Gilligan, Rock triple Canadians

By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Sunday, February 12, 2017 1:30:44 EST AM RAYSIDE-BALFOUR – Cole Gilligan scored once and set up two other goals to help lead the Timmins Rock to a 6-2 win over the Canadians Saturday night at the Chelmsford Arena. It was the third-straight win for the Rock who started off their […]

Rock double Express

By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Saturday, February 11, 2017 1:08:29 EST AM ESPANOLA – Jacob Shankar scored a pair of goals, including the game-winner, as the Timmins Rock doubled up the Express 4-2 Friday night at the Regional Recreation Complex. It was the second-straight win for the Rock who pulled to within 12 points of […]

NOJHL announces playoff format/timeline

NORTHERN ONTARIO JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE NOJHL NETWORK MEDIA UPDATE Release Date: Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017 NOJHL announces playoff format/timeline SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Wednesday the format and timeline for the upcoming NOJHL playoffs and the quest for the Copeland Cup-McNamara Trophy. Among the 12 league member clubs, the top […]

GALLERY: Rock blank Crunch

By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Wednesday, February 8, 2017 1:49:50 EST AM TIMMINS –  Nicholas Hautanen scored a pair of goals and added an assist to help the Timmins Rock blank the Cochrane Crunch 4-0 Tuesday night at the McIntyre Arena. The victory snapped the Crunch’s 10-game winning streak and pulled the Rock (28-12-3-0) […]

Rock host Crunch Tuesday

By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Monday, February 6, 2017 5:52:31 EST PM TIMMINS – The Timmins Rock’s chances of finishing second in the NOJHL’s East Division standings might rest somewhere between slim and none, but team officials are not about to give up the fight until they are mathematically eliminated. “It is still realistic to […]

Rock serve up Coffey

By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Monday, February 6, 2017 9:33:57 EST AM TIMMINS – Four-time Stanley Cup champion Paul Coffey will headline the first Timmins Rock Celebrity Sports Dinner/Fundraiser at the Porcupine Dante Club on Sunday, March 5. Ted Gooch, a member of the Rock’s board of directors, confirmed the news late Friday afternoon. “We […]

GALLERY: Miners ‘Gun’ down Rock

By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Friday, February 3, 2017 12:09:45 EST PM TIMMINS – The Timmins Rock’s hopes of finishing second in the NOJHL’s East Division standings were dealt a severe blow Thursday night at the McIntyre Arena. While the Rock (27-12-3-0) were sleep walking their way through a lethargic effort that ended with the […]

GALLERY: Rock edge Eskis in OT

By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Sunday, January 29, 2017 1:54:20 EST AM IROQUOIS FALLS – Wayne Mathieu’s second goal of the game and 20th of the season with 20 seconds remaining in the first overtime period lifted the Timmins Rock to a 5-4 win over the Eskis Saturday night at the Jus Jordan Arena. It […]

VIDEO & GALLERY: Rock edge Beavers in 2OT

By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Saturday, January 28, 2017 1:35:15 EST AM TIMMINS – Bain Cunningham’s goal with less than a second remaining in double overtime lifted the Timmins Rock to a 5-4 win over the Blind River Beavers at the McIntyre Arena Friday night. Playing three-on-three in the second five-minute session, Cunningham took a […]

Rock host Beavers Friday

By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Wednesday, January 25, 2017 6:28:11 EST PM TIMMINS – Timmins Rock fans will get their first — and likely only — look at the new and improved Beavers when Blind River invades the McIntyre Arena Friday night. The only way the Rock and the Beavers will meet again is if […]