VIDEO IROQUOIS FALLS - The Abitibi Eskimos kick off their exhibition season at the Jus Jordan Arena Saturday night. It will be a good opportunity for coach and general manager Paul Gagne to get a good look at how the team’s leadership performs under game conditions. Captain Kevin Walker returns to the Eskimos lineup after suffering […]
GALLERY IROQUOIS FALLS - The Kirkland Lake Gold Miners scored three goals in the first 11:38 of their first period to hand the Abitibi Eskimos a 5-2 setback in the first exhibition game for both NOJHL clubs. Goals by Casey Drolet, Alex McEwen and Austin Rust put the visitors in front before the visibly nervous Eskimos […]
VIDEO IROQUOIS FALLS - The Abitibi Eskimos blue line features a nice mix of experience and youth heading into the 2013-14 season. The squad features four veterans with one at least one year of Northern Ontario Junior ‘A’ Hockey League experience under their belts. Captain Kevin Walker is coming back from a potentially career-ending leg injury and […]
IROQUOIS FALLS - The Abitibi Eskimos are hoping that former Kapuskasing Flyer Sylvain Miron will provide the consistency that was missing from their goaltending picture in 2012-13. “He is a very consistent goaltender, a local kid who loves to play the game and we are hoping that we can play him lots,” said Eskimos coach and general […]
VIDEO IROQUOIS FALLS - The Abitibi Eskimos opened training camp at the Jus Jordan Arena Monday night looking to rebound on a sub-par 2012-13 campaign. And there was plenty of optimism as coach and general manager Paul Gagne and his staff put 25 hopefuls through their paces in preparation for the Northern Ontario Junior ‘A’ Hockey League […]
There are nearly 60 championship banners hanging from the rafters. The ice surface is a smooth concrete slab, and the music is blaring through the empty ice palace as though it’s a game night. The seats are empty, the cafeteria looks like it’s in recovery from a natural disaster . . . and the entire […]
The last time the Toronto Maple Leafs won a Stanley Cup, it was hoisted by 20 players who were born in Ontario – including 12 from Northern Ontario. The rest of the roster came from Quebec (3), Saskatchewan (3), Manitoba and the Maritimes (2 each). The Stanley Cup winners last year, the Chicago Blackhawks, featured […]
IROQUOIS FALLS - The Abitibi Eskimos will open training camp at the Whitney Arena on Tuesday in hopes of finding a few gems to augment their roster for the 2013-14 NOJHL campaign. “The majority of our team from last year probably won’t be there,” said Eskimos coach and GM Paul Gagne. “It’s more of a mini camp, […]
IROQUOIS FALLS - Abitibi Eskimos forward Aaron Kerr is one of 15 Northern Ontario Junior ‘A’ Hockey League players who have been chosen to take part in the first-ever Ontario Summer Select Showcase, Aug. 10-11. The only Eskimos selected, Kerr is pumped about the opportunity to take part in the event. “To be invited to that camp […]
SUDBURY – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Tuesday that 15 of its players have been invited to attend the first-ever Ontario Summer Select Showcase, Aug. 10-11, at the Benson Complex in Cornwall. All of the NOJHLers will be among a group of 80 in total representing some of the top 19 and under […]
