GALLERY: Hearst gets by Blind River in shootout

Photos: Helene Rancourt BLIND RIVER, Ont. – A crafty Zachary Demers shootout marker proved to be the decider as the Hearst Lumberjacks went on to defeat the Blind River Beavers 4-3 in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action Saturday at the Blind River Community Centre. Taking advantage of a turnover at the Hearst blueline, the […]

Lumberjacks double up Eagles

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – A pair of third period tallies broke open a tie game as the Hearst Lumberjacks went on to double up the Soo Eagles 4-2 in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest Friday at Pullar Stadium. Needing just 16 seconds to notch the night’s opening goal, Hearst’s Tyler Patterson put […]

VIDEO / GALLERY: Hearst gets by Kirkland Lake in OT

Photos: Allyson Demers KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. – A Brayden Palfi wrap-around shorthanded tally, three minutes into overtime, was the difference as the Hearst Lumberjacks pulled out a narrow 4-3 victory over the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners in a tightly-contested Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up Saturday at Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. Notching the night’s opening […]

GALLERY: Lumberjacks prevail over Thunderbirds

Photos: Sudbury Light Event Photography SUDBURY, Ont. – A Mathieu Comeau marker off a nice rush up ice, seven and a half minutes into the third period, proved to be the eventual difference maker as the Hearst Lumberjacks went on to defeat to Soo Thunderbirds 5-3 Wednesday afternoon at Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Showcase at […]

GALLERY: Cubs take down Lumberjacks

Photos: Sudbury Light Event Photography SUDBURY, Ont. – Pierson Sobush tallied twice as part of a 4-2 win over the Hearst Lumberjacks Tuesday at the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Showcase at Gerry McCrory Countryside Sports Complex. The Cubs had a great chance to strike first on a two-man shorthanded breakaway, but one extra pass proved […]

NOJHL’s Beavers moving up in CJHL rankings

CALGARY, Alta. – The Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) announced Monday its Top 20 Rankings for the period wrapping up Oct. 2, and for a second straight week, the Collingwood Blues (OJHL) maintain their place at No. 1 nationally. Collingwood remains red-hot, as they’ve come away victorious in each of their first nine games to […]

VIDEO / GALLERY: Hearst handles Cochrane for 5th straight win

Photos: Northern Lights Photography HEARST, Ont. – The Hearst Lumberjacks skated to the fifth consecutive Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League victory Sunday in defeating the Cochrane Crunch 4-2 at Claude Larose Recreation Centre. The Lumberjacks connected three and a half minutes into the match-up as Tyler Patterson knocked one in off a goal-mouth scramble with […]

NOJHL names its Players of the Month for September

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Saturday its Forward; Defenceman; Goaltender and Rookie of the Month for September. FORWARD OF THE MONTH: ZACHARY DEMERS, (F) HEARST LUMBERJACKS – A tremendous opening month of the campaign saw the 20-year-old St-Hubert, Que., product register a league-best 17 points with six impressive goals and […]

GALLERY: Hearst picks up narrow win in Cochrane

COCHRANE, Ont. – Riley Klugerman’s eighth goal in his past four outings, coming 16 and a half minutes into the first period, held up as the game-winner as the Hearst Lumberjacks skated away with a narrow 2-1 triumph over the Cochrane Crunch Friday in a fast-paced Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League affair at Tim Horton […]

NOJHL names its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Hearst Lumberjacks tandem of Zachary Demers and Riley Klugerman, along with fellow forward Alex Antoine of the Elliot Lake Red Wings have named the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League’s Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week, for the period ending Sept. 25. ZACHARY DEMERS, (F) HEARST LUMBERJACKS – Providing four highlight-reel-tallies […]