BLIND RIVER, Ont. – The Blind River Beavers got two goals apiece from Kyle Quinn and Devon Savignac to help lead them to a 5-3 victory over the visiting Espanola Express Saturday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League meeting at the Blind River Community Centre. It was the Express that got on track early on […]

ESPANOLA, Ont. – Oliver Smith scored three times to register his first Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League hat trick and added an assist to help propel the Rayside-Balfour Canadians to a 6-3 decision over the Espanola Express Friday evening at the Regional Recreation Complex. Rayside-Balfour needed just 45 seconds to commence the night’s scoring when […]

CALGARY, Alta. – Hockey Canada announced today that Tim Hortons is expanding its relationship with the world-leading hockey organization and becoming its fourth Premier Marketing Partner. In this broader partnership, Tim Hortons will be the presenting sponsor of the Centennial Cup, Canada’s National Junior A Championship, beginning with the 50th edition of the event, set […]

COCHRANE, Ont. – The Cochrane Crunch needed a Jacob Seyers strike in the shootout to help them hold off an Espanola Express comeback attempt before eventually prevailing with a 4-3 victory in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest Saturday at Tim Horton Events Centre. Following a scoreless opening period, Cochrane would open the scoring […]

HEARST, Ont. – Spencer Silver struck for a pair of first period goals as part an eventual 5-3 decision giving the Hearst Lumberjacks their fifth Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League win in a row in defeating the Espanola Express Friday in front of 707 fans at Claude Larose Arena. A free-wheeling frame saw the two […]

CHELMSFORD, Ont. – An Alex Simard power play goal with just over six minutes in regulation proved to be the game-winner as the Espanola Express stormed back with four unanswered tallies to pull out a 5-3 come from behind triumph over the Rayside-Balfour Canadians in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action Thursday evening at Chelmsford […]

ESPANOLA, Ont. – The Cochrane Crunch collected a pair of third period power play goals to earn a 3-2 come from behind victory over the Espanola Express Saturday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at the Regional Recreation Complex. Cochrane connected early to take the lead in this one as Kobe Barrette picked up […]

ESPANOLA, Ont. – The Rayside-Balfour Canadians got two goals apiece from Mathieu Dokis-Dupuis and Nicholas DeGrazia as part of an eventual 8-3 victory over the Espanola Express in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter Friday at the Regional Recreation Complex. After being edged by the Express Thursday night at home, the Canadians were all […]

CHELMSFORD, Ont. – The Espanola Express received a 52-save performance from goaltender Andrew Rocha that featured thwarting a last-second penalty shot in backstopping his side to a narrow 3-2 triumph over the Rayside-Balfour Canadians in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action Thursday at Chelmsford Arena. Espanola’s power play got the Express on track 8:52 into […]

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. […]