With junior hockey slots beginning to fill, a pair of local 2004 forwards ensured themselves a place to play recently, as Ryan Rubic and Brayden Lafrance both inked on with the Espanola Express of the NOJHL. Randy Pascal SudburySports.com Despite having game play slashed to next to nothing in 2020-2021, Rubic is comfortable that he will be able to hit the […]
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Josh Boucher will be returning to the Espanola Express of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League for a third season, Hockey News North has confirmed. By Randy Russon – Hockey News North December 11, 2020 Boucher, a 2001 birth year forward who hails from Lively, Ontario, has played in 69 games for Espanola over the past two seasons and […]
Luke Bibby (9) and Josh Boucher (21) of the Espanola Express celebrate a first-period goal against the French River Rapids during NOJHL action at Noelville Community Centre on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. PHOTO BY BEN LEESON/THE SUDBURY STAR/POSTMEDIA NETWORK NOJHL team has much of its roster built for 2021-22 Ben Leeson – The Sudbury Star More from […]
By Randy Russon – Hockey News North December 11, 2020 It is still early in the 2020-2021 regular season. But with a record of 3-1-2 through its first six games, the Espanola Express seems to be on the right track from what has been somewhat of a train wreck through its first five seasons as members […]
Rayside-Balfour Canadians forward Mitchell Martin takes part in a practice at Chelmsford Arena in Chelmsford, Ontario on Friday, October 16, 2020. BEN LEESON/THE SUDBURY STAR/POSTMEDIA NETWORK Commissioner Mazzuca talks return-to-play plans as NOJHL prepares to drop puck on regular season Ben Leeson – The Sudbury Star More from Ben Leeson NOJHL teams had their first taste […]
SPECIAL INVITE The Espanola Express Hockey team would like to say THANK YOU to all of our Valued Sponsors and Billet Families with a special get together on Friday February 14th following our home game versus the Soo Eagles. Without these two very special groups of people we would not have a successful program in […]
Jackson Legro, a 2000-born, left handed defenseman from Brentwood New Hampshire, has committed to NCAA D3 Lebanon Valley College for the 2021/22 season. Since being acquired in November 2019 from the Blind River Beavers, Jackson has accumulated 8 points in 12 games, while asserting his physical presence night in and night out. Congrats Legs!
Other leagues follow suit to provide mental health support to Jr. A players (Nov. 19, 2019) – The positive impact of a mental health and sports program delivered by local branches of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) in partnership with the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) has caught the attention of other Jr. […]
