Wildcats rally to even series with Nickel Barons

SUDBURY – A Connor Scott goal with 3:20 remaining proved to be the game-winner as the Elliot Lake Wildcats rallied for a 4-3 come from behind victory over the Sudbury Nickel Barons Wednesday in Game 4 of their Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League West Division semifinal at McClelland Arena. With the result, the best-of-seven set is […]

NOJHL announces 2014-15 award winners

SUDBURY – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced today its award winners for the 2014-15 season. Headlining the list of honourees is Powassan Voodoos forward Steve Harland, who was named the recipient of both the Carlo Cattarello Trophy, emblematic of NOJHL Most Valuable Player and the John Grignon Trophy for being the league’s rookie of […]

NOJHL announces 1st & 2nd all-star teams

SUDBURY – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced today their respective first and second all-star teams for the 2014-15 season. Each all-star squad consists of one goaltender, two defencemen and three forwards (Centre, Left Wing and Right Wing), who garnered accolades for their on-ice efforts during the course of the campaign. Also earning all-star honours […]

Wildcats double up Blackhawks 4-2

ELLIOT LAKE – Shane Woolsey had a pair of third period power play tallies while Adam Baxter notched his second straight game-winning goal to help the Elliot Lake Wildcats top the Mattawa Blackhawks 4-2 Wednesday evening in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at Centennial Arena. Neither side would connect in the opening session as the […]

NOJHL 9: Nine NOJHLers making an impact on their clubs

SUDBURY – A look at nine players in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, who are currently making an impact on their respective clubs: Abitibi Eskimos: Brady Clouthier, Forward The veteran forward from Almonte, Ont., shares the league-lead in points and point-per-game average with 87 and 1.98 respectively. … Currently tops all NOJHL skaters in assists […]

Wildcats edge Gold Miners to set NOJHL record for wins by a first-year team

KIRKLAND LAKE – Cole Hepler scored the game’s lone goal and A.J. Smith stopped all 22 shots he faced as the Elliot Lake Wildcats edged the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners 1-0 Friday evening in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest staged at the Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. The victory by Elliot Lake was there 34th […]

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 […]