By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Sunday, September 11, 2016 12:55:52 EDT AM TIMMINS – Kevin Ford’s second goal of the game snapped a 3-3 tie and lifted the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners to a one-goal victory over the Timmins Rock Saturday night at the McIntyre Arena. It was the second-straight two-goal effort for Ford and […]
By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Thursday, September 8, 2016 8:03:27 EDT PM TIMMINS – The Gold Miners team the Timmins Rock will welcome to the McIntyre Arena for the home opener of their NOJHL regular season Saturday night will bear little resemblance to the Kirkland Lake squad that hosted the Dudley Hewitt Cup tournament just […]
By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Tuesday, September 6, 2016 7:21:40 EDT PM TIMMINS – Timmins Rock fans hoping to catch a glimpse of the NOJHL squad’s new stud defenceman Brendan Campbell in action during Saturday night’s home opener at the McIntyre Arena will have to wait a little while longer to see him make his […]
By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Tuesday, August 30, 2016 5:51:58 EDT PM TIMMINS – Marcus Blackned-Rabbitskin was a last-minute addition to the training camp roster of the Timmins Rock, but it didn’t take long for the 18-year-old Mistissini, Que., native to make a positive impression. “At first when I was watching Marcus play, […]
By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Sunday, August 28, 2016 1:00:22 EDT AM TIMMINS – The Timmins Rock completed a two-game exhibition series sweep of the Gold Miners by posting a 4-2 victory at the McIntyre Arena Saturday night. Cole Gilligan, who had a goal and an assist during the Rock’s 7-5 win in Kirkland Lake […]
By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Saturday, August 27, 2016 12:11:58 EDT AM KIRKLAND LAKE – The Timmins Rock got goals from seven different players en route to a 7-5 victory over the Gold Miners in the first half of a home-and-home exhibition series Friday night at the Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. Bain Cunningham’s power-play goal […]
By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Friday, August 26, 2016 12:54:56 EDT PM TIMMINS – Only two teams — the Cochrane Crunch and the Powassan Voodoos — scored more goals than the Timmins Rock during the 2015-16 NOJHL campaign. Matching that offensive prowess in 2016-17 might prove to be a daunting task, however, given that the […]
By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Thursday, August 25, 2016 3:23:51 EDT PM TIMMINS – With three capable puck stoppers competing for two goaltending jobs, it is safe to say there is a healthy competition in the crease at the Timmins Rock training camp this week. Regardless of which two netminders prevail, however, Rock goalie coach […]
By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Wednesday, August 24, 2016 7:00:03 EDT PM TIMMINS – Entering his third year in the NOJHL, Nick Hautanen has mastered the ability to fend off opposing forwards while staying out of the penalty box. “Nick is going to log a lot of ice time for us this year,” said Rock […]
By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Tuesday, August 23, 2016 6:15:11 EDT PM TIMMINS – The Timmins Rock opened training camp Monday night with an abundance of puck stoppers, a dearth of defenders and a plethora of would-be goal scorers. Neither of the squad’s key trade acquisitions were anywhere to be found, however. Forward […]
