Photos: Bob Davies SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – The Soo Thunderbirds racked up a half-dozen first period tallies and went on to cruise past the Elliot Lake Vikings 12-1 in a one-sided Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League affair Saturday at John Rhodes Community Centre. Taking early control, Sault Ste. Marie struck three times before the […]

Photos: Justin Cairns SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – A Callum McAuley marker with 51 seconds remaining in overtime proved to be the game-winner as the Soo Thunderbirds pulled out a narrow 2-1 triumph over the Soo Eagles Friday night in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up in front of nearly 1,000 spectators at Pullar […]

SUDBURY, Ont. – As the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League gears up to commence the 2024 portion of its regular season, as well as the upcoming playoffs, here’s a look at some numbers, as part of NOJHL – Zero to 60. 0: Blind River and Espanola are the only two teams in the league who […]

Photos: Justin Cairns SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Soo Thunderbirds came back from an early deficit to defeat the rival Soo Eagles 3-2 Saturday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League affair in front of over 700-plus fans at Pullar Stadium. A sizzling Kenny Belanger Jr., got the Eagles going 50 seconds into the […]

Photos: Bob Davies SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – The Blind River Beavers saw Daniel Vasic tally twice as part of a 4-1 win over the Soo Thunderbirds Friday for their 11th straight Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League victory in a match-up held at John Rhodes Community Centre. An evenly contested opening 20 minutes saw neither […]

MASSEY, Ont. – The Soo Thunderbirds got the game-winning goal and two assists from Grayson Ebrahim to send them on their way to 6-2 victory over the Elliot Lake Vikings in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play Wednesday at Massey & District Community Arena. First period action saw both teams trade chances, but the efforts […]

Photos: Bob Davies SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – A Thomas Degagne tally in the fourth round of the shootout capped off a late rally as the Soo Thunderbirds stormed back to defeat the Elliot Lake Vikings 4-3 in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action Sunday at John Rhodes Community Centre. A quick start got the […]

Photos: Helene Rancourt BLIND RIVER, Ont. – A Daniel Vasic marker seven minutes into the third period proved to be the game-winner as the Blind River Beavers went on to defeat the Soo Thunderbirds 4-2 for their 10th straight Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League victory, Saturday at the Blind River Community Centre. After a scoreless […]

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – A trio of early tallies sent the Blind River Beavers on their way to a 7-0 defeat of the Soo Thunderbirds in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest Friday at John Rhodes Community Centre. The visiting Beavers began the night’s scoring, five and a half minutes into the match-up, […]

TORONTO – The Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) announced Thursday that there are currently 547 of its alumni on U SPORTS men’s hockey rosters across the country this season. Each of the 35 participating Canadian university men’s hockey programs have a minimum of five CJHL alumni on each of their respective rosters, with many of […]