CALGARY, Alta. – The Canadian Junior Hockey League, in conjunction with the National Hockey League Coaches’ Association, announced Monday the names of the six finalists for the Darcy Haugan/Mark Cross Memorial Award, emblematic of CJHL Coach of the Year for the 2021-22 campaign. This honour, presented annually by the CJHL and NHLCA, is in memory […]

The Timmins Rock made it to Game 7 of the East Division final series this season and they will looking to learn from that experience as their quest for an NOJHL championship resumes in 2022-23. Despite losing a number of key contributors due to age, the Rock should have a solid core around which to […]

Lumberjacks goalie Liam Oxner makes a save off a shot from Timmins Rock forward Harry Clark, being checked by Hearst defender Jaden Raad, during the second period of Game 7 of the NOJHL East Division final series at the McIntyre Arena Friday night. The Lumberjacks overcame a two-goal first-period deficit to defeat the Rock 4-3 […]

TIMMINS, Ont. – An Owen Power blast with 7:12 remaining in regulation proved to be the deciding tally as the Hearst Lumberjacks defeated the Timmins Rock 4-3 Friday in the seventh and deciding game of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League’s East Division Final in front of a sold-out crowd of 1,868 at McIntyre Arena. […]

Timmins Rock goalie Gavin McCarthy stopped 37 of the 38 shots he faced to backstop his squad to a 3-1 win over the Hearst Lumberjacks in Game 6 of the NOJHL’s East Division final series at the Claude Larose Arena Wednesday night. The two sides will clash in the seventh and deciding game of the […]

Photos: Marc Johnson HEARST, Ont. – A late first period tally, and two more early in the second, sent the Timmins Rock on their way to a 3-1 victory over the Hearst Lumberjacks Wednesday evening in Game 6 of their Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League East Division Final series in front of 721 fans at […]

Timmins Rock forward Harry Clark attempts to get off a shot on Hearst goalie Matteo Gennaro during the first period of Game 5 of the NOJHL East Division final series at the McIntyre Arena Monday night. Lumberjacks blue-liner Owen Porter was able to force him to go wider than he wanted, however, allowing Gennaro time […]

TIMMINS, Ont. – An Owen Porter power play marker 4:17 into overtime, deep into a lengthy man advantage, propelled the Hearst Lumberjacks to a 3-2 triumph over the Timmins Rock Monday night in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League playoff action with over 1,200 spectators on hand at McIntyre Arena. With the victory, the Lumberjacks now […]

Photo: Marc Johnson Nolan Ring’s tally with seven-and-a-half minutes remaining in the third period ignited a three-goal outburst as the Timmins Rock doubled up the Lumberjacks 6-3 at the Claude Larose Arena Sunday afternoon. Thomas Perry The Daily Press/Postmedia Network That outcome, combined with the Lumberjacks 6-5 overtime victory on home ice Saturday night, sends […]

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Monday that the forward trio of Michael Chaffay (Soo Thunderbirds), Cooper Foster (Soo Thunderbirds) and Nicholas Frederick (Timmins Rock) have been named its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending April 25. MICHAEL CHAFFAY, (F) SOO THUNDERBIRDS – Chaffay’s on-ice play […]