A late starter has made a fast climb. 20-year old goalie Dylan Knox, who did not start playing ice hockey until he was 16, is off to play at the National Collegiate Athletic Association level. Knox, who spent the 2013-2014 season with the Blind River Beavers of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, is headed […]
It is with sincere regret that we announce the passing of our friend and trainer, Randy Cada. Randy’s knowledge and skills will be greatly missed, as will his never ending supply of jokes. Services are being held at the Mississauga First Nation Sports Complex, with visitation starting at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 23rd, concluding […]
Tryouts for the Blind River Beavers is scheduled for Friday May 9th and Saturday May 10th at the John Rhodes Community Centre, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Forms are available under the “Tryouts” tab. Any questions about the camp can be directed to our General Manager, Warren LaVoy at gm@blindriverbeavers.com or our Coach and Director […]
In Sault Ste. Marie, we have playoffs courtesy of the Ontario Hockey League and Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. Greyhounds will be back in town this week and the Thunderbirds have advanced to the second round, having finally disposed of the pesky Blind River Beavers. About those Beavers. They may be a rag-tag team from […]
NORTHERN ONTARIO JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE NOJHL COMMUNICATIONSMEDIA UPDATE Release Date: Sunday, March 23, 2014 Soo’s Solomon sinks Blind River in OT SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – Jeremy Solomon’s shot from the left point 54 seconds into overtime deflected off a defender and in for the game-winner as the Soo Thunderbirds pulled out a narrow 4-3 win […]
Soo Thunderbirds have taken a 3-1 lead in their first-round, best-of-seven, Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League playoff series with Blind River Beavers. But it hasn’t been easy for the Thunderbirds, who finished in first place during the NOJHL regular season, 75 points ahead of the last-place Beavers. Two of the Soo’s three wins in the […]
NORTHERN ONTARIO JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE NOJHL COMMUNICATIONSMEDIA UPDATE Release date: Monday, March 17, 2014 NOJHL announces 3 Stars of the week SUDBURY – Quarter-final action in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League playoffs is underway and a trio of players, who contributed to their respective clubs’ early postseason success, have been recognized with 3 Stars […]
Despite being outshot 36-15, Blind River Beavers stole a 3-2 road win over Soo Thunderbirds in Game 1 of their opening-round, best-of-seven, Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League playoff series on Saturday night at the Essar Centre. Game 2 of the series goes this afternoon at 4 p.m. in Blind River as the eighth-seeded Beavers will […]
Playoffs really are a different story. Eighth-seeded Blind River Beavers spotted first-place Soo Thunderbirds a 2-0 lead and then stole a 3-2 victory in Game 1 of their opening-round, best-of-seven, Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League playoff series. Blind River had finished 75 points back of the Soo during the regular season while losing all eight […]
Negotiations between the Beavers and the Soo Thunderbirds are finished and we now have our first round Play-off schedule. Away Games – all played in Sault Ste. Marie at the Essar Centre: Saturday, March 15th at 7:30 PM Thursday, March 20th at 7:30 PM Sunday, March 23rd at 7:30 PM Wednesday, March 26th at 7:30 […]
