ESPANOLA, Ont. – After falling behind early, the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners countered with five unanswered goals to pull out a 5-1 victory over the Espanola Express Tuesday evening in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League preseason opener at the Regional Recreation Complex. Action in the first period saw the hometown Express notch the night’s […]
SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Wednesday evening that a 10th exhibition game has been added to its upcoming preseason schedule. That contest will see the Espanola Express hosting the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners on Tuesday, Sept. 7 in a 5:30 p.m. start at the Regional Recreation Complex. The following is […]
SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League released Monday the dates and times for its 2021 preseason schedule. There are presently seven exhibition match-ups on the docket. Game action is set to commence on Friday, Sept. 10, on two fronts, as the Powassan Voodoos host the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners in a 7 […]
SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Monday that, effective immediately, with the commencement of the 2021-22 exhibition and regular season, it will be expanding its current vaccination policy, as it applies to members of the NOJHL Community. This expanded policy will cover all spectators and other attendees at all NOJHL events, […]
Photo Credit: Eastern Canada Cup Challenge/OJHL Images
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 […]
Team NOJHL player photo courtesy Eastern Canada Cup Challenge/OJHL Images
SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Saturday its 2021-22 regular season schedule with the 336-game slate currently set to commence on Thursday, September 16. Of note however, all of the scheduled dates remain tentative, pending approval on a return to play from provincial, regional and municipal health authorities as it relates […]
TIMMINS, Ont. — The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) is teaming up with five northern health units to host a friendly “Vaccine Playoff” competition amongst teams. The goal of the competition is to encourage youth and all eligible hockey fans to get their COVID-19 vaccination. Team vaccination rates will be posted starting Wednesday, July […]
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 […]
