VIDEO / GALLERY: Hearst rallies past Timmins for 12th straight victory

TIMMINS, Ont. –  A Mathieu Comeau marker 91 seconds into overtime helped the Hearst Lumberjacks storm back from an early three-goal deficit and defeat the Timmins Rock 5-4 Sunday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at McIntyre Arena. The victory was also the 12th straight triumph for the Lumberjacks. An early power play paid […]

GALLERY: Lumberjacks rally past Express for 11th straight victory

Photos: Paul Gagnon HEARST, Ont. – Despite falling behind early, the Hearst Lumberjacks roared back with five unanswered goals to collect their 11th consecutive victory, a 5-2 decision over the Espanola Express, in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League affair Saturday at the Claude Larose Recreation Centre. Forcing a giveaway helped Espanola get on the […]

GALLERY: High-scoring Hearst defeats Soo Eagles

Photos: Marc-André Longval HEARST, Ont. – A three-goal outburst in the back half of the second stanza broke open a tie game as the Hearst Lumberjacks went on to defeat the visiting Soo Eagles 8-4 in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action Thursday night at Claude Larose Recreation Centre. The host Lumberjacks had the best […]

4-pack of NOJHL clubs in latest CJHL rankings

CALGARY, Alta. – The Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) announced its latest edition of its Top 20 Rankings Monday and the Brooks Bandits (AJHL) maintain their hold on the No. 1 listing nationally. Week just a week to go in the Alberta Junior Hockey League’s regular season, Brooks has now won 50 games on the […]

VIDEO / GALLERY: Special teams sends Hearst past Greater Sudbury

Photos: Marc-André Longval HEARST, Ont. – The Hearst Lumberjacks scored twice on the power play and three times while shorthanded, including a pair into an empty net, as part of a 6-3 victory over the Greater Sudbury Cubs Sunday in a chippy Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League affair at Claude Larose Recreation Centre. Each team […]

NOJHL / CJHL & CMHA partner for ‘Talk Today’ month across Canada

SUDBURY, Ont. — Throughout the month of February, teams across the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) are partnering with their local Canadian Mental Health branch to highlight the importance of mental health as part of Talk Today month across Canada. Teams will be sharing messages about positive mental health on their social media channels […]

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 […]