French River survives Hearst rally with OT victory

HEARST, Ont. – The French River Rapids let a late three-goal lead get away before eventually prevailing in overtime as they pulled out a 6-5 victory over the Hearst Lumberjacks Saturday night in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest at Claude Larose Arena. Hearst did open the scoring 80 seconds into the match-up on […]

GALLERY: Dumas gets game-winner in Hearst victory over Kirkland Lake

HEARST, Ont. – A Dominic Dumas empty net goal with 70 seconds remaining in regulation proved to be the game-winner as the Hearst Lumberjacks went on to edge the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners 6-4 in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter Friday at Claude Larose Arena. The hometown Lumberjacks picked up the lone marker […]

GALLERY: Rainville stops 44 to record 1st NOJHL shutout

ESPANOLA, Ont. – Joel Rainville of the Espanola Express stopped all 44 shots he faced to register his first Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League shutout as his efforts helped his side blank the Hearst Lumberjacks 3-0 Sunday afternoon at the Regional Recreation Complex. The match-up was tightly contested throughout most of the match-up, including a […]

GALLERY: Beavers take down Lumberjacks

BLIND RIVER, Ont. – The Blind River Beavers got a pair of goals from captain Caleb Serre to help lift his side to a 4-1 triumph over the visiting Hearst Lumberjacks in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League meeting Saturday at the Blind River Community Centre. Blind River came out quickly and gained the early […]

GALLERY: Smith strikes in OT as Rapids top Lumberjacks

FRENCH RIVER – A Ryan Smith marker off a nice individual rush near the midway point of overtime was the difference as the French River Rapids came back to slip past the Hearst Lumberjacks 4-3 in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter Friday evening at Noelville Arena. On the power play, six and a […]

GALLERY: Grandy gets 2 as Cochrane clips Hearst

COCHRANE, Ont. – The Cochrane Crunch saw Nicholas Grandy collect a pair of tallies, including his second straight game-winning goal, to help send the Cochrane Crunch past the visiting Hearst Lumberjacks 5-1 in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play Sunday at Tim Horton Events Centre. The match-up saw Cochrane skate out to a 2-1 lead […]

NOJHL well represented in latest CJHL Rankings

CALGARY, Alta. – With the World Junior A Challenge now complete and Team Canada East earning a silver medal at the international event, Canadian Junior Hockey League clubs will now focus on finishing off another week of play before heading into the Christmas break. The Brooks Bandits (AJHL) continue as the No. 1 ranked squad […]

GALLERY: Caron collects hat trick, 6 points, as Timmins ends Hearst’s 8-game winning streak

TIMMINS, Ont. – The Timmins Rock received a three-goal, three-assist performance from defenceman Phil Caron to lead them to a convincing 9-4 triumph over the Hearst Lumberjacks in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play Sunday afternoon at McIntyre Arena with 953 fans on hand. With the win, Timmins (24-5-1-1) takes their third straight contest and […]

GALLERY: Lumberjacks skate past Crunch for 8th straight victory

HEARST, Ont. – A Max Griffioen marker just past the three-minute point of the third period proved to be the game-winner as the surging Hearst Lumberjacks skated to their eighth consecutive Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League victory, a 4-1 decision over the Cochrane Crunch Friday evening at Claude Larose Arena in front of 734 spectators. […]

Tim Hortons named Premier Marketing Partner and presenting sponsor of Centennial Cup

CALGARY, Alta. – Hockey Canada announced today that Tim Hortons is expanding its relationship with the world-leading hockey organization and becoming its fourth Premier Marketing Partner. In this broader partnership, Tim Hortons will be the presenting sponsor of the Centennial Cup, Canada’s National Junior A Championship, beginning with the 50th edition of the event, set […]