ELLIOT LAKE - Wildcats coach Nathan Hewitt hopes his team’s swing through the NOJHL’s East Division is a little more productive than their first excursion. That trip in early November started out OK, as the Wildcats edged the Cochrane Crunch 4-3 in overtime, thanks to Alec MacKenzie’s game-winning goal. The wheels fell off the bus, figuratively, the […]

TIMMINS - The relocation of the Abitibi Eskimos to Timmins was greeted with enthusiasm during a special meeting of city council that followed Tuesday night’s budget meeting. Timmins Mayor Steve Black and the seven members of council present at the meeting all expressed support for the move — with a few even pledging to lay down cash […]

TIMMINS - The Eskimos are vacating their igloo in favour of the friendly confines of Timmins’ historic McIntyre Arena. Rumoured since Resolute Forest Products announced that it was closing its paper mill in Iroquois Falls, representatives of the Abitibi Eskimos officially announced during an Iroquois Falls town council meeting and then later at a Timmins city council […]

TIMMINS - With the Northern Ontario Junior ‘A’ Hockey League’s regular season winding down, it’s time to give some consideration to who will be named the Most Valuable Player for the 2014-15 campaign. Like last season, there are no shortage of candidates — with just about every team having at least one player deserving of serious consideration. […]

SUDBURY – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Monday that Abitibi Eskimos forwards Brenden Locke and Brady Clouthier along with Elliot Lake Wildcats goaltender Tristan Hanna have been named the Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the week for the period ending Feb. 15. BRENDEN LOCKE, (F) – ABITIBI ESKIMOS – In two games over […]

MATTAWA - Andy Williams’ goal 2:24 into the second overtime period lifted the Blackhawks to a 4-3 win over the Abitibi Eskimos Sunday afternoon at the Mike Rodden Arena. The overtime loss allowed the Eskimos to collect three of a possible four points from their two-game weekend road trip. The Eskimos Killer Bs line of Brenden Locke, […]

TIMMINS - Hockey players born and raised in the Timmins area are quite familiar with bone-chilling temperatures and mountains of snow. They have been dressing warm, slinging their hockey bags over their shoulders and hopping into their mom’s minivan or their dad’s truck since they were knee high to grasshoppers. After a lifetime of making the trek […]

TIMMINS - The NOJHL’s regular season is nearing its conclusion, with teams having between six and 12 games left on their schedules. And as it does, we are starting to develop a clearer picture of which teams will face each other in the playoffs. With the NOJHL having an uneven number of teams in its two divisions, […]

IROQUOIS FALLS - Boris Katchouk scored two goals and added two assists to lead the Soo Thunderbirds to an 8-3 win over the Abitibi Eskimos at the Jus Jordan Arena Sunday afternoon. The victory allowed the Thunderbirds to sweep their three-game road trip through the NOJHL’s East Division, after they earned a 5-2 win over the Crunch […]

KIRKLAND LAKE - After upsetting the Gold Miners 2-1 Tuesday night, the Abitibi Eskimos couldn’t complete a sweep of their home-and-home series Saturday night at the Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. The home side got a pair of goals from Bryan Lubin, his fourth and fifth of the season, and went on to clock the Eskimos 6-1, despite […]