GALLERY: 4-point night for Smith in Thunderbirds triumph over Express

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – Nick Smith tallied twice and added a pair of assists to help pace the Soo Thunderbirds to a 7-3 triumph over the Espanola Express Thursday evening in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at John Rhodes Community Centre. Special teams saw Sault Ste. Marie’s Lucas Theriault connected twice on the […]

NOJHL announces venue change for Nov. 30 Crunch – Express contest to Little Current, Ont.

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League has announced the following venue change: The contest between the Cochrane Crunch and the Espanola Express, originally scheduled to be played on Friday, Nov. 30 at the Espanola Regional Recreation Complex, will now be held at the Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands Recreation Centre in Little […]

NOJHL West suffers 1st setback at Eastern Canada Cup

QUINTE WEST, Ont. – A Tyler Davis deflection goal 24 seconds into the final period proved to be the game-winner as Ontario Junior Hockey League Nieuwendyk went on to defeat Team Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League West 2-0 early Tuesday evening in Day 2 play at the Eastern Canada Cup All-Star Challenge at Duncan McDonald […]

NOJHL West improves to 2-0 at Eastern Canada Cup

QUINTE WEST, Ont. – Kobe Kellar (Soo Eagles) had the lone goal while Colin Ahern (Soo Thunderbirds) was flawless in net handling all 21 shots he faced to post the shutout as Team Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League West blanked Ontario Junior Hockey League Oates 1-0 Monday night at the Eastern Canada Cup All-Star Challenge […]

NOJHL West rallies for shootout win vs. MHL South in Eastern Canada Cup opener

QUINTE WEST, Ont. – A Lucas Theriault goal in the seventh round of the shootout proved to be the difference maker as Team Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League West rallied for a 2-1 come from behind victory over Maritime Hockey League South in their opening game of the Eastern Canada Cup All-Star Challenge at Duncan […]

Nadeau scores 5 times, adds an assist, as Blind River beats Espanola

BLIND RIVER, Ont. – Riley Nadeau of the Blind River Beavers had a career-high six points and five goals Sunday to help lead his side to a 9-4 victory over the Espanola Express in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action Sunday afternoon at the Blind River Community Centre. Blind River got the early jump on […]

Rapids earn 3-1 road decision over Express

ESPANOLA, Ont. – The French River Rapids picked up a goal in each period as they went on to defeat the Espanola Express 3-1 Friday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up at the Regional Recreation Complex. French River were the first to score on this night as Ryan Smith picked up his eighth […]

GALLERY: Rayside-Balfour rallies past Espanola

CHELMSFORD, Ont. – The Rayside-Balfour Canadians picked up a pair of goals, including the game-winner, and an assist from Eric Eschweiler to help them rally for an eventual 8-4 come from behind victory over the Espanola Express in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action Thursday at Chelmsford Arena. Both teams had chances in the first […]

Rainville backstops Express to shootoutout victory over Lumberjacks

ESPANOLA, Ont. – The Espanola Express rode a stellar 36-save performance from goaltender Joel Rainville, along with handling all three attempts he faced in the shootout, to backstop his side to a 3-2 decision over the Hearst Lumberjacks in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action Saturday at the Regional Recreation Complex. Espanola came out quickly […]

Brancato stops 34 as Eagles blank Express

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Shane Brancato stopped all 34 shots he faced to post his first shutout of the season as the Soo Eagles stopped the Espanola Express 7-0 in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up Friday at Pullar Stadium. It was all Sault Ste. Marie from the onset as they tallied twice […]