ESPANOLA, Ont. – The Blind River Beavers used a well-balanced offensive attack, getting goals from eight different skaters to help propel them to an 8-3 win over the Espanola Express in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League meeting Friday at the Regional Recreation Complex. After being shutout last night, Blind River wasn’t about to let […]

ESPANOLA, Ont. – Joel Rainville of the Espanola Express stopped all 44 shots he faced to register his first Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League shutout as his efforts helped his side blank the Hearst Lumberjacks 3-0 Sunday afternoon at the Regional Recreation Complex. The match-up was tightly contested throughout most of the match-up, including a […]

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – A solid 35-save effort from Espanola Express goaltender Joel Rainville earned him first star honours as his performance backstopped his side to a 3-1 road triumph over the Soo Thunderbirds in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter Wednesday evening at John Rhodes Community Centre. The visiting Express were quick […]

ESPANOLA, Ont. – A Jacob Kovacs tally 10 seconds into overtime helped the Soo Thunderbirds survive a comeback bid by the Espanola Express as they pulled out a 5-4 decision in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play Friday at the Regional Recreation Complex. Sault Ste. Marie started strong in this one as they skated out […]

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Thursday its respective player, defenceman, goaltender and rookie of the month for December. PLAYER OF THE MONTH – DEVON SAVIGNAC, (F) BLIND RIVER BEAVERS: As one of the youngest players in the NOJHL this season, the 16-year-old forward from Sudbury had points in all six […]

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Monday that forwards Gregory Trudeau-Paquet (Powassan Voodoos) and Josh Dickson (Timmins Rock), along with defenceman Mattias Salem (Espanola Express) have been named its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending Dec. 22. GREGORY TRUDEAU-PAQUET, (F) POWASSAN VOODOOS – In a pair […]

ESPANOLA, Ont. – A three-goal, one-assist performance by Zach Trempner helped pace the Espanola Express past the Soo Thunderbirds 6-4 in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up Sunday at the Regional Recreation Complex. A tight-checking opening 20 minutes saw the session go scoreless as the two sides hit the first intermission without a tally. […]

ESPANOLA, Ont. – The Blind River Beavers got goals from four different skaters to help them defeat the Espanola Express 4-1 in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action Friday at the Regional Recreation Complex. First period play saw the Beavers notch the lone marker of the session when Justin Mauro collected his 13th tally of […]

CHELMSFORD, Ont. – A Camilo Rodrigue-Melo marker in the fourth round of the shootout proved to be the difference as the Espanola Express pulled out a 5-4 road victory over the Rayside-Balfour Canadians in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play Thursday at Chelmsford Arena. The visiting Express got on track early as Zach Trempner notched […]

Jackson Legro, a 2000-born, left handed defenseman from Brentwood New Hampshire, has committed to NCAA D3 Lebanon Valley College for the 2021/22 season. Since being acquired in November 2019 from the Blind River Beavers, Jackson has accumulated 8 points in 12 games, while asserting his physical presence night in and night out. Congrats Legs!