SUDBURY, Ont. – After finishing middle of the pack last season in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL), the Espanola Paper Kings will be looking to improve on that as they’ll attempt to qualify for the playoffs for a second straight year. Under head coach Jason Rapcewicz, the Paper Kings were sixth in the overall […]
SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) announced Thursday the majority of its 2026-27 regular season schedule. The 12 competing clubs will play a 52-game slate during the campaign, in a one-division format. Each team will play 25 contests at home, another 25 on the road, plus two match-ups as part of the […]
SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League’s Espanola Paper Kings have announced that forward Jason Galante has committed to attend Morrisville State University in upstate New York and play for their NCAA Division III men’s program. Hailing from Buffalo, N.Y., the 20-year-old Galante spent the past two seasons skating in the NOJHL with Espanola […]
Photo by: Northern Lights Photography SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League’s (NOJHL) Espanola Paper Kings have announced the commitment of forward Callum Millar to NCAA Division III Hiram College in Ohio where he will further his education and compete with the Terriers men’s hockey program. The crafty 20-year-old from Aurora, Ont., collected 24 […]
TORONTO – The Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) announced Monday the names of the five players that have been selected as finalists for its Top Rookie Award for the 2025-26 campaign. Each of the finalists were determined through a voting process completed by the CJHL’s nine-member leagues, for their respective efforts during the regular season. The […]
ESPANOLA, Ont. – Chase Thompson’s second power play goal of the night, coming 53 seconds into double overtime, helped the Hearst Lumberjacks outlast the Espanola Paper Kings 8-7 Wednesday evening in Game 4 of their Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League quarter-final at the Regional Recreation Complex. This sees Hearst win the best-of-seven set 4-0 and punch […]
ESPANOLA, Ont. – Riding a hat trick from Nathan Seed, the Hearst Lumberjacks went on to down the Espanola Paper Kings 3-2 Tuesday night in Game 3 of their Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League quarter-final at the Regional Recreation Complex. This gives Hearst a 3-0 cushion in the best-of-seven set moving to Game 4 Wednesday back […]
Lumberjacks’ Comeau named MVP; Cubs’ Horgan Top Defenceman; Paper Kings’ Smith Rookie of the Year SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) announced Monday its individual and team award recipients for their respective contributions during the 2025-26 regular season. Earning the Carlo Cattarello Trophy, emblematic of the NOJHL’s Most Valuable Player, is Mathieu […]
Photos: Gary Rosevear HEARST, Ont. – Led by an outstanding performance from their captain Mathieu Comeau, and the shutout goaltending of Jack Helkie, the Hearst Lumberjacks went on to dump the Espanola Paper Kings 7-0 in Game 2 of their Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League quarter-final series Saturday at Claude Larose Recreation Centre. With the win, […]
Photos: Gary Rosevear HEARST, Ont. – A Luc Warner power play marker with 3:42 remaining in regulation proved to be the game-winner as the Hearst Lumberjacks rode the strength of a three-goal third period to defeat the Espanola Paper Kings 4-3 in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League playoff action Friday night at Claude Larose Recreation Centre. […]
