GALLERY: Hearst rallies to force 3rd and deciding game with Timmins

TIMMINS, Ont. – A Max Griffioen breakaway goal 16:36 into the second period proved to the game-winner as the Hearst Lumberjacks rallied for a 3-2 triumph over the Timmins Rock Monday evening in Game 2 of their Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League East Division quarter-final in front of a boisterous crowd of 1,168 fans at […]

GALLERY: Timmins takes Game 1 vs. Hearst in OT

HEARST, Ont. – An Evan Kentish-Stack goal 5:14 into the first overtime lifted the Timmins Rock to a 3-2 come from behind victory over the Hearst Lumberjacks Saturday evening in Game 1 of their Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League East Division quarter-final at Claude Larose Arena. This best-of-three match-up now shifts to McIntyre Arena in […]

NOJHL East Division quarter-final preview: Hearst Lumberjacks vs. Timmins Rock

SUDBURY, Ont. – The second Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League first round playoff match-up features the Hearst Lumberjacks meeting the Timmins Rock with that get together beginning Saturday at Claude Larose Arena in Hearst at 7:30 p.m. Here’s a glance at this best-of-five affair: HOW THEY ARRIVED: The first-year Lumberjacks finished fourth in the NOJHL […]

NOJHL announces 2017-18 award recipients

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Thursday its 2017-18 regular season award winners as well as its CCM Hockey first and second all-star team recipients. Earning the NOJHL’s Carlo Cattarello Trophy as league Most Valuable Player is Cochrane Crunch defenceman Connor Lovie. The veteran NOJHL blueliner was also named the league’s […]

GALLERY: Early 3rd period markers lift Kirkland Lake over Hearst

KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. – The Kirkland Lake Gold Miners tallied twice in the first minute and a half of the third period to lift them to a 4-3 victory over the Hearst Lumberjacks in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play Saturday at the Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. The visiting Lumberjacks kicked off the night’s scoring […]

Strong 2nd sends Powassan past Hearst

POWASSAN, Ont. – The Powassan Voodoos rode the strength of a five-goal second period to send them on their way to a 7-2 triumph over the Hearst Lumberjacks in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League affair Friday at the Powassan Sportsplex. Powassan got the jump on Hearst with the night’s opening tally 8:19 into the […]

NOJHL announces Hearst – Timmins first round playoff schedule

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Friday the game schedule for its upcoming first-round East Division playoff match-up between the No. 4 seeded Hearst Lumberjacks and the No. 5 Timmins Rock. This best-of-three affair will commence on Saturday, March 10 at 7:30 p.m. at Claude Larose Arena in Hearst. Game No. […]

GALLERY: Hearst secures No. 4 seed in East with win at French River

FRENCH RIVER – The Hearst Lumberjacks picked up a goal and four assists from Max Johnson to help power them to a 7-3 victory over the French River Rapids Thursday evening in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at Noelville Arena. With the outcome, Hearst wraps up the No. 4 seed in the NOJHL’s East […]

NOJHL announces its CCM Hockey Players of the Month for February

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Thursday its respective CCM Hockey player, defenceman, goaltender and rookie of the month for February. CCM HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE MONTH – KYLE HERBSTER, (F) COCHRANE CRUNCH: Taking to the ice in nine games in February, Herbster amassed 21 points along the way with six […]

Cochrane awarded 2019 Dudley-Hewitt Cup

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, in conjunction with the Ontario Junior Hockey League and the Superior International Junior Hockey League, announced Thursday that Cochrane, Ont., has been selected as the host community for the 2019 Dudley-Hewitt Cup Central Canadian Jr. A Championship. The town and the NOJHL’s Cochrane Crunch will host […]