SUDBURY, Ont. – The Powassan Voodoos held off a resilient effort from the Espanola Express and prevailed 5-4 Tuesday in Day 1 action at Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Showcase at Gerry McCrory Countryside Sports Complex in Sudbury. Defending league champion Powassan pressed the pace in the first period outshooting Espanola by a 15-4 count. […]

ELLIOT LAKE, Ont. – The Elliot Lake Wildcats rallied from a one-goal deficit by tallying twice in the final six and a half minutes of regulation to pullout a 5-4 triumph over the Espanola Express Thursday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up at Centennial Arena. The back and forth affair began with Nick […]

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Thursday its respective CCM Hockey player, defenceman, goaltender and rookie of the month for September. CCM HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE MONTH – GREGORY TRUDEAU-PAQUET, (F) FRENCH RIVER RAPIDS: The opening month of the campaign was an impressive one for Trudeau-Paquet and he registered a league-high […]

SUDBURY, Ont. – Teams from across the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) will face-off in the 2nd Annual NOJHL Showcase Tournament in Greater Sudbury’s Gerry McCrory Countryside Sports Complex on Tuesday, October 10 and Wednesday, October 11. The two-day showcase tournament features all 12 NOJHL teams, with each game counting towards the overall regular […]

ESPANOLA, Ont. – Rayside-Balfour Canadians rookie Finoro Giordano erupted for five goals in his Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League debut Friday to pace his team to a 9-2 win over the Espanola Express at the Regional Recreation Complex. Last season’s NOJHL rookie of the year Kyle Liinamaa collected the night’s opening tally for the Canadians […]

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Friday that they have extended their awards partnership agreement with CCM Hockey through the 2017-18 season. The iconic hockey brand returns as the premier sponsor of the NOJHL CCM Hockey first and second all-star teams in recognizing those individuals’ respective efforts during the course of […]

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – Nolan Ford’s goal midway through the first period proved to be the game-winner as the Soo Thunderbirds went on to edge the Espanola Express 3-1 Wednesday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up at John Rhodes Community Centre. Espanola opened the night’s scoring just past the four-minute mark of […]

Press release Espanola, On. The Express have announced the return of veteran forward, 98 birth year Joel Grandbois. The 6’1″, 190lbs Blezard Valley resident will add an offensive punch to the Express line up. During the 2015-2016 season for the Espanola Express, Joel put up some impressive numbers amassing 21 goals and 17 assists in […]

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Soo Eagles are flying on home ice, scoring at a high rate of late as they went on to derail the Espanola Express 10-1 Saturday night in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at Pullar Stadium. After striking for nine goals last week in a one-sided triumph over Elliot […]

ELLIOT LAKE, Ont. – Elliot Lake Wildcats goaltender Parker Simpson stopped all 31 shots he faced Thursday to post his first Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League shutout while his teammates picked up a trio of third period tallies to blank the visiting Espanola Express 3-0 in a battle of netminders at Centennial Arena. The opening […]