GALLERY: Espanola rolls over Powassan

ESPANOLA, Ont. – A five-goal first period barrage was more than enough as the Espanola Paper Kings went on to roll over the Powassan Voodoos 9-2 in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action Friday at the Regional Recreation Complex. A couple of early man advantage markers helped Espanola take a 2-0 lead before the contest […]

NOJHL names its Players of the Month for October

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) announced Wednesday that Lucas Signoretti (Espanola Paper Kings); Kaden Dundas (Soo Thunderbirds); Kolton Bourret (Soo Thunderbirds) and James Legler (Soo Thunderbirds) have been named its Forward; Defenceman; Goaltender and Rookie of the Month, respectively, for October. FORWARD OF THE MONTH – LUCAS SIGNORETTI, ESPANOLA PAPER […]

NOJHL names its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) announced Monday that forwards Lucas Signoretti (Espanola Paper Kings) and Tyler Patterson (Hearst Lumberjacks), along with goaltender Noah Metivier (Greater Sudbury Cubs) have been named its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending October 29. LUCAS SIGNORETTI, (F) ESPANOLA PAPER KINGS: […]

Espanola tops French River

ESPANOLA, Ont. – A well-balanced effort that saw seven different skaters collect multiple points sent the Espanola Paper Kings past the French River Rapids 7-3 Sunday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League matinee at the Regional Recreation Complex. Visiting French River notched the day’s initial tally, just over five minutes into the match-up off […]

Blind River withstands late Espanola surge

BLIND RIVER, Ont. – Nearly letting a four-goal lead get away, the Blind River Beavers held on late before eventually defeating the Espanola Paper Kings 6-3 in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up Saturday at the Blind River Recreation Centre. On the power play midway through the first period, the Beavers capitalized when Michael […]

Paper Kings roll in romp over Vikings

ESPANOLA, Ont. – One of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League’s highest scoring teams added a batch more to their offensive totals Friday after dumping the Elliot Lake Vikings 10-4 in a match-up held at the Regional Recreation Complex. Going right to work, the Paper Kings scored just 32 seconds into the contest when Dario […]

NOJHL names its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) announced Monday that forward Lucas Signoretti (Espanola Paper Kings); defenceman Felix Cadieux-Fredette (Timmins Rock) and goaltender Matthew Vahramian (Elliot Lake Vikings) have been named its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending October 22. LUCAS SIGNORETTI, (F) ESPANOLA PAPER KINGS: Averaging […]

GALLERY: Paper Kings top Gold Miners

Photos: Allyson Demers KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. – The Espanola Paper Kings built up an early lead and never looked back in topping the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners 5-1 Saturday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter at Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. Some early pressure helped Espanola open the scoring near the six-minute of the […]

GALLERY: Signoretti impresses in Espanola win at Iroquois Falls

Photos: Turnbull’s Northern Photography IROQUOIS FALLS, Ont. – A solid multi-point performance, that included a pair of tallies, from Lucas Signoretti propelled the Espanola Paper Kings to a 5-1 triumph over the Iroquois Falls Storm in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League meeting Friday night at Jus Jordan Arena. Espanola got on the board midway […]

Schedule announced for 2023 World Junior A Challenge

TRURO, N.S. – The World Junior A Hockey Challenge is set to make its return to Nova Scotia for the first time since 2017, as the City of Truro and Municipality of Colchester will host two Canadian teams and three international entries at the 3,100-seat Rath Eastlink Community Centre, Dec. 10-17. The 2023 World Junior […]