TORONTO – It’s a new month, but the same team still tops the initial Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) Top 20 Rankings of December. In the national listings, announced Monday, the Battlefords North Stars (SJHL) remain the top-ranked side in the 118-team CJHL. Battlefords has yet to taste defeat in regulation time so far in […]

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Monday that defenceman Kenyon Nyman (Timmins Rock) as well as forwards Wyatt Marlow (Soo Thunderbirds) and Mason Svarich (Hearst Lumberjacks) have been named its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week, for the period wrapping up December 4. KENYON NYMAN, (D) TIMMINS ROCK – Playing […]

Photos: Northern Lights Photography HEARST, Ont. – A three-tally day by Mason Svarich was enough to lead the Hearst Lumberjacks past the Cochrane Crunch 8-2 Sunday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up at Claude Larose Recreation Centre. Seeing their first game action in just over a week, the Lumberjacks showed little signs of […]

Photos: Allyson Demers KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. – Blasting open a one-goal game with seven unanswered tallies, the Hearst Lumberjacks went on to dump the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners 9-1 in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Sunday matinee at Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. An early man advantage helped the Lumberjacks to strike first when Brandon […]

Photos: Jeremy Seguin FRENCH RIVER – An early two-goal lead proved to be enough for the Hearst Lumberjacks Saturday as then went on to defeat the French River Rapids 4-1 in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at Noelville Arena. Hearst gained the early edge with markers just over a minute apart midway through the […]

PHOTOS: DAWSTAR PHOTOS POWASSAN, Ont. – A well-balanced offensive attack saw the Hearst Lumberjacks get goals from five different skaters in a 5-3 road decision over the Powassan Voodoos in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at the Powassan Sportsplex. Emile Pichette got the guests going on the night’s initial power play as he banked […]

TIMMINS, Ont. – The Timmins Rock scored twice in the latter stages of regulation to help them skate to a hard-fought 3-1 victory over the Hearst Lumberjacks Tuesday night in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at McIntyre Arena. Hearst had some early chances in the opening half of the first period, but it was […]

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Monday that goaltender Daniel Dirracolo (Powassan Voodoos) as well as forwards Tyler Patterson (Hearst Lumberjacks) and Pierson Sobush (Greater Sudbury Cubs) have been named its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week, for the period ending Nov. 20. DANIEL DIRRACOLO, (G) POWASSAN VOODOOS – In […]

Photos: Northern Lights Photography HEARST, Ont. – The Hearst Lumberjacks saw Tyler Patterson tally three times as part of a 6-2 victory over the Soo Eagles in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League meeting Friday at Claude Larose Recreation Centre. Notching his 25th NOJHL goal, Patterson put Hearst in front moments after a Sault Ste. […]

Photos: Northern Lights Photography HEARST, Ont. – The Hearst Lumberjacks shocked the Timmins Rock with two tallies in the final eight seconds of regulation to tie it, then got the lone goal in the shootout, to pull out an incredible 5-4 victory Thursday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at Claude Larose Recreation Centre. […]