GALLERY: Miners Gun down Rock

By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Friday, February 17, 2017 2:59:00 EST AM KIRKLAND LAKE – Gunnar Wegleitner scored three goals and set up a fourth to help lead the Gold Miners to their seventh-straight victory Thursday night at the Joe Mavrinac Community Complex Gold Miners coach and general manager Marc Lafleur was pleased with his […]

GALLERY: Crunch dump Rock

By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Wednesday, February 15, 2017 2:30:02 EST AM COCHRANE – It goes without saying the Timmins Rock are sick and tired of losing to the Crunch — especially at the Tim Horton Event Centre. Tuesday night, the revolving door on sick bay saw back-up goalie Jeff Veitch and blue-liner Patrick Gazich […]

Coffey eager to visit Timmins

By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Tuesday, February 14, 2017 4:44:04 EST PM TIMMINS – The Timmins Rock will roll out the red carpet for NHL Hall of Famer Paul Coffey on March 5. Coffey is scheduled to headline the first Timmins Rock Celebrity Sports Dinner/Fundraiser at the Porcupine Dante Club on that date and he […]

Rock roll over Wildcats

By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Monday, February 13, 2017 12:48:05 EST AM ELLIOT LAKE – Captain Jordan Rendle scored a pair of goals in his return to the Timmins lineup Sunday night at the Centennial Arena helping to spark the Rock to a 6-4 win over the Wildcats. It was the fourth-straight victory for the […]

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 […]