French River’s Frustaglio; Espanola’s Rainville; Hearst’s Griffioen named NOJHL’s 3 Stars

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Monday that forward Will Frustaglio of the French River Rapids; Espanola Express goaltender Joel Rainville and forward Max Griffioen of the Hearst Lumberjacks have been named its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week, for the period ending Nov. 4. WILL FRUSTAGLIO, (F) FRENCH RIVER […]

GALLERY: Tallarico stands tall as Lumberjacks blank T-Birds

HEARST, Ont. – Hearst Lumberjacks goaltender Nicholas Tallarico was simply unbeatable Friday evening as he kicked out all 43 shots he faced to record his first Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League shutout in a 3-0 triumph over the Soo Thunderbirds at Claude Larose Arena. A tight-checking opening frame was scoreless thanks to the efforts of […]

GALLERY: Arkle electric as Lumberjacks thump Eagles

HEARST, Ont. – Recently arrived forward Blaise Arkle notched his first Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League hat trick Thursday and added an assist to help power the Hearst Lumberjacks to a convincing 7-2 victory over the visiting Soo Eagles Thursday at Claude Larose Arena. Hearst came out flying in this one as they stormed out […]

GALLERY: Hatcher’s NOJHL debut highlights Blind River win over Hearst

BLIND RIVER, Ont. – Newcomer Nash Hatcher tallied three times and added an assist in his Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League debut Sunday afternoon to help lead the Blind River Beavers to a 6-4 triumph over the Hearst Lumberjacks at the Blind River Community Centre. It took the Beavers just 104 seconds to notch the […]

Thunderbirds hold off Lumberjacks

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – A Nolan Ford marker with just over 11 minutes remaining in regulation held up as the game-winner as the Soo Thunderbirds went on to edge the Hearst Lumberjacks 4-3 in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action Saturday at John Rhodes Community Centre. First period play saw Sault Ste. Marie gain […]

Eagles rally to knock off Lumberjacks

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Soo Eagles rallied from a two-goal second period deficit by notching the night’s final three markers to knock off the Hearst Lumberjacks 4-3 Friday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up at Pullar Stadium in front of nearly 600 spectators. Raf Praysner gave Sault Ste. Marie the early […]

Eastern Canada Cup All-Star Challenge schedule announced

TRENTON, Ont. — The Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL), in partnership with the City of Quinte West and in conjunction with the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL), Maritime Hockey League (MHL), Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) and Quebec Junior Hockey League (QJHL), today released the schedule and format for the 2018 Eastern Canada Cup […]

Hearst handles slumping Powassan

HEARST, Ont. – The Hearst Lumberjacks broke open a third period tie with a trio on unanswered tallies in the final frame to help them skate to a 6-3 victory over the Powassan Voodoos Saturday night in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at Claude Larose Arena. Each side would score once in the opening […]

GALLERY: 3-goal 3rd leads Blind River over Hearst

HEARST, Ont. – The Blind River Beavers broke open a tie game with three unanswered third periods tallies to help them pull out a 4-1 road win over the Hearst Lumberjacks Friday evening in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up at Claude Larose Arena in front of over 700 spectators. Blind River rookie Nicholas […]

NOJHL Showcase raises over $4,500 for Mental Health

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League’s (NOJHL) 3rd Annual Showcase was not only an action-packed two days of hockey, but an event that helped raise more than $4,500 for the Canadian Mental Health Association – Sudbury/Manitoulin (CMHA – S/M) branch. For the second straight year, the NOJHL used the event to put […]