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 […]

Hearst earns 5-2 win over Cochrane

HEARST, Ont. – Three third period goals broke open a tie game as the Hearst Lumberjacks went on to skate past the Cochrane Crunch 5-2 in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action Sunday with over 700 fans on hand at Claude Larose Arena. Continuing to make his mark since returning the Lumberjacks line-up in late […]

Griffioen gets 2 as Hearst doubles up French River

HEARST, Ont. – Hearst Lumberjacks captain Max Griffioen tallied twice, including the game-winner, to help his club double up the French River Rapids 4-2 in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play Saturday evening at Claude Larose Arena. The Hearst power play helped them open the night’s scoring just past the 12-minute mark of the first […]

Buzzi’s late marker helps Cochrane edge Hearst

COCHRANE, Ont. – A goal, with a pile of bodies jammed in front, by Cochrane Crunch captain Hunter Buzzi, with just over a minute remaining, proved to be the game-winner in an eventual 5-3 victory over the Hearst Lumberjacks Wednesday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at Tim Horton Events Centre. The Crunch power […]

NOJHL represented by Powassan Voodoos; Timmins Rock & Hearst Lumberjacks in CJHL rankings

CALGARY, Alta. – Rolling right along, the Brooks Bandits (AJHL) have now won 50 consecutive regular season contests dating back to last season and remain the No. 1 club in the latest version of the Canadian Junior Hockey League Top 20 rankings, announced Monday. While Brooks needed a third period comeback and a seven-round shootout […]

GALLERY: Gobeil gets 2 as Hearst handles Kirkland Lake

KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. – David Gobeil had a pair of goals, including the game-winner, to help lift the Hearst Lumberjacks to a 4-1 victory over the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action Sunday at the Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. Continuing with his impressive offensive display of late, Hearst’s Olivier Cloutier-Faucher […]

GALLERY: 15 in a row for Powassan with high-scoring win over Hearst

POWASSAN, Ont. – The red-hot Powassan Voodoos piled on six goals in the second period as they went on to win their 15th Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League game in a row Saturday as they took down the Hearst Lumberjacks 7-1 at the Powassan Sportsplex About the same time they scored in Friday’s shutout victory […]

GALLERY: Lumberjacks take close contest over Rapids

FRENCH RIVER – An Olivier Cloutier-Faucher power play goal eight and a half minutes into the third period broke a 1-1 tie as the Hearst Lumberjacks went on to defeat the French River Rapids 3-1 Friday evening in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at Noelville Arena. After a scoreless opening frame, French River got […]