Canadians climb back into share of 1st in NOJHL West with win over Express

CHELMSFORD, Ont. – A well-balanced offensive display saw the Rayside-Balfour Canadians get goals from eight different skaters as they went on to handle the Espanola Express 9-3 in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest Thursday evening at Chelmsford Arena. The victory moves the Canadians back into tie for top spot in NOJHL’s West Division […]

Weather causes postponement pair of NOJHL contests tonight in Sault Ste. Marie

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League has announced that a pair of scheduled contests tonight (Saturday, January 18) in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario and Michigan have been postponed. Both the Espanola Express at Soo Thunderbirds and the Elliot Lake Wildcats at Soo Eagles games have been called off due to weather. With […]

GALLERY: Blind River collects road win in Espanola

ESPANOLA, Ont. – The Blind River Beavers used a well-balanced offensive attack, getting goals from eight different skaters to help propel them to an 8-3 win over the Espanola Express in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League meeting Friday at the Regional Recreation Complex. After being shutout last night, Blind River wasn’t about to let […]

GALLERY: Rainville stops 44 to record 1st NOJHL shutout

ESPANOLA, Ont. – Joel Rainville of the Espanola Express stopped all 44 shots he faced to register his first Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League shutout as his efforts helped his side blank the Hearst Lumberjacks 3-0 Sunday afternoon at the Regional Recreation Complex. The match-up was tightly contested throughout most of the match-up, including a […]

GALLERY: Express earn road win at Thunderbirds

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – A solid 35-save effort from Espanola Express goaltender Joel Rainville earned him first star honours as his performance backstopped his side to a 3-1 road triumph over the Soo Thunderbirds in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter Wednesday evening at John Rhodes Community Centre. The visiting Express were quick […]

GALLERY: Thunderbirds survive Express comeback with early OT triumph

ESPANOLA, Ont. – A Jacob Kovacs tally 10 seconds into overtime helped the Soo Thunderbirds survive a comeback bid by the Espanola Express as they pulled out a 5-4 decision in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play Friday at the Regional Recreation Complex. Sault Ste. Marie started strong in this one as they skated out […]

NOJHL names its Players of the Month for December

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Thursday its respective player, defenceman, goaltender and rookie of the month for December. PLAYER OF THE MONTH – DEVON SAVIGNAC, (F) BLIND RIVER BEAVERS: As one of the youngest players in the NOJHL this season, the 16-year-old forward from Sudbury had points in all six […]

NOJHL names its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Monday that forwards Gregory Trudeau-Paquet (Powassan Voodoos) and Josh Dickson (Timmins Rock), along with defenceman Mattias Salem (Espanola Express) have been named its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending Dec. 22. GREGORY TRUDEAU-PAQUET, (F) POWASSAN VOODOOS – In a pair […]

Express skate past Thunderbirds buoyed by Trempner hat trick

ESPANOLA, Ont. – A three-goal, one-assist performance by Zach Trempner helped pace the Espanola Express past the Soo Thunderbirds 6-4 in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up Sunday at the Regional Recreation Complex. A tight-checking opening 20 minutes saw the session go scoreless as the two sides hit the first intermission without a tally. […]

GALLERY: Balanced attack leads Beavers past Express

ESPANOLA, Ont. – The Blind River Beavers got goals from four different skaters to help them defeat the Espanola Express 4-1 in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action Friday at the Regional Recreation Complex. First period play saw the Beavers notch the lone marker of the session when Justin Mauro collected his 13th tally of […]