Dudley-Hewitt Cup: Team-by-Team Preview

COCHRANE, Ont. — The Dudley-Hewitt Cup Central Canadian Junior A Championship begins today in Cochrane, Ont., as the host Cochrane Crunch (NOJHL) and the Hearst Lumberjacks (NOJHL), Oakville Blades (OJHL) and Thunder Bay North Stars (SIJHL) get set to vie for the title and a trip to the Canadian Jr. A Championship, May 11-19, in […]

Competing teams for Dudley-Hewitt Cup now finalized

SUDBURY, Ont. – The four-team field for next week’s Dudley-Hewitt Cup in Cochrane, Ont., that runs April 30 – May 4, has now been finalized. Rounding out the field are the Hearst Lumberjacks who captured their first-ever Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League championship Wednesday evening in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., as they claimed the Copeland […]

GALLERY: Hearst Lumberjacks win NOJHL championship

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – The Hearst Lumberjacks stormed back from an early two-goal deficit and erupted for four tallies in the second period as they rallied for an eventual 6-3 victory to win their first-ever Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League championship in defeating the Soo Thunderbirds Wednesday night in Game 7 of the Copeland […]

GALLERY: Anderson shines as Thunderbirds battle back to force Game 7 with Lumberjacks

HEARST, Ont. – Soo Thunderbirds goaltender William Anderson was stellar making 36 saves to backstop his side to a pivotal 2-0 triumph over the Hearst Lumberjacks Monday evening in Game 6 of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League championship series in front of a capacity crowd of 1,223 at Claude Larose Arena. The win by […]

GALLERY: Thunderbirds extend series with Game 5 triumph over Lumberjacks

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – Lucas Theriault’s 10th goal of the playoffs, coming midway through the third period, proved to be the game-winner as the Soo Thunderbirds skated to a 4-2 victory Saturday in a must-win Game 5 of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League championship series at John Rhodes Community Centre. The result means […]

Hearst rallies for Game 4 triumph over Sault Ste. Marie

HEARST, Ont. – A fortuitous bounce left Jacob Comeau with a tap in into an open net 15:56 into the second stanza and proved to be the difference maker as the Hearst Lumberjacks rallied for a 5-3 victory over the Soo Thunderbirds Thursday night in Game 4 of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League championship […]

GALLERY: Lumberjacks take 2-1 series lead over Thunderbirds in NOJHL Final

HEARST, Ont. – A Christian James-McDonald goal five and a half minutes into the third period proved to be the difference as the Hearst Lumberjacks went on to defeat the Soo Thunderbirds 3-2 Wednesday evening in Game 3 of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League championship series in front of 837 fans at Claude Larose […]

NOJHL names its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the week

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Monday that Soo Thunderbirds forwards Lucas Theriault and Noah Boman, along with goaltender Nicholas Tallarico of the Hearst Lumberjacks have been named its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending April 14. LUCAS THERIAULT, (F) SOO THUNDERBIRDS – Theriault continued his […]

Lumberjacks strike 7 times to even series with Thunderbirds

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – The Hearst Lumberjacks notched a franchise-best single-game seven playoff goals Sunday as they went on to dismantle the Soo Thunderbirds 7-3 in Game 2 of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League championship series at John Rhodes Community Centre. With the result, this best-of-seven match-up is now tied a win apiece […]

Soo holds off Hearst to take NOJHL finals opener

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – Noah Boman had a goal and helped set-up two others, including the game-winner, as the Soo Thunderbirds held off the Hearst Lumberjacks 3-2 Saturday night in the opening match-up of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League championship series at John Rhodes Community Centre. Saturday’s tilt saw Hearst strike first as […]