NOJHL announces Hearst – Powassan series schedule

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Friday the game schedule for its East Division semifinal playoff series between the Hearst Lumberjacks and Powassan Voodoos. Hearst will host the opening two contests in the best-of-seven match-up at Claude Larose Recreation Centre on Thursday, March 21 and Friday, March 22, in a pair […]

NOJHL names its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) announced Monday that forwards Mason Svarich (Timmins Rock); Kelsey Ouellet (Soo Thunderbirds) and Mathieu MacMillan (Powassan Voodoos) been named its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week, for the period ending March 10. MASON SVARICH, (F) TIMMINS ROCK: Yet another impressive week for the 20-year-old […]

NOJHL announces 2024 playoff format and timeline

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Sunday its format and timeline for the upcoming 2024 playoffs, in the quest for the NOJHL championship and the Copeland Cup – McNamara Trophy. Of the league’s 12-member clubs, the top four teams, points wise, in each of its two divisions will qualify for postseason […]

NOJHL announces its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) announced Monday that forward Lucas Lowe (Timmins Rock); defenceman Alex Little (Powassan Voodoos) and forward Daniel Vasic (Blind River Beavers) have been named its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week, for the period ending February 24. LUCAS LOWE, (F) TIMMINS ROCK: Instrumental in both […]

GALLERY: Voodoos victorious vs. Rapids

Photos: Cassy Seguin FRENCH RIVER – The Powassan Voodoos got a couple of goals from Dylan McElhinny to help them defeat the French River Rapids 5-1 in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play Saturday at Noelville Arena. The two teams battled through a scoreless first period as they hit the intermission still in search of […]

GALLERY: Cubs hold off Voodoos in NOJHL play Thursday

PHOTOS: Rob Fera – Sudbury Light Event Photography SUDBURY, Ont. – A Brady Bouchard marker in the latter stages of the second period proved to be the game-winner as the Greater Sudbury Cubs went on to hold off the Powassan Voodoos 5-3 in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action Thursday evening at Gerry McCrory Countryside […]

GALLERY: Cubs take high-scoring affair vs. Voodoos

Photos: voodooshockey.com POWASSAN, Ont. – The Greater Sudbury Cubs got two goals apiece from Hudson Chitaroni and Samuel Assinewai to help them rally past the Powassan Voodoos 7-5 Saturday in a high-scoring match-up on the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League slate at the Powassan Sportsplex. The Voodoos opened the scoring 65 seconds into the game […]

GALLERY: Voodoos victorious vs. Rapids

Photos: voodooshockey.com POWASSAN, Ont. – Riding the strength of a five-goal second period barrage, the Powassan Voodoos went on to defeat the French River Rapids 9-2 in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play Friday at the Powassan Sportsplex. French River did get off to a positive start by taking the lead a couple of minutes […]

Former NOJHLers among CJHL alumni at NCAA D-I programs

TORONTO – A look at the numbers sees a plethora of Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) alumni making up a solid part of NCAA Division I programs this season. There are currently 401 former CJHLers among the 68 schools that offer NCAA D-I men’s hockey for the 2023-24 campaign. All but one of the universities, […]

Canada West wins WJAC Gold; Canada East takes silver

TRURO, N.S. – For the first time since 2017, Team Canada West has won the gold medal at the World Junior A Hockey Challenge, claiming its sixth gold with a 7-2 win over Team Canada East on Sunday at the Rath Eastlink Community Centre. Jack Silverberg (Sherwood Park, AB/Okotoks, AJHL) opened the scoring 1:10 into […]