ELLIOT LAKE - The Elliot Lake Bobcats are entering their best-of-seven NOJHL playoff series against the Abitibi Eskimos on a high note. The Bobcats won five of their last seven regular-season games, including a 2-1 victory on home ice against the second-place Kirkland Lake Gold Miners. “We are coming into Abitibi on a bit of a high,” […]
IROQUOIS FALLS - The Abitibi Eskimos will be looking to carry over the regular-season success they enjoyed against the Elliot Lake Bobcats into Game 1 of their best-of-seven NOJHL playoff series Friday night at the Jus Jordan Arena. The Eskimos won six of the eight games the two teams played during the 2013-14 campaign, including all four […]
IROQUOIS FALLS - The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League has announced its award recipients for the 2013-14 season. It is a list dominated by Soo Thunderbirds, as one might expect given the team’s impressive record during the regular season. Unlike the all-star selections we discussed in this space on Tuesday, I have fewer bones to pick with […]
IROQUOIS FALLS - The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League has announced its first and second all-star teams for the 2013-14 season. And while the selections honour individual players, it isn’t too surprising to see three members of the first-place Soo Thunderbirds on the first all-start team. The selections also include two Kirkland Lake Gold Miners, two Espanola […]
GALLERY IROQUOIS FALLS - The Abitibi Eskimos ended the 2013-14 NOJHL regular season the same way they started it — with a victory. Saturday’s 6-2 victory over the visiting North Bay Trappers at the Jus Jordan Arena came a little easier, however, than the come-from-behind 3-2 win over the Nickel Barons in Sudbury that signaled the […]
Abitibi Eskimos (4) vs. Elliot Lake Bobcats (5) QUARTER FINALS – MARCH 14 TO MARCH 26 Best-of-Seven series ALL SEATS – $10.00 No advance tickets available for this series. GAME ONE – Friday March 14 – Elliot Lake at Abitibi – 7:30 pm GAME TWO – Saturday March 15 – Elliot Lake at […]
SUDBURY – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced today their respective first and second all-star teams for the 2013-14 season. Each all-star squad consists of one goaltender, two defencemen and three forwards earning the laurels during the campaign with one player being chosen at the centre, left wing and right wing positions for both […]
IROQUOIS FALLS - If the Abitibi Eskimos finish third in the NOJHL standings they may want to send a thank-you note to Sudbury Nickel Barons goalie Andrew Lefebvre. Lefebvre made 38 saves while shutting out the Espanola Rivermen 1-0 at the McCleland Arena Wednesday night to keep the Eskimos’ faint hopes of securing third place alive. A […]
SUDBURY – With just nine regular season games remaining in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League’s regular season, each team’s opponents are just about set for the first round of the playoffs, which will get underway next week. Two of the opening postseason match-ups are set while the other pair could be determined as early […]
GALLERY IROQUOIS FALLS - The Abitibi Eskimos hopes of finishing third in the NOJHL standings were dealt another severe blow by the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners Monday night at the Jus Jordan Arena. One night after the Gold Miners dumped the Eskimos 4-1 in Kirkland Lake, they travelled to Iroquois Falls and handed their hosts a […]
