ENGLEHART — Abitibi Eskimos put themselves “behind the eight ball” Wednesday night and the Kirkland Lake Blue Devils made them pay. With numerous regulars still out of the lineup because of suspensions and many of the players dressed fighting the flu, the Eskimos dropped a 4-1 decision to their Eastern Division rivals. “We put ourselves […]
The Eskis newest acquisition is poised to make an impact. Jason Forward was recently acquired by the Abitibi Eskimos of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. The 6’2″ 19-year-old began the 2011/12 season with the Kirkland Lake Blue Devils, where he had one goal and 12 points through 26 games. Forward left the Blue Devils […]
The Abitibi Eskimos may be missing even more players from their line-up when they travel to Englehart for a meeting with the Kirkland Lake Blue Devils on Wednesday. Forwards Jordan Delaurier, Ryan Mercier and Preston Lacasse served the first games of their two-game suspensions Saturday night during a 2-0 loss to the Blind River Beavers. […]
SUDBURY — Jayce Douskey’s goal 3:32 into overtime lifted Sudbury Cubs to a 6-5 win over the Abitibi Eskimos at the McClelland Arena Wednesday night. Sudbury jumped on the Eskimos early, scoring three times in the game’s first 10 minutes as they enjoyed a 3-1 advantage after the first period of play. Jamie Haines scored […]
Martin Bilodeau turned in a stellar effort on Friday night as the Eskis sent the Blue Devils home with their tails between their legs. The Abitibi Eskimos of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League redeemed themselves with a 4-2 victory at the McIntyre Arena against the Kirkland Lake Blue Devils. “I think the players […]
The Abitibi Eskimos failed to find the win column this week, however, one of their players — winger Jacob Kord — has been named one of the Northern Ontario Junior ‘A’ Hockey League’s Players of the Week. Kord, who just returned from the injury list, picked up four points in this past weekend’s two games […]
An ineffective power-play and a costly penalty late in overtime cost the game for the Eskis. The Abitibi Eskimos of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League had a disappointing home-and-away series against the Kirkland Lake Blue Devils this past weekend, as they only managed to pick up one point out of a possible four. This […]
IROQUOIS FALLS — Abitibi Eskimos finally discovered the formula for not trailing 5-2 in the third period — score six goals in the first two periods. The Eskimos scored early and often to stun the Soo Thunderbirds 10-4 at the Jus Jordan Arena Saturday night. That decisive victory followed three straight Northern Ontario Junior ‘A’ […]
IROQUOIS FALLS — Trailing 5-2 in the third period is becoming habit forming for the Abitibi Eskimos. Last Thursday, the Eskimos trailed 5-2 in the third period before rallying to force overtime in a game they eventually lost 6-5 to the Trappers. On Saturday, they trailed the Sudbury Cubs 5-2 before coming up one goal […]
For the second straight game, the Abitibi Eskimos found themselves trailing by three goals in the third period. Unlike Thursday night in North Bay, however, the Eskimos’ comeback attempt on home ice against the Sudbury Cubs fell one goal short. Trailing 5-2 heading into the third period, the Eskimos got power-play goals from Corey Hamel […]
