NOJHL playoff preview: East semifinal – Hearst Lumberjacks vs. Timmins Rock

SUDBURY, Ont. – Claude Larose Arena in Hearst will be the site Friday as the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League East Division semifinal between the Hearst Lumberjacks and the Timmins Rock begins at 7 p.m. In the closest divisional race in league history, only four points separated the four teams remaining in the NOJHL East, […]

NOJHL announces Hearst Lumberjacks – Timmins Rock East Division semifinal schedule

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Monday the game schedule for its upcoming East Division semifinal between the Hearst Lumberjacks and the Timmins Rock. The series, which is a best-of-seven match-up, will see every game having a 7 p.m. start time. It all begins Friday in Hearst with Game 1 slated […]

NOJHL announces 2018-19 award recipients

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Friday its 2018-19 regular season award winners as well as its first and second all-star team recipients. Earning the NOJHL’s Carlo Cattarello Trophy as league Most Valuable Player is Hearst Lumberjacks goaltender Nicholas Tallarico. The veteran netminder from Vancouver, B.C., played the second-most minutes in […]

GALLERY: Hearst wins NOJHL East on Max Johnson’s penalty shot marker in OT

HEARST, Ont. – A Max Johnson penalty shot goal 2:06 into overtime gave the Hearst Lumberjacks a dramatic 6-5 victory over the Powassan Voodoos in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League high-spirited match-up Saturday in front of fans packed into Claude Larose Arena. With the win, Hearst captures their first NOJHL East Division title to […]

GALLERY: Kirkland Lake narrows gap in race for 1st in East with narrow win in Hearst

HEARST, Ont. – Joshua Maine collected the only goal of the night, early in the second period, while Gregory Brassard turned aside all 38 shots he faced to post a shutout as the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners blanked the Hearst Lumberjacks 1-0 in a hotly-contested Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up Friday in front of […]

NOJHL names its Players of the Month for February

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Friday its respective player, defenceman, goaltender and rookie of the month for February. PLAYER OF THE MONTH – MAX GRIFFIOEN, (F) HEARST LUMBERJACKS: In nine outings during the time frame, Griffioen etched his name on the score sheet in all of them helping Hearst move […]

Logjam atop NOJHL East standings gearing up to be settled

4 teams still with chance at East Division title; West champion Soo Thunderbirds wait for their division to play out SUDBURY, Ont. – While the overall regular season and West Division champions has been determined in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League standings, it remains a hotly-contested race over in the NOJHL East, with just […]

Gold Miners’ Rodin; Lumberjacks’ Tallarico; Eagles’ Keller collect NOJHL 3 Stars honours

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Monday that goaltenders Dawson Rodin of the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners and Nicholas Tallarico of the Hearst Lumberjacks as well as Soo Eagles forward Kobe Keller have collected Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week accolades for the period ending Feb. 24. DAWSON RODIN, (G) […]

Lumberjacks complete home-and-home sweep of Crunch

COCHRANE, Ont. – Max Griffioen tallied twice and set-up another while Bradley Golant had a goal and three assists to pace the Hearst Lumberjacks to an 8-4 victory over the Cochrane Crunch in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League affair Saturday at Tim Horton Events Centre. After taking the opening act of the home-and-home affair […]

Lumberjacks extend East Division lead with victory over Crunch

HEARST, Ont. – The Hearst Lumberjacks saw Jake Desando tally twice as he reached the 30-goal plateau on the season to help propel his side to a 5-2 win over the Cochrane Crunch in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action Friday night in front of 828 fans at Claude Larose Arena. It was the hometown […]