NOJHL champion to compete in Centennial Cup

SUDBURY, Ont. –  In lieu of the announcement made by Hockey Canada today, regarding its spring championships, this season’s Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League playoff champion will advance directly to compete in the 2022 Centennial Cup, presented by Tim Hortons, May 19-29, in Estevan, Sask. In fact, the decision was made that all nine Canadian […]

GALLERY: Chitaroni OT hero as Thunderbirds slip past Beavers

Photos: Helene Rancourt BLIND RIVER, Ont. – A Mason Chitaroni marker just over three minutes into overtime lifted the Soo Thunderbirds to their 15th consecutive Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League victory Sunday afternoon, a 4-3 decision over a resilient Blind River Beavers side, at the Blind River Recreation Centre. Sault Ste. Marie converted on the […]

GALLERY: Beavers double-up Gold Miners 4-2

Photos: Helene Rancourt BLIND RIVER, Ont. – Dylan Hendrick tallied twice Saturday night to help lead the Blind River Beavers to a 4-2 victory over the visiting Kirkland Lake Gold Miners in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest at the Blind River Recreation Centre. The hometown Beavers started the scoring 16 and a half […]

GALLERY: Timmins earns home win over Blind River

TIMMINS, Ont. – Henry Brock collected a pair of first period markers to help lift the Timmins Rock to a narrow 3-2 decision over the visiting Blind River Beavers Sunday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at McIntyre Arena in front of a season-high 1,087 spectators. The game’s first goal came 12 and a […]

GALLERY: Beavers’ Boivin blanks Lumberjacks

Photos: Marc-André Longval HEARST, Ont. – Blind River Beavers goalkeeper Patrick Boivin was credited with 37 saves in backstopping his side to a 2-0 shutout victory over the high-scoring Hearst Lumberjacks in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League inter-divisional meeting at Claude Larose Recreation Centre. Play in the first period failed to provide any tallies […]

GALLERY: Naughton tallies twice in Beavers win vs. Crunch

Photos: Helene Rancourt BLIND RIVER, Ont. – A pair of Meguire Naughton deflection tallies, including one that proved to be the eventual game-winner helped send the Blind River Beavers on their way to a 5-2 triumph over the Cochrane Crunch Sunday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League matinee at the Blind River Community Centre. […]

Timmins swamps Blind River

BLIND RIVER, Ont. – The Timmins Rock scored early and often Friday night as they went on to a one-sided 10-0 triumph over the Blind River Beavers in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest held at the Blind River Community Centre. Like they did in a Thursday evening road victory over Greater Sudbury, Timmins […]

GALLERY: Delarosbil hat trick help Thunderbirds tame Beavers

Photos: Bob Davies SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – Cole Delarosbil scored three times to collect his first Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League hat trick Wednesday night as the Soo Thunderbirds skated to their ninth consecutive win, a 6-2 decision over the Blind River Beavers, at John Rhodes Community Centre. Blind River’s James Ingram began the […]

NOJHL announces schedule changes

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Wednesday a number of game changes for contests this weekend. Of note, all three road match-ups the Hearst Lumberjacks had scheduled have all been postponed as a number of their players have tested positive and the team has entered league and provincial-mandated COVID protocols. With […]