SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Hearst Lumberjacks goaltender Rahul Bola made 16 stops, including some impressive saves at close range, to backstop his side to a 4-0 victory over the Espanola Express Tuesday afternoon in Day 1 play of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Showcase at Big Bear Arena. Neither side would connect in […]

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Monday that forward Nicholas DeGrazia (Rayside-Balfour Canadians); defenceman Matais Salem (Espanola Express) and goaltender Liam Oxner (Hearst Lumberjacks) have been named its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending Oct. 13. NICHOLAS DEGRAZIA, (F) RAYSIDE-BALFOUR CANADIANS – In a pair of […]

ELLIOT LAKE, Ont. – A Zachary Matyasik power play goal with 2:35 remaining in regulation proved to be the game-winner as the Espanola Express pulled out a 5-3 decision over the Elliot Lake Wildcats in a back and forth Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up Sunday night at Centennial Arena. The hometown Wildcats got the […]

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – Diego Pasula tallied twice while Matais Salem dished out three assists as the Espanola Express skated to their first-ever victory over the Soo Thunderbirds, a 5-2 decision, in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League West Division meeting Saturday at John Rhodes Community Centre. It was the Thunderbirds’ Tyler Dunbar who […]

ESPANOLA, Ont. – Zachary Matyasik tallied twice in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action Friday at the Regional Recreation Complex as the Espanola Express defeated the Elliot Lake Wildcats 5-3. The home side got going offensively early in the contest as Cole Delarosbil collected his second of the campaign 3:19 in. Countering, the Wildcats answered […]

TIMMINS, Ont. – Storming out to a four-goal first period lead, the Timmins Rock never looked back en route to an eventual 7-0 triumph over the Espanola Express in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up Saturday in front of 914 fans at McIntyre Arena. All four skaters who connected in the session each notched their […]

KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. – A four-goal first period flurry and a trio of shorthanded tallies helped send the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners on their way as they went on derail the Espanola Express 8-1 in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter Friday at Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. Despite being down a skater midway through […]

CHELMSFORD, Ont. – Rayside-Balfour Canadians rookie forward Nicholas DeGrazia had a shorthanded breakaway goal and dished out a trio of assists to help propel his side to a 6-2 triumph over the Espanola Express in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play Thursday evening at Chelmsford Arena. The victory was the sixth in succession for the […]

BLIND RIVER, Ont. – The Blind River Beavers struck four times on the man advantage to help them eventually outlast the Espanola Express 6-5 in a goal-filled Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League matinee Sunday at the Blind River Community Centre. Early power plays helped each side score once to get their clubs on the board […]

ESPANOLA, Ont. – Zacharie Giroux and Matthew Belanger had two goals and an assist each while Oliver Smith tallied twice as the Rayside-Balfour Canadians skated to an 8-3 road victory over Espanola Express Friday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up held at the Regional Recreation Complex. Rayside-Balfour came out quickly, skating to an […]