elliot Lake Wildcats goaltender A.J. Smith turned aside all 27 shots he faced to record the first shutout in franchise history as his club blanked the Powassan Voodoos 2-0 Sunday evening in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at Centennial Arena. After a scoreless opening 20 minutes, it took the Wildcats just eight […]
Elliot Lake blasts Blind River
ELLIOT LAKE – The Elliot Lake Wildcats jumped out to an early three-goal lead and never looked back as they blasted the Blind River Beavers 8-1 Friday evening in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League competition at Centennial Arena. Elliot Lake chased Blind River starter Nick Kazmeirczak by the six-minute mark of the opening session on markers […]
CTV Northern Ontario News Visits Elliot Lake
The Elliot Lake Wildcats were given the amazing opportunity to speak with sports reporter and anchor for CTV Northern Ontario News Lee Boyadjian today. It was Boyadjian’s first time visiting Elliot Lake and after her time here, she left seeing how passionate the community is about junior hockey. Boyadjian first spoke with Rick Hamilton who […]
Wildcats Thump Blackhawks in Home Opener
The Elliot Lake Wildcats season home opener didn’t disappoint fans at Friday’s game against the Mattawa Blackhawks. A total of 803 fans attended the Wildcats first home game of the regular season. The Wildcats beat the Blackhawks by a score of 7-3 in an action-packed game. The teams played back and forth until there was […]
NOJHL names Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week
SUDBURY – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced today its Eastlink TV 3 Stars for the second week of the 2014-15 campaign. Garnering week 2 Eastlink TV 3 stars accolades are Elliot Lake Wildcats forward Alec MacKenzie, Cochrane Crunch goaltender Matt Young and Soo Thunderbirds forward Nick Sicoly. ALEC MACKENZIE, (F) ELLIOT LAKE WILDCATS – In […]