3-point nights for Desando, Lacroix & Griffioen as Lumberjacks take down Express

HEARST, Ont. – The Hearst Lumberjacks picked up three-point nights from both Jake Desando, Maxin Lacroix and Max Griffioen to help them handle the Espanola Express 9-2 Thursday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter at Claude Larose Arena. Hearst came out quickly to open the night’s scoring as Bradley Golant put one in 26 […]

Thunderbirds top Express to run winning streak to 8

ESPANOLA, Ont. – The surging Soo Thunderbirds skated to their eighth straight Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League victory Sunday with a 7-5 triumph over the Espanola Express in an afternoon matinee at the Regional Recreation Complex. With the result, the Thunderbirds moved into first place in the overall NOJHL standings with 44 points on a […]

Butcher sets up 3 as Eagles knock off Express

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Mikey Butcher set-up a trio of Soo Eagles tallies for his third three-assist night of this career to help power the Soo Eagles past the Espanola Express 7-1 Saturday evening in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at Pullar Stadium. Kyle Quinn’s 10th of the year put the Eagles in […]

5 assists for Flanders as Cochrane takes neutral site event over Espanola in Little Current

LITTLE CURRENT, Ont. – The Cochrane Crunch trio of Austin Whelan, Trent Grimshaw and Nicolas Flanders combined for 13 points to lead their side to a 9-5 high-scoring decision over the Espanola Express in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League neutral site contest held Friday at the Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands Recreation Centre in […]

Around the NOJHL: Parity prevalent at mid-way point of the season

SUDBURY, Ont. – As the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners get set to host the Powassan Voodoos tonight in a battle for top spot in the overall Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League standings, it’s clear parity has played a large part in game action throughout the first half of regular season schedule. As the NOJHL surpasses […]

GALLERY: Blind River skates to 7-3 win over Espanola

BLIND RIVER, Ont. – The Blind River Beavers picked up multi-point days from seven different skaters Sunday afternoon to help them skate past the Espanola Express 7-3 in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter at the Blind River Community Centre. First period play saw the Beavers storm out to an early 3-0 lead on […]

Salem strikes late in OT as Express rally to edge Gold Miners

ESPANOLA, Ont. – Matais Salem’s second goal of the game, coming with 11.7 seconds left in overtime, lifted the Espanola Express to a thrilling 5-4 come from behind triumph over the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest Friday at the Regional Recreation Complex. First period action saw Bret McInall […]

GALLERY: 4-point night for Smith in Thunderbirds triumph over Express

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – Nick Smith tallied twice and added a pair of assists to help pace the Soo Thunderbirds to a 7-3 triumph over the Espanola Express Thursday evening in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at John Rhodes Community Centre. Special teams saw Sault Ste. Marie’s Lucas Theriault connected twice on the […]

NOJHL announces venue change for Nov. 30 Crunch – Express contest to Little Current, Ont.

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League has announced the following venue change: The contest between the Cochrane Crunch and the Espanola Express, originally scheduled to be played on Friday, Nov. 30 at the Espanola Regional Recreation Complex, will now be held at the Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands Recreation Centre in Little […]

NOJHL West suffers 1st setback at Eastern Canada Cup

QUINTE WEST, Ont. – A Tyler Davis deflection goal 24 seconds into the final period proved to be the game-winner as Ontario Junior Hockey League Nieuwendyk went on to defeat Team Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League West 2-0 early Tuesday evening in Day 2 play at the Eastern Canada Cup All-Star Challenge at Duncan McDonald […]