TIMMINS - Brennen Dubchak was all alone in front of the Abitibi Eskimos net with two seconds remaining. All he had to do was get the puck past Eskimos goalie Brody Wagner and the visiting Espanola Rivermen would have staved off defeat and headed to overtime. Instead, the Rivermen’s leading goal scorer buried the puck into Wagner’s […]

TIMMINS - The Abitibi Eskimos are hoping the patience and attention to detail they displayed in upsetting the NOJHL’s top team last Saturday will translate into two more wins this weekend. They will have a golden opportunity to gain ground on the two teams immediately ahead of them in the standings when they host the Espanola Rivermen […]

SUDBURY – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced today its management, coaching and training staff for the upcoming Central Canada Cup Challenge showcase event Dec. 27-29 in Terrebonne, Que. Sudbury Nickel Barons general manager Oscar Clouthier has been named director of operations for Team NOJHL while Marc Lafleur of the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners […]

  VIDEO IROQUOIS FALLS - No Erik Robichaud, no Ryan Wildman, no problem! Missing their Top 2 centres, the Abitibi Eskimos upset the NOJHL-leading Soo Thunderbirds 3-2 in overtime at the Jus Jordan Arena Saturday night. “We knew a couple of guys had to step up,” said Eskimos assistant coach and general manager Dan Dube. “And the […]

IROQUOIS FALLS - The Abitibi Eskimos have been stung by an Ontario Hockey League team’s slow start and the injury bug. The Sarnia Sting have struggled to score goals and have won just five of their first 17 starts. So they have summoned the Eskimos No. 1 centre, Erik Robichaud, in hopes of turning things around. “We […]

ELLIOT LAKE - The Abitibi Eskimos dropped their second-straight game on the road Saturday night, falling 4-3 to the Bobcats. Bobcat Brett Wagner beat Eskimos goalie Brody Wagner, no relation, with the only goal of the third period with 1:35 remaining in regulation to snap a 3-3 tie and send the fans home happy. “You know what, […]

IROQUOIS FALLS - Halloween is still a few days away, but Erik Robichaud’s tricks were a treat for Eskimos fans to watch this weekend. The high-scoring centre recorded his second hat-trick in as many days Sunday to lead the Eskimos to a 5-1 win over the Blind River Beavers at the Jus Jordan Arena Sunday afternoon. In […]

  VIDEO IROQUOIS FALLS - Zach Innes’ goal 2:33 into the first overtime lifted the Abitibi Eskimos to a 5-4 win over the Elliot Lake Bobcats Saturday night. The Eskimos spotted the visitors a 3-0 lead in a game that was delayed 45 minutes after a pane of glass behind the Bobcats’ goal shattered on the first […]

IROQUOIS FALLS - No goaltender in the Northern Ontario Junior ‘A’ Hockey League has played more minutes, or faced more shots than Sylvain Miron. To put that in perspective, the 816:28 minutes the Iroquois Falls native has played already this season with the Abitibi Eskimos is just 233 minutes less than he played in the entire 2012-13 […]

SUDBURY - The Abitibi Eskimos have gone from bad to worse in the span of three days. After dropping an embarrassing 9-3 decision to the Trappers in North Bay on Monday night, the Eskimos were crushed 12-5 by the Nickel Barons in Sudbury Wednesday night. Unlike Monday, the Eskimos were never in this game, as they fell […]