NOJHL clubs moving up in CJHL Rankings

CALGARY, Alta. – On the verge of securing yet another AJHL regular season title, the Brooks Bandits roll right along in the No. 1 slot in the most recent Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) Top 20 Rankings, announced Monday. The front-runners in Alberta boast a more than impressive 47-5-1-1 record in the 16-team AJHL to […]

GALLERY: Lumberjacks outlast Express

Photos: Chelsea Solomon ESPANOLA, Ont. – Robbie Rutledge, the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League’s leading goal-getter, tacked on two more to his totals Sunday as his club outlasted the Espanola Express 6-5 at the Regional Recreation Complex. Hearst opened things up offensively near the five-minute mark of the first period when Mathieu Comeau snapped one […]

GALLERY: Lumberjacks take down Red Wings

Photos: Northern Exposures ELLIOT LAKE, Ont. – A quick start combined with a strong finish were the right ingredients for the Hearst Lumberjacks to take down the Elliot Lake Red Wings 6-1 Saturday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at Centennial Arena. Beginning rapidly, Hearst struck for a trio of tallies in a six-and-a-half-minute […]

VIDEO / GALLERY: Glazer gets OT winner as Hearst triumphs in Greater Sudbury

Photos: Sudbury Light Event Photography SUDBURY, Ont. – A Ryan Glazer goal, 67 seconds into overtime, was the difference as the Hearst Lumberjacks pulled out a narrow 2-1 triumph over the Greater Sudbury Cubs Friday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at the Gerry McCrory Countryside Sports Complex. A scoreless opening 20 minutes saw […]

4 NOJHL sides tabbed in initial CJHL Top Rankings of 2022

CALGARY, Alta. – With the majority of the nine leagues that comprise the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL), having now returned to on-ice action, its initial Top 20 Rankings for 2022 were released Monday. Once again, a familiar club sits at the top of the listings and that’s the Brooks Bandits (AJHL), who maintain their […]

VIDEO / GALLERY: Lumberjacks’ rally past Red Wings

Photos: Marc-André Longval HEARST, Ont. – A five-goal outburst in the final 10 minutes of regulation helped the Hearst Lumberjacks rally past the Elliot Lake Red Wings 5-2 Sunday in an action-packed Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League inter-divisional contest at the Clause Larose Recreation Centre. A free-wheeling opening frame provided plenty of chances at both […]

GALLERY: Hearst handles Cochrane as NOJHL resumes play

HEARST, Ont. – A four-goal first period was more than enough as the Hearst Lumberjacks went on to down the Cochrane Crunch 10-1 in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action Thursday evening at the Claude Larose Recreation Centre. Finding their skating legs, after the extended layoff, the hometown Lumberjacks opened the scoring nine minutes into […]

NOJHL releases updated schedule

Photo: Northern Exposures SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) announced Sunday its revamped regular season schedule for February and March. All 12 NOJHL clubs will return to the ice to complete a 48-game slate, which will include inter-divisional contests with each team having a pair of match-ups, one home and one […]

NOJHL season to resume Feb. 3

Photo: Thomas Perry – The Daily Press/Postmedia Network SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Thursday that its 2021-22 regular season will resume, in one week’s time, with game action getting back underway on February 3. Following provincial guidelines, each of the 11 Ontario-based teams will be allowed to return to the ice […]

NOJHL began play 60 years ago

SUDBURY, Ont. – While the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League’s 12-member clubs are anxiously awaiting a return to the ice in the coming days, there was undoubtedly an equal amount of enthusiasm back 60 years ago when the NOJHL first began competition. There it was, six decades back, on Sunday, July 29, 1962, that the […]