GALLERY: Masternak with the shutout as Rock roll over Express

TIMMINS, Ont. – Tyler Masternak was there to handle all 19 shots he faced Saturday to post his first Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League shutout as the Timmins Rock blanked the Espanola Express 7-0 in front of 735 fans at McIntyre Arena. Up a man in the latter stages of the opening frame, Jace Soroko […]

Hearst handles Espanola Friday night

HEARST, Ont. – The Hearst Lumberjacks picked up a pair of goals from Bradley Golant Friday as part of a 7-2 win over the Espanola Express in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up at Claude Larose Arena. The home side was quick to get the board in this one thanks Max Griffioen’s 10th of […]

Powassan keeps flying with win over Espanola

POWASSAN, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League-leading Powassan Voodoos continue to fly as they racked up their NOJHL-best 25th victory of the season Friday evening in a 10-1 triumph over the Espanola Express at the Powassan Sportsplex. Aaron Dickson put the Voodoos in flight eight and a half minutes into the contest only […]

Sawka posts 1st NOJHL shutout as Wildcats blank Express

ESPANOLA, Ont. – The Elliot Lake Wildcats trio of Evan Spencer, Jacob Kelly and William Bucsis combined for nine first period points while goaltender Logan Sawka posted a 35-save shutout Thursday evening as part of a 4-0 triumph over the Espanola Express in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League affair at the Regional Recreation Complex. […]

GALLERY: Thunderbirds skate to 6th consecutive win, 20th overall, in triumph over Express

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – The Soo Thunderbirds picked up a pair of goals from rookie defenceman Robert Calisti to help power them past the visiting Espanola Express 7-2 Sunday afternoon in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up at John Rhodes Community Centre. Sault Ste. Marie pressed the pace in the first period, outshooting […]

Rayside-Balfour skates past Espanola

CHELMSFORD, Ont. – The Rayside-Balfour Canadians set the tone early by grabbing a 3-0 lead before the game was six minutes old before going on to an eventual 5-1 triumph over the Espanola Express Thursday evening in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at Chelmsford Arena. Taylor Woolcott got the Canadians going 64 seconds in […]

Mississauga, Ont., to host CJHL Prospects Game

CALGARY, Alta. – The Canadian Junior Hockey League, in partnership with the National Hockey League, Hockey Canada, the Ontario Junior Hockey League and its member club, the Mississauga Chargers (OJHL), announced Thursday that Mississauga, Ont., has been selected as the host community for the 13th annual CJHL Prospects Game, which will be held on Tuesday, […]

Thunderbirds start strong then hold off Express

ESPANOLA, Ont. – The Soo Thunderbirds rode the strength of a four-goal first period to win their fourth straight Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League game Sunday afternoon as they eventually held on for a 5-3 victory over the Espanola Express at the Regional Recreation Complex. It took the visitors just two and a half minutes […]

Wildcats hold off Express rally with double OT win

ELLIOT LAKE – The Elliot Lake Wildcats held off a rally by the Espanola Express before eventually prevailing with a 5-4 win in double overtime Thursday night in a tightly-contested Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up at Centennial Arena. Achiel Schlepp’s first NOJHL goal five minutes into the match-up gave Espanola the early lead. Elliot […]

Spencer shines as Elliot Lake swamps Espanola

ESPANOLA, Ont. – The Elliot Lake Wildcats picked up a hat trick and an assist from Evan Spencer en route to a 7-1 triumph over the Espanola Express Saturday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at the Regional Recreation Complex. A trio of tallies in the opening frame sent the Wildcats on their way […]