Fisher tallies twice as Lumberjacks force Game 6 with Rock

HEARST, Ont. – Daniel Fisher tallied twice, including the notching the eventual game-winner at 19:59 of the second period, as the Hearst Lumberjacks went on to skate past the Timmins Rock 5-3 Sunday in Game 5 of their Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League East Division semifinal in front of a boisterous crowd of 1,022 fans […]

GALLERY: Big crowd sees Timmins take double OT thriller vs. Hearst

TIMMINS, Ont. – An A.J. Campbell marker, on a goal-mouth scramble, late in the second overtime was the difference as the Timmins Rock edged the Hearst Lumberjacks 2-1 in a thrilling Game 4 of their East Division semifinal Friday night in front of a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League season-high 1,440 spectators at McIntyre Arena. […]

GALLERY: Brousseau OT hero as Timmins takes series lead on Hearst

TIMMINS, Ont. – Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League playoff action Wednesday saw Riley Brousseau notch the game-winner early in the first overtime as the Timmins Rock edged the Hearst Lumberjacks 2-1 in Game 3 of their East Division semifinal in front of 1,034 spectators at McIntyre Arena. The victory gives Timmins a 2-1 lead in […]

Timmins evens series with road win in Hearst

HEARST, Ont. – A trio of early tallies helped send the Timmins Rock on their way Sunday to a 6-2 road decision over the Hearst Lumberjacks in Game 2 of their Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League East Division semifinal in front of 973 spectators at Claude Larose Arena. With the result, this best-of-seven series is […]

Hearst doubles up Timmins in series opener

HEARST, Ont. – A well-balanced attack saw the Hearst Lumberjacks collect goals from six different skaters as they went on to defeat the Timmins Rock 6-3 Friday in Game 1 of their Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League East Division semifinal held at Claude Larose Arena. Hearst opened the scoring just past the nine-minute mark of […]

NOJHL playoff preview: East semifinal – Hearst Lumberjacks vs. Timmins Rock

SUDBURY, Ont. – Claude Larose Arena in Hearst will be the site Friday as the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League East Division semifinal between the Hearst Lumberjacks and the Timmins Rock begins at 7 p.m. In the closest divisional race in league history, only four points separated the four teams remaining in the NOJHL East, […]

NOJHL announces Hearst Lumberjacks – Timmins Rock East Division semifinal schedule

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Monday the game schedule for its upcoming East Division semifinal between the Hearst Lumberjacks and the Timmins Rock. The series, which is a best-of-seven match-up, will see every game having a 7 p.m. start time. It all begins Friday in Hearst with Game 1 slated […]

NOJHL announces 2018-19 award recipients

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Friday its 2018-19 regular season award winners as well as its first and second all-star team recipients. Earning the NOJHL’s Carlo Cattarello Trophy as league Most Valuable Player is Hearst Lumberjacks goaltender Nicholas Tallarico. The veteran netminder from Vancouver, B.C., played the second-most minutes in […]

GALLERY: Hearst wins NOJHL East on Max Johnson’s penalty shot marker in OT

HEARST, Ont. – A Max Johnson penalty shot goal 2:06 into overtime gave the Hearst Lumberjacks a dramatic 6-5 victory over the Powassan Voodoos in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League high-spirited match-up Saturday in front of fans packed into Claude Larose Arena. With the win, Hearst captures their first NOJHL East Division title to […]

GALLERY: Kirkland Lake narrows gap in race for 1st in East with narrow win in Hearst

HEARST, Ont. – Joshua Maine collected the only goal of the night, early in the second period, while Gregory Brassard turned aside all 38 shots he faced to post a shutout as the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners blanked the Hearst Lumberjacks 1-0 in a hotly-contested Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up Friday in front of […]