Clouthier nets six goals

IROQUOIS FALLS - Brady Clouthier scored six goals and added three assists to lead the Abitibi Eskimos to a 13-6 win over the Powassan Voodoos Saturday night at the Jus Jordan Arena. In the process, the 20-year-old Arnprior native moved to within one point of the NOJHL scoring lead. Cody Gratton (27, 34-21-55, 24), of the Cochrane […]

Gold Miners thump Eskimos

KIRKLAND LAKE - Ryan Aubertin scored a goal and added three assists to lead the Gold Miners to a 7-1 win over the Abitibi Eskimos at the Joe Mavrinac Community Complex Friday night. The home side jumped out to a 2-0 first period lead on goals by Steven Babin and Tristen Hazlett and never looked back. Goals […]

Voodoos set to touch down

TIMMINS - When the Powassan Voodoos touch down at the Tim Horton Event Centre Friday night and the Jus Jordan Arena Saturday night, fans will notice some significant changes from the squad that last made the trek up Highway 11. For one thing, the Voodoos have overcome a slow start that saw them lose 10 of their […]

Tom’s NOJHL power rankings Dec-10

TIMMINS - It would appear that all the tinkering Cochrane Crunch coach, general manager and owner Ryan Leonard has been with his roster is starting to pay dividends. Normally, a three-game trip through the heart of the West Division would produce plenty of pain and not many points for any NOJHL squad. The Crunch, however, made the […]

Blackhawks stun Eskimos

MATTAWA - The Blackhawks scored three-unanswered third-period goals en route to a 7-4 win over the Abitibi Eskimos at the Mike Rodden Arena Sunday. The loss forced the visitors to settle for a split of their two road games on the weekend and saw them fall three points behind the second-place Cochrane Crunch in the NOJHL’s East […]

VIDEO: Eskis gun down Voodoos

POWASSAN - Defenceman Ryan Kerr scored a short-handed goal and added an assist to lead the Abitibi Eskimos to a 10-6 win over the Voodoos at the Powassan Sportsplex Saturday night. The home side appeared to be in control of the game after building up a 3-1 lead in the first period on goals by Brendan D’Agostino, […]

Tom’s NOJHL power rankings Dec-02

TIMMINS - It is a rare week when one of the Top 2 ranked teams in the NOJHL loses a game in regulation, but this past week saw both the Thunderbirds and the Gold Miners suffer similar setbacks two days apart. Wednesday night the Thunderbirds were handed a 3-0 defeat at the John Rhodes Community Centre by […]

GALLERY: Gold Miners earn split

KIRKLAND LAKE - The Gold Miners held on for a 5-4 win over the Abitibi Eskimos and a split of their home-and-home series Saturday night at the Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. Gold Miners coach and general manager Marc Lafleur was a lot happier with the outcome of Saturday night’s contest than he was 24 hours earlier with […]

Locke selected to attend Canada East camp

SUDBURY – Hockey Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Junior Hockey League, announced Friday the 40 players that will attend the Canada East selection camp in preparation for the 2014 World Junior A Challenge. Among the skaters invited to take part were a pair of Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League players in Brenden Locke of […]

Eskimos dump Gold Miners

IROQUOIS FALLS - Ryan Attwood and Jake Holland each scored a pair of goals and assisted on a third as the Abitibi Eskimos knocked off the NOJHL East Division-leading Kirkland Lake Gold Miners 8-5 at the Jus Jordan Arena Friday night. The win pulled the Eskimos to within six points of top spot in the division, with […]