Gold Miners take high-scoring affair over Express

ESPANOLA, Ont. – A goal-filled night saw 16 scored in total as the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners skated past the Espanola Express 9-7 Friday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League meeting at the Regional Recreation Complex. The match-up also featured Joelle Ouelette making her NOJHL debut, in becoming just the second female linesperson to […]

NOJHL / CJHL & CMHA partner for ‘Talk Today’ month across Canada

SUDBURY, Ont. — Throughout the month of February, teams across the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) are partnering with their local Canadian Mental Health branch to highlight the importance of mental health as part of Talk Today month across Canada. Teams will be sharing messages about positive mental health on their social media channels […]

GALLERY: Lumberjacks outlast Express

Photos: Chelsea Solomon ESPANOLA, Ont. – Robbie Rutledge, the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League’s leading goal-getter, tacked on two more to his totals Sunday as his club outlasted the Espanola Express 6-5 at the Regional Recreation Complex. Hearst opened things up offensively near the five-minute mark of the first period when Mathieu Comeau snapped one […]

Tingay tallies twice in Blind River win over Espanola

Photos: Chelsea Solomon ESPANOLA, Ont. – Alexander Tingay tallied twice to help propel the Blind River Beavers past the Espanola Express 5-2 in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League meeting Friday at the Regional Recreation Complex. An early power play helped Blind River get on the board, six minutes into the match-up, as Evan Fraccaro […]

Timmins triumphs in Espanola

ESPANOLA, Ont. – Three early goals and the shutout goaltending of Gavin McCarthy was a perfect combination Friday as the Timmins Rock handled the Espanola Express 4-0 in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at the Regional Recreation Complex. Timmins needed less than a minute to strike in the match-up as Tyler Gilberds put the […]

GALLERY: 1st period surge sees Cubs swarm Express

Game Photos: Sudbury Light Event Photography SUDBURY, Ont. – The Greater Sudbury Cubs were all business to resume Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League regular season play as they struck for seven first period goals, and held firm from there, as they went on to derail the Espanola Express 7-2 Thursday at the Gerry McCrory Countryside Sports […]

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 […]