ESPANOLA, Ont. – Trailing by four with just over four minutes left in regulation, the Elliot Lake Wildcats stormed back to tie it late in incredible fashion then went on to notch the lone tally in the shootout as they stunned the Espanola Express 8-7 in a thrilling Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League affair Saturday […]

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – The Soo Thunderbirds picked up a pair of goals from Spencer Van Tiem to help lead them to a 4-1 triumph over the Espanola Express in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up Thursday held at GFL Memorial Gardens. It didn’t take the Thunderbirds long to get on the board […]

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – A Riley Jensen goal, coming in the fourth round of the shootout, proved to be the decider as the Soo Eagles edged the Espanola Express 3-2 in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up Saturday at Pullar Stadium. It was the visiting Express that got on track first as they […]

ESPANOLA, Ont. – Matthew Dokus-Dupuis’ 10th goal of the season, 17:18 into the second period, proved to be the game-winner as the Rayside-Balfour Canadians went on to double up the Espanola Express 4-2 in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play Friday at the Regional Recreation Complex. Bradley Brunet, making his NOJHL debut for Rayside-Balfour as […]

KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. – Kirkland Lake Gold Miners goaltender Dawson Rodin turned aside all 29 shots he faced to post his fourth Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League shutout of the season to help backstop his club to a 6-0 decision over the Espanola Express Saturday at Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. With the result, the Gold […]

COCHRANE, Ont. – The Cochrane Crunch kicked off their 2019 portion of their Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League schedule Friday with solid efforts on both ends of the ice as they defeated the Espanola Express 4-2 at Tim Horton Events Centre. A late first period power play helped Cochrane open the night’s scoring as Tristan […]

ESPANOLA, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League-leading Soo Thunderbirds wrapped up the 2018 portion of their regular season Friday by skating to a 4-1 victory over the Espanola Express at the Regional Recreation Complex. Sault Ste. Marie came out strong in the contest as they took a 2-0 lead before the match-up was […]

Espanola Express players celebrate a goal during a game against the Timmins Rock in Timmins, Ontario on Friday, December 7, 2018.THOMAS PERRY/POSTMEDIA NETWORK Keith Dempsey For The Sudbury Star More from Keith Dempsey For The Sudbury Star The Espanola Express may still sit at the bottom of league standings in the NOJHL, but head coach […]

ELLIOT LAKE, Ont. – The Elliot Lake Wildcats used a well-balanced attack getting goals from five different skaters Thursday evening as they skated to a 5-3 victory over the Espanola Express in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at Centennial Arena. The lone marker of the first frame came late in the session as the […]

ESPANOLA, Ont. – The Espanola Express scored eight times in a contest for the first time in over two and a half years as they went on to snap the Rayside-Balfour Canadians five-game winning streak with an 8-3 triumph in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter Friday at the Regional Recreation Complex. The offensive […]