A quick start proved to be the difference as the Abitibi Eskimos built a 4-0 lead, en route to the 6-2 win over the North Bay Jr. “A” Trappers at Memorial Gardens on Sunday night. This was the third straight game that the Traps were caught down by four goals and Trappers head coach Tom […]
IROQUOIS FALLS — Abitibi Eskimos greeted the Gold Miners the same way they used to welcome the Blue Devils on Saturday night at the Jus Jordan Arena — by scoring a 6-1 victory over the Kirkland Lakers. And once again it was the big line doing much of the damage. Centre Corey Hamel scored twice […]
Jake Ryan has made a big impact in his first four games with the Abitibi Eskimos. And his strong play hasn’t just been noticed by Eskimos officials and Abitibi fans, either. Ryan has been named one of the Northern Ontario Junior ‘A’ Hockey League’s three stars of the week — joining Soo Eagles sniper Brian […]
Articles Release Date: Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012 NOJHL contact: Robert Mazzuca, Commissioner705-670-8627 (Phone) – rjm@persona.ca (Email) – http://www.nojhl.com/ (Website) Soo Thunderbirds among CJHL elite in winning percentage SUDBURY, Ont. – As the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League heads towards the stretch drive and the upcoming playoffs, the front-running Soo Thunderbirds have shown to be among […]
When you play on a line with Marc-Alain Begin and Richard Therrien you can sometimes get overlooked. The Soo Eagles are not likely to overlook Corey Hamel any time soon, however. Hamel scored twice and set up two goals to lead the Abitibi Eskimos to a 7-4 win over the visitors Saturday night at the […]
SUDBURY— Sitting pretty with a two-goal lead, the Abitibi Eskimos were 3:09 away from redemption against the Cubs on Wednesday night. That’s when disaster struck, however, as the home side scored three times to steal a 6-5 victory over their Northern Ontario Junior ‘A’ Hockey League Eastern Division rivals. “We had a great game, we […]
Release Date: Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012 NOJHL contact: Robert Mazzuca, Commissioner705-670-8627 (Phone) – rjm@persona.ca (Email) – http://www.nojhl.com/ (Website) New Kirkland Lake ownership group awaits final approval SUDBURY, Ont. –Another week in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League gets underway this evening as the surging Sudbury Cubs host their division rival the Abitibi Eskimos at McClelland […]
The North Bay Trappers had trouble containing the Abitibi Eskimos’ power play and that proved the difference atMemorialGardens, Sunday night. The Eskimos (19-14-4) scored their first three goals with the man advantage on their way to a 5-2 win in front of 532 fans to move six points ahead of the Trappers (18-16-0) in the […]
n the words of Timmins-born country singer Shania Twain: “That don’t impress me much.” In fact, it was hard to tell who was less impressed with the performance of the Abitibi Eskimos in Thursday’s 8-6 loss to the Sudbury Cubs at the McIntyre Arena: Coach and general manager Paul Gagne, or the crowd of 636 […]
Release Date: Wednesday, Jan. 11, 201 Busy nine-game week in store for the NOJHL SUDBURY, Ont. –A busy stretch sees a total of nine games on the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League slate this week with each of those contests set to be played over a five-day period. Action gets underway Wednesday evening at […]
