GALLERY: Toss your bears!

By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Tuesday, December 15, 2015 11:16:46 EST PM TIMMINS – With any luck the ice surface at the McIntyre Arena will be littered with hundreds — if not thousands — of teddy bears and stuffed animals after the Timmins Rock score their first goal Wednesday night. While fans are normally discouraged […]

Rock host Miners Wednesday

By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Tuesday, December 15, 2015 11:24:56 EST PM   TIMMINS – The Timmins Rock will be looking to end the home-ice pre-Christmas portion of their NOJHL season on a winning note when they host the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners at the McIntyre Arena Wednesday night. They will also be looking to […]

GALLERY: Crunch stop Rock

By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Sunday, December 13, 2015 12:46:52 EST AM   TIMMINS – NOJHL scoring leader Hunter Atchison score a pair of goals to lead the Cochrane Crunch to a 5-2 win over the Timmins Rock at the McIntyre Arena Saturday night. It was the first win in three regular-season tries for the […]

GALLERY: Rock roll over Express

By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Saturday, December 12, 2015 1:25:46 EST AM TIMMINS – The Timmins Rock jumped out to a 5-0 first-period lead and then cruised to an 8-1 victory over the Espanola Express Friday night at the McIntyre Arena. “We lost our last game, so it was important for us to get off […]

GALLERY: Rock ink Debastos

By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Wednesday, December 9, 2015 5:28:03 EST PM TIMMINS – The Espanola Express are likely breathing a sigh of relief that they will not have to face back-up goalie Matthew Nixon when they take on the Rock at the McIntyre Arena Friday night. Nixon (680:00, 6-5-0-0, 0, 3.88, .898) has been […]

GALLERY: Rock lend helping hand

By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Tuesday, December 8, 2015 2:34:08 EST PM TIMMINS – The Timmins Rock brought smiles to the faces of close to 100 youngsters at the Daystar Hockey Clinic early Saturday morning. Youngsters showing up for their weekly hockey session at the Whitney Arena were excited to learn their tutelage would include […]

NOJHL, CMHA branches launch Talk Today partnership

NOJHLCMHA branches launch Talk Today partnership; Suicide-awareness, mental health training coming for 300 players (Dec. 8, 2015) – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) and four local branches of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) are pleased to announce their partnership in Talk Today, one of the most comprehensive mental health education programs for […]

GALLERY: Rock retire Sully’s No. 26

By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Sunday, December 6, 2015 9:07:33 EST PM TIMMINS – More than 1,100 fans turned out to watch the Timmins Rock retired Steve Sullivan’s No. 26 jersey at the McIntyre Arena Sunday afternoon. Sullivan, who played with the franchise — then known as the Golden Bears — during its first season […]

GALLERY: Eagles claw Rock

By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Sunday, December 6, 2015 7:44:53 EST PM TIMMINS – The Soo Eagles crashed the party and spoiled the fun for Steve Sullivan and the Timmins Rock Sunday afternoon at the McIntyre Arena. On the day when the Rock retired the No. 26 of the former NHLer best known as the […]

GALLERY: Rock edge Eskis

By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Saturday, December 5, 2015 2:01:03 EST AM TIMMINS – The brothers Kerr combined forces to spoil a solid effort by the Eskis at the Jus Jordan Arena Friday night. Nineteen-year-old forward Aaron Kerr, playing his first game in a Rock uniform after two-and-a-half years in the QMJHL, and 20-year-old defenceman […]