GALLERY: Spencer strikes twice as Rock defeat Rapids

FRENCH RIVER – Linden Spencer scored twice, including the game-winner with 6:20 remaining in regulation, as the Timmins Rock went on to defeat the French River Rapids 5-3 Friday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter at Noelville Arena. First period play saw French River get on the board first as Stephen Calisti collected […]

NOJHL announces Hearst – Timmins first round playoff schedule

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Friday the game schedule for its upcoming first-round East Division playoff match-up between the No. 4 seeded Hearst Lumberjacks and the No. 5 Timmins Rock. This best-of-three affair will commence on Saturday, March 10 at 7:30 p.m. at Claude Larose Arena in Hearst. Game No. […]

GALLERY: Rock snap winless skid

Timmins Rock forward Derek Seguin unsuccessfully attempts to gain control of a loose puck in front of Kirkland Lake Gold Miners netminder Ryan Winter as teammate Jordan Picard looks on during the first period of Wednesday night’s NOJHL game at the McIntyre Arena. It would not matter, however, as the Rock went on to post […]

GALLERY: Crunch dump Rock

Caleb Dolman, of the Cochrane Crunch, raises his arms in the air to celebrate teammate Connor Lovie’s first-period goal as Rock goalie Eric Jackson and defenceman Will Caston look on during Sunday afternoon’s NOJHL game at the McIntyre Arena. Lovie scored three goals to lead the Crunch to a 7-5 victory over the Rock. The […]

GALLERY: Rapids blank Rock 2-0

FRENCH RIVER – The Timmins Rock had a golden opportunity to close the gap on the fourth-place Hearst Lumberjacks to a single point Saturday night at the Noelville Arena, but they came out firing blanks. And as a result of their 2-0 loss to the Rapids, the Rock remain three points back of the Lumberjacks, who dropped […]

Voodoos edge Rock in double OT

POWASSAN – The Timmins Rock dropped a 4-3 double-overtime decision to the Voodoos Friday night at the Sportsplex, but still managed to move one point close to fourth place in the NOJHL’s East Division standings. Starting the night, the Rock trailed Hearst by four points but the single point they were able to secure against the Voodoos, […]

Fourth-place battle heats up

As the NOJHL regular season enters its final few weeks, the battle for fourth place in the East Division standings is starting to heat up. The Hearst Lumberjacks hold a two point lead on the Timmins Rock entering play this week. The two sides have concluded their eight-game head-to-head schedule — including this contest on […]

GALLERY: Crunch sweep Rock

Timmins Rock forward Derek Seguin’s shot bounces off the chest of Crunch goalie Taylor Unruh while Rock forward Evan Kentish-Stack and Crunch D-man Gordon Whalen look on during the third period of Saturday night’s NOJHL game at the Tim Horton Event Centre in Cochrane. The Crunch defeated the Rock 4-1 after posting a 2-1 win […]

Jerseys attract big bids

The Timmins Golden Bears jerseys worn by the Rock during their game against the Powassan Voodoos on Saturday are generating a great deal of interest in this week’s online auction. The No. 2 jersey of defenceman Will Cason — shown here getting low to make a play against the Voodoos — and Yi (Frank) Zhong’s […]

GALLERY: Crunch edge Rock

Timmins Rock goalie Tyler Masternak makes a save on a shot from Cochrane Crunch forward T.J. Delaney during the second period of Thursday night’s NOJHL game at the McIntyre Arena. Delaney’s breakaway attempt was just one of a number of tough stops Masternak had to make in the contest, but the Crunch were able to […]