4 NOJHL sides tabbed in initial CJHL Top Rankings of 2022

CALGARY, Alta. – With the majority of the nine leagues that comprise the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL), having now returned to on-ice action, its initial Top 20 Rankings for 2022 were released Monday. Once again, a familiar club sits at the top of the listings and that’s the Brooks Bandits (AJHL), who maintain their […]

Milestone moment in Voodoos win vs. Beavers

BLIND RIVER, Ont. – A five-goal outburst in the back half of the contest saw the Powassan Voodoos skate to a 7-3 triumph over the Blind River Beavers in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League matinee Sunday afternoon at the Blind River Community Centre. The result was also a milestone achievement for Voodoos’ general manager […]

GALLERY: Voodoos’ Bugeja blanks Thunderbirds

Photos: Bob Davies SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – Against his former club, goaltender Alex Bugeja provided a 31-save effort for the Powassan Voodoos Saturday to help his current side blank the Soo Thunderbirds 4-0 in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at John Rhodes Community Centre. After being shutout for the first time this season […]

Rosek racks up 1st shutout as Eagles blank Voodoos

Photos: Rob Horn SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Credited with 29 saves, Soo Eagles netminder Gabe Rosek recorded his first Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League shutout Friday as he blanked the Powassan Voodoos 4-0 in a match-up held at Pullar Stadium. The Eagles got on the board near the midway portion of the first period, […]

Over 350 CJHL alumni on NCAA D-I rosters

Devon Levi photo credit: Northeastern University Athletics CALGARY, Alta. – A look at the numbers sees over 350 Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) alumni on rosters at NCAA Division I schools in the U.S. Among those who played 10, or more, games in the Jr. A ranks, there are currently 367 former CJHLers competing with […]

NOJHL releases updated schedule

Photo: Northern Exposures SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) announced Sunday its revamped regular season schedule for February and March. All 12 NOJHL clubs will return to the ice to complete a 48-game slate, which will include inter-divisional contests with each team having a pair of match-ups, one home and one […]

NOJHL season to resume Feb. 3

Photo: Thomas Perry – The Daily Press/Postmedia Network SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Thursday that its 2021-22 regular season will resume, in one week’s time, with game action getting back underway on February 3. Following provincial guidelines, each of the 11 Ontario-based teams will be allowed to return to the ice […]

NOJHL began play 60 years ago

SUDBURY, Ont. – While the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League’s 12-member clubs are anxiously awaiting a return to the ice in the coming days, there was undoubtedly an equal amount of enthusiasm back 60 years ago when the NOJHL first began competition. There it was, six decades back, on Sunday, July 29, 1962, that the […]

NOJHL announces restart date

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, and its Board of Governors, announced Thursday its plan to restart its regular season schedule early next month. With the announcement made earlier today by the provincial government allowing the resumption of on-ice activities to commence on January 31, the NOJHL looks to begin its return […]

CJHL Top 20 Rankings put on pause for January

CALGARY, Alta. – The Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) announced Monday, that a pause has been put on with its Top 20 Rankings for the month January, due to COVID-19 provincial restrictions currently in place across eastern Canada. These limitations are preventing six of its member leagues; the MHL, LHJAAAQ, CCHL, OJHL, NOJHL and SIJHL, […]