SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Saturday the format and timeline for the upcoming 2019 NOJHL playoffs and the quest for the Copeland Cup-McNamara Trophy. Of the 12 league teams, the top five clubs in each of the NOJHL’s East and West Divisions will qualify for postseason play. Round 1 action […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – A Max Techel marker late in the first period proved to be the game-winner as the Soo Thunderbirds went on to defeat the rival Soo Eagles 3-1 Friday in a hotly-contested Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up at Pullar Stadium. A Thunderbirds man advantage opportunity helped them open the scoring […]
ELLIOT LAKE, Ont. – Soo Eagles captain Brendan Blair tallied twice, including the game-winner, and added an assist to help lead his team to a 6-2 decision over the Elliot Lake Wildcats in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter Tuesday night at Centennial Arena. Sault Ste. Marie was all business early on as they […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Lucas Theriault of the Soo Thunderbirds notched a natural hat trick in the second period to help send his side to a 4-2 victory over the rival Soo Eagles Saturday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League cross-border contest at Pullar Stadium. The lone goal of the first period was […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – The Soo Eagles withstood a late push from the Soo Thunderbirds to pull out a narrow 4-3 triumph in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up Friday at John Rhodes Community Centre. First period play saw neither side score in a tightly-contested session. Moving on to the middle stanza, the […]
SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Friday the make-up date for the February 4 game between the Soo Eagles and Elliot Lake Wildcats that was called off earlier this week. This match-up will now be held on Tuesday, February 12 at Centennial Arena in Elliot Lake. Game time remains 7 p.m.
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League have announced that defenceman Mikey Butcher has committed to attend school at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and play NCAA Division III hockey for the highly successful Pointers men’s program starting in the fall. The 20-year-old Butcher is in his […]
SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League has announced that both scheduled games tonight (Monday, Feb. 4) have been postponed due to inclement weather and hazardous highway conditions. With the bad weather and poor conditions on the highways blanketing the region, both the Soo Thunderbirds at the Blind River Beavers and the Soo […]
ELLIOT LAKE, Ont. – Caleb Minns tallied twice, including the game-winner, while Noah Minns scored once and assisted another to help propel the Elliot Lake Wildcats to a 5-4 win over the Soo Eagles in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action Friday night at Centennial Arena. Both teams clicked offensively in the opening 20 minutes […]
BLIND RIVER, Ont. – The Soo Eagles continued their torrid play in January by going unbeaten in regulation after topping the Blind River Beavers 6-2 Thursday evening in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter at the Blind River Community Centre. The result saw the Eagles conclude the month with a 7-0-1 record while picking […]
