Hearst wins 7th straight as new netminder Zeppa blanks Cochrane

HEARST, Ont. – Recently acquired netminder Noah Zeppa stopped all 26 shots he faced to register a shutout in his Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League debut Tuesday evening as the Hearst Lumberjacks won their seventh consecutive game with a 4-0 triumph over the visiting Cochrane Crunch Tuesday evening at Claude Larose Arena. With the result, […]

Beavers’ Balkwill; Thunderbirds’ Young; Lumberjacks’ Oxner earn Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week laurels

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Monday that defencemen Nathan Balkwill (Blind River Beavers) and Warner Young (Soo Thunderbirds) along with goaltender Liam Oxner (Hearst Lumberjacks) have been named its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending Dec. 8. NATHAN BALKWILL, (D) BLIND RIVER BEAVERS – Appearing […]

Voodoos; Lumberjacks; Rock all represented in latest CJHL rankings

CALGARY, Alta. – While the World Junior A Challenge is underway in Dawson Creek, B.C., and features some of the elite talent in the Canadian Junior Hockey League, games also continue across the 131-team CJHL. Once again topping the latest CJHL Top 20 Rankings this week, which are determined through an independent scouting source, are […]

GALLERY: Hearst posts 6th win a row after defeating Powassan

HEARST, Ont. – The surging Hearst Lumberjacks earned their sixth straight Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League victory and notched a trio of man advantage markers in defeating the Powassan Voodoo 5-1 Saturday at Claude Larose Arena. Picking up the game’s initial power play, Hearst capitalized just past the 14-minute mark of the first period as […]

GALLERY: Silver strikes twice as Lumberjacks defeat Express for 5th straight win

HEARST, Ont. – Spencer Silver struck for a pair of first period goals as part an eventual 5-3 decision giving the Hearst Lumberjacks their fifth Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League win in a row in defeating the Espanola Express Friday in front of 707 fans at Claude Larose Arena. A free-wheeling frame saw the two […]

Rayside-Balfour’s Maltais; Hearst’s Griffioen, Powassan’s Martone named NOJHL Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Monday that forwards Brady Maltais (Rayside-Balfour Canadians), Max Griffioen (Hearst Lumberjacks) and Seiji Martone (Powassan Voodoos) have been named its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending Dec. 1. BRADY MALTAIS, (F) RAYSIDE-BALFOUR CANADIANS – In a trio of Rayside-Balfour victories […]

GALLERY: Griffioen tallies twice as Hearst holds off Timmins

TIMMINS, Ont. – The Hearst Lumberjacks saw their captain Max Griffioen tally twice as part of an eventual 3-2 victory over the Timmins Rock in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League matinee Sunday afternoon at McIntyre Arena with 876 fans in attendance. Griffioen started the scoring near the five-minute mark of the contest as he […]

Hearst uses home ice to tame Timmins

HEARST, Ont. – A well-balanced attack saw the Hearst Lumberjacks get goals from five different skaters as they went on to skate past the Timmins Rock 5-2 in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League East Division encounter Friday in front of 749 fans at Claude Larose Arena. Timmins kicked off the scoring 7:14 into the […]

GALLERY: Hearst wins in Elliot Lake

ELLIOT LAKE, Ont. – Boosted by three-point performances from Jake Desando and Max Griffioen, the Hearst Lumberjacks skated to a 7-1 decision over the Elliot Lake Wildcats Sunday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League matinee at Centennial Arena. The Hearst power play helped them start well as Justin Miron and Desnado both scored on […]

GALLERY: Lumberjacks survive Thunderbirds rally with lengthy shootout victory

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – David Gobeil’s marker in the eighth round of the shootout was the difference as the Hearst Lumberjacks withstood a third period comeback by the Soo Thunderbirds and pulled out a 5-4 road victory in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action Saturday at John Rhodes Community Centre. Entering the contest pacing […]