Max is back!

HEARST, Ont. –The Hearst Lumberjacks are proud to announce the return of power forward Max Messier. The 2000 Wilcox, Saskatchewan native who stands at 6’01’’ and weighs at 190lbs plays a 200 feet game. We are looking for Max to bring a lot of determination and grit to the game again this season.   Welcome […]

MacDougall back with the Lumberjacks

HEARST, Ont. –  The Hearst Lumberjacks are proud to announce the return of two-way defenseman Matthew MacDougall. The 2000 Mississauga native who stands at 6’00’’ and weighs at 185lbs will bring offense to the Lumberjacks D-Squad. Matthew brings determination to the game and his experience will help solidify the Jacks back. Welcome back Matthew!

Hometown product Doucet returns

HEARST, Ont. –   The Hearst Lumberjacks are proud to announce the return of hard working local forward Sebastien Doucet. The 2000 Hearst native who stands at 5’09’’ and weighs at 185lbs brings a lot of energy and determination to the game. Sebastien is a highly regarded teammate who plays an honest game. His team first […]

Bégin named Head Coach of the Hearst Lumberjacks

HEARST, Ont. – The Hearst Lumberjacks are proud to name Marc-Alain Bégin as the second Head Coach in the team history. Marc-Alain was an assistant coach for the Jacks the past three seasons, and we believe he is ready for the challenge ahead of him. Marc-Alain played two years in the Quebec Junior Hockey League […]

Oxner returns to the Jacks

HEARST, Ont. – The Hearst Lumberjacks are proud to announce the return of veteran goalie Liam Oxner. The 2001 Halifax, Nova Scotia native who stands at 5’10’’ and weighs at 175lbs compiled a 3.02 Goals Against Average last year with a Save Percentage of 0.902 in 41 games for the Lumberjacks in 2019-20. Coach Bégin […]

Lafleur won’t be returning as the Lumberjacks Head Coach

HEARST, Ont. – The Hearst Lumberjacks would like to inform our fans that Marc Lafleur won’t be returning as the Lumberjacks Head Coach and GM for the 2020-21 season. Due to Covid-19, it became clearer that Marc wouldn’t come back in 2020-21. He will return in the Ottawa Region to be with his family. Marc […]

Lumberjacks’ Dumas latest NOJHLer to earn college commitment

SUDBURY, Ont. – Yet another player from Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League’s 2019-20 season has earned himself an opportunity to further his education and play NCAA Division III hockey when play resumes. Dominic Dumas, a 21-year-old forward who wrapped up his Jr. A career with the Hearst Lumberjacks, will be off to Saint Mary’s University […]

HOCKEY CANADA STATEMENT ON RETURN TO HOCKEY IN CANADA

CALGARY, Alta. – The following is a statement on behalf of Hockey Canada from Tom Renney, chief executive officer, and Scott Smith, president and chief operating officer, on the return-to-hockey process in Canada. On March 12, the decision was made to cancel all Hockey Canada-sanctioned activities across the country. This was a difficult decision, but […]

NOJHL Notebook: Commitment list expands to 30

SUDBURY, Ont. – Four more players from the 2019-20 Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League campaign have earned the opportunity to continue their education while also playing university hockey when play resumes. Nichols College in Dudley, Mass., has secured a pair of NOJHLers as both Espanola Express defenceman Collin McGuire and Kirkland Lake Gold Miners forward […]

A Q&A with CJHL President Brent Ladds

CALGARY, Alta. – During these uncertain times, the Canadian Junior Hockey League continues to work diligently with its member leagues, partners, Hockey Canada, the National Hockey League as well as local, provincial and federal health organizations on potential ‘Return to Play’ scenarios and other areas of interest. With that in mind, CJHL President Brent Ladds […]