GALLERY: Hearst posts 6th win a row after defeating Powassan

HEARST, Ont. – The surging Hearst Lumberjacks earned their sixth straight Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League victory and notched a trio of man advantage markers in defeating the Powassan Voodoo 5-1 Saturday at Claude Larose Arena. Picking up the game’s initial power play, Hearst capitalized just past the 14-minute mark of the first period as […]

GALLERY: Silver strikes twice as Lumberjacks defeat Express for 5th straight win

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 […]

Rayside-Balfour’s Maltais; Hearst’s Griffioen, Powassan’s Martone named NOJHL Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Monday that forwards Brady Maltais (Rayside-Balfour Canadians), Max Griffioen (Hearst Lumberjacks) and Seiji Martone (Powassan Voodoos) have been named its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending Dec. 1. BRADY MALTAIS, (F) RAYSIDE-BALFOUR CANADIANS – In a trio of Rayside-Balfour victories […]

GALLERY: Griffioen tallies twice as Hearst holds off Timmins

TIMMINS, Ont. – The Hearst Lumberjacks saw their captain Max Griffioen tally twice as part of an eventual 3-2 victory over the Timmins Rock in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League matinee Sunday afternoon at McIntyre Arena with 876 fans in attendance. Griffioen started the scoring near the five-minute mark of the contest as he […]

Hearst uses home ice to tame Timmins

HEARST, Ont. – A well-balanced attack saw the Hearst Lumberjacks get goals from five different skaters as they went on to skate past the Timmins Rock 5-2 in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League East Division encounter Friday in front of 749 fans at Claude Larose Arena. Timmins kicked off the scoring 7:14 into the […]

GALLERY: Hearst wins in Elliot Lake

ELLIOT LAKE, Ont. – Boosted by three-point performances from Jake Desando and Max Griffioen, the Hearst Lumberjacks skated to a 7-1 decision over the Elliot Lake Wildcats Sunday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League matinee at Centennial Arena. The Hearst power play helped them start well as Justin Miron and Desnado both scored on […]

GALLERY: Lumberjacks survive Thunderbirds rally with lengthy shootout victory

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – David Gobeil’s marker in the eighth round of the shootout was the difference as the Hearst Lumberjacks withstood a third period comeback by the Soo Thunderbirds and pulled out a 5-4 road victory in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action Saturday at John Rhodes Community Centre. Entering the contest pacing […]

Eagles rally to take down Lumberjacks for 7th consecutive victory

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – A three-goal third period helped the Soo Eagles rally for a 5-3 come from behind win over the Hearst Lumberjacks and register their seventh consecutive Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League victory Friday at Pullar Stadium. Hearst came out fast a got goals early supplied by Jake Hagen and Alex Cannon […]

Eagles’ Wood; Thunderbirds Kovacs; Lumberjacks’ Cannon collect Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week honours

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Monday that forwards Caleb Wood (Soo Eagles), Jacob Kovacs (Soo Thunderbirds) and Alex Cannon (Hearst Lumberjacks) have been named its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending Nov. 17. CALEB WOOD, (F) SOO EAGLES – Skating in a trio of road […]

GALLERY: Lumberjacks hold off late surge to edge Crunch

HEARST, Ont. – After building up a three-goal lead, the Hearst Lumberjacks needed to withstand a late comeback bid before eventually prevailing with a narrow 4-3 victory over the Cochrane Crunch in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter Sunday at Claude Larose Arena. Setting the tone early, Hearst opened the scoring less than two […]