SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) announced Friday that Lucas Signoretti (Greater Sudbury Cubs); Luke Hill (Espanola Paper Kings); Noah Beaulne (Greater Sudbury Cubs) and Alex Povorozniouk (Soo Eagles) have been named its BrokerLink Insurance Forward; Defenceman; Goaltender and Rookie of the Month, respectively, for October.
FORWARD: Lucas Signoretti, Greater Sudbury Cubs – Collecting points in all but one game he skated in last month, Signoretti’s efforts helped Greater Sudbury win every contest they played, going a perfect 9-0 during the time frame.
The 20-year-old from Kanata, Ont., tallied nine times and dished out seven assists along the way. He also produced five multi-point efforts in October.
Two of Signoretti’s tallies were game-winners, as he increased his overall league-best in this department to five.
Honourable Mention: Aiden Kalin, Hearst Lumberjacks; Cooper Fredericks, Soo Eagles
Monthly recipients
September: Brant Romaniuk, Timmins Rock
October: Lucas Signoretti, Greater Sudbury Cubs
DEFENCEMAN: Luke Hill, Espanola Paper Kings – Reaching double digits in points over the period, Hill supplied a dozen in 10 outings to pace all NOJHL defencemen.
Hailing from Trent Lakes, Ont., the 18-year-old blueliner scored three times and helped set-up nine others for the Paper Kings.
Hill enters November sitting second in offensive production among league rearguards with 14 points in 16 match-ups, trailing only teammate Aiden Pethick’s 16.
Honourable Mention: Adam Shillinglaw, Hearst Lumberjacks; Mason Chitaroni, Greater Sudbury Cubs
Monthly recipients
September: Bryan Fenlon, Soo Thunderbirds
October: Luke Hill, Espanola Paper Kings
GOALTENDER: Noah Beaulne, Greater Sudbury Cubs – A stellar month saw Beaulne come away victorious in each of his six starts during the period.
Along with his 6-0 record, the 20-year-old Hanmer, Ont., product provided a solid 1.50 goals-against average, along with a .934 save percentage, and two shutouts.
Leading all NOJHL netminders in wins this season with eight, Beaulne boasts a career league mark of 45-7-2-1-1 in 61 overall appearances with the Cubs.
Honourable Mention: Dryden Riley, Timmins Rock; Jace Knoerle, Soo Eagles
Monthly recipients
September: Connor Dunham-Fox, Blind River Beavers
October: Noah Beaulne, Greater Sudbury Cubs
ROOKIE: Alex Povorozniouk, Soo Eagles – An impressive October saw Povorozniouk amass a co-NOJHL-best 16 points for the Eagles, in 10 contests taken part in.
The 18-year-old forward from McHenry, Illinois, scored three times, including notching a game-winner, and neatly assisted on 13 other goals for the Michigan Soo.
His solid month saw Povorozniouk move into a tie for top spot in NOJHL rookie scoring with 19 total points.
Honourable Mention: Kaden Wicklander, Espanola Paper Kings; Hunter Vilanez, French River Rapids
Monthly recipients
September: Mason Walker, (F) Greater Sudbury Cubs
October: Alex Povorozniouk, Soo Eagles
PHOTO CREDITS
Signoretti: Hanna Fera / Points North Media
Hill: Espanola Paper Kings
Beaulne: Tim Bates
Povorozniouk: Turnbull’s Northern Photography
