IROQUOIS FALLS - The Abitibi Eskimos waived good bye Tuesday to forward Daniel Nicholas and put out the welcome mat for forward Shawn Nobes. Nobes, a 19-year-old Kingston native, was obtained by the Eskimos from the Cole Harbour Colts, of the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League. “This kid will bring a little toughness that we need,” said […]

TIMMINS - The No. 1-ranked Soo Thunderbirds and the No. 2-ranked Kirkland Lake Gold Miners continue to chug along at the top of Tom’s Top 9 NOJHL power rankings again this week. There is also consistency in the bottom third of the rankings, with the Powassan Voodoos, Mattawa Blackhawks and the Blind River Beavers hanging on to […]

MATTAWA - The Blackhawks handed the Abitibi Eskimos their fourth-straight defeat at the Mike Rodden Arena Saturday night. Defenceman Alex Dajia scored two goals and added an assist as the home side earned just its second victory of the season, a 5-4 decision. The Blackhawks had dropped a 13-0 decision to the Gold Miners in Kirkland Lake, […]

TIMMINS - There is no movement at the top of Tom’s Top 9 NOJHL power rankings this week, or at the bottom. It is the middle of the pack where things get kind of interesting, thanks in large part to the Cochrane Crunch laying the smack down on the Abitibi Eskimos in both ends of a home-and-home […]

IROQUOIS FALLS - Dustin Cordeiro scored three goals and added an assist to lead the Cochrane Crunch to a 10-3 win over the Abitibi Eskimos at the Jus Jordan Arena Saturday night.  The Eskimos’ worst defeat on home ice in recent memory in the second half of a home-and-home series was no easier to swallow than the […]

COCHRANE -  The Crunch crushed the Abitibi Eskimos 9-3 at the Tim Horton Event Centre Friday night in the first half of a home-and-home series. Four-straight second-period goals broke open what had been a 1-1 hockey game and lifted the home side to their first victory over a team with a winning record. “That was a monkey […]

COCHRANE - The Battle of Highway 11 will resume at the Tim Horton Event Centre Friday night as the Crunch host the Abitibi Eskimos in the first game of a home-and-home series. The return engagement will be at the Jus Jordan Arena in Iroquois Falls Saturday night. On Friday night, the Crunch will trade in their normal […]

TIMMINS - It was a week of firsts for two of the Northern Ontario Junior ‘A’ Hockey League’s bottom feeders and fans of both the Mattawa Blackhawks and the Blind River Beavers have something to celebrate. After suffering 11-straight setbacks, the Blackhawks finally earned their first victory since officially moving to Mattawa. Nick Grose picked up four […]

ELLIOT LAKE - The Abitibi Eskimos closed out a three-game road trip with a 5-2 win over the Wildcats Sunday night. The victory gave the Eskimos a record 2-0-0-1 for the trip and vaulted them into a first-place tie with the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners atop the NOJHL East Division standings, although Abitibi has played one more […]

TIMMINS - When it comes to offence, the East Conference has dominated the early part of the 2014-15 NOJHL season. In fact, nine of the Top 10 spots in the league’s scoring race are held by players from the East. Nicolas Tassone (7, 6-8-14, 2), of the Soo Thunderbirds, who is tied for fifth in scoring with […]