Eagles rally to take down Lumberjacks for 7th consecutive victory

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – A three-goal third period helped the Soo Eagles rally for a 5-3 come from behind win over the Hearst Lumberjacks and register their seventh consecutive Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League victory Friday at Pullar Stadium. Hearst came out fast a got goals early supplied by Jake Hagen and Alex Cannon […]

NOJHL, CMHA’s lead by example

Other leagues follow suit to provide mental health support to Jr. A players (Nov. 19, 2019) – The positive impact of a mental health and sports program delivered by local branches of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) in partnership with the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) has caught the attention of other Jr. […]

Eagles’ Wood; Thunderbirds Kovacs; Lumberjacks’ Cannon collect Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week honours

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Monday that forwards Caleb Wood (Soo Eagles), Jacob Kovacs (Soo Thunderbirds) and Alex Cannon (Hearst Lumberjacks) have been named its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending Nov. 17. CALEB WOOD, (F) SOO EAGLES – Skating in a trio of road […]

GALLERY: Lumberjacks hold off late surge to edge Crunch

HEARST, Ont. – After building up a three-goal lead, the Hearst Lumberjacks needed to withstand a late comeback bid before eventually prevailing with a narrow 4-3 victory over the Cochrane Crunch in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter Sunday at Claude Larose Arena. Setting the tone early, Hearst opened the scoring less than two […]

GALLERY: Hjelle posts shutout as Blind River wins in Hearst

HEARST, Ont. – Blind River Beavers netminder stopped all 35 shots he faced for his second shutout of the season in leading his club to a 2-0 triumph over the Hearst Lumberjacks in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up Friday at Claude Larose Arena with 727 fans on hand. Following a scoreless first frame, […]

GALLERY: Desando’s pair of power play markers leads Hearst past Timmins

HEARST, Ont. – A pair of third period power play goals from Jake Desando helped lead the Hearst Lumberjacks to an eventual 5-1 victory over the Timmins Rock Thursday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League East Division play Thursday evening in front of 707 spectators at Claude Larose Arena. It was also a great start […]

GALLERY: Gold Miners return to win column with home ice victory over Lumberjacks

KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. – A three-goal third period helped the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners return to the win column following a lengthy drought as they went on to defeat the Hearst Lumberjacks 5-2 Sunday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at the Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. An early man advantage helped Hearst to commence […]

GALLERY: Johnson stops 36 as French River defeats Hearst

FRENCH RIVER – French River Rapids netminder Chase Johnson turned in a solid 36-save performance to help backstop his club to a 4-1 victory over the Hearst Lumberjacks in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play Saturday at Noelville Arena. Down a man late in the opening frame, it was the Rapids’ Ryan Smith who struck […]

GALLERY: Powassan holds off Hearst for 18th win a row

POWASSAN, Ont. – A Gregory Trudeau-Paquet shootout goal was the difference as the Powassan Voodoos held off the defending Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League champion Hearst Lumberjacks 4-3 in a Friday evening match-up at the Powassan Sportsplex. The victory was the Voodoos 18th in a row as the improved to a NOJHL-best 20-1 on the […]

Thunderbirds’ Smith; Lumberjacks’ Silver; Beavers’ Hjelle named Eastlink 3 Stars of the Week

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Monday that forwards Nick Smith (Soo Thunderbirds) and Spencer Silver (Hearst Lumberjacks) along with goaltender Jackson Hjelle (Blind River Beavers) have been named its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending Nov. 3. NICK SMITH, (F) SOO THUNDERBIRDS – Smith played […]