Rock face busy weekend

Goalie Brendan Bishop, shown here in action against the Hearst Lumberjacks during an NOJHL exhibition game at the McIntyre Arena on Aug. 31, recorded some impressive preseason stats. He posted a 1.98 goals against average and a .945 saves percentage. Both Bishop and Eric Jackson are expected to see action this weekend when the Rock […]

GALLERY: Rock double up Lumberjacks

Timmins Rock goalie Brendan Bishop makes a sprawling save as Lumberjacks forward Max Johnson attempts to gain control of the rebound during the second period of an NOJHL exhibition game at the Claude Larose Arena in Hearst Sunday night. The Rock doubled the Lumberjacks 4-2 to sweep their home-and-home series and close out the exhibition […]

GALLERY: Rock topple Lumberjacks

Timmins Rock forward C.J. Bradburn beats Hearst Lumberjacks goalie Nicholas Dube for a goal during the third period of Thursday night’s NOJHL exhibition game at the McIntyre Arena. Bradburn’s goal put the Rock in front 6-1 and chased Dube from the Hearst net. The Rock went on to defeat the Lumberjacks 6-2 in the first […]

Rock name Mathieu captain

TIMMINS – Wayne Mathieu has been named the third captain in Timmins Rock history. By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Thursday, August 31, 2017 4:58:25 EDT PM Technically, the franchise has had many, many more captains, but prior to the team’s return to Timmins they wore Abitibi Eskimos, Iroquois Falls Jr. Eskis, or Timmins Golden Bears uniforms. […]

Rock host Lumberjacks Thursday

TIMMINS – Two games into their exhibition season, the Timmins Rock continue to be a work in progress as they get ready for the 2017-18 NOJHL campaign. By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Wednesday, August 30, 2017 5:33:26 EDT PM “We are going to have to clean up our play in our own end,” Rock coach Corey […]

NOJHL team preseason preview: Timmins Rock

SUDBURY, Ont. – Coming off a RBC Cup Canadian Jr. A championship as a member of the Cobourg Cougars (OJHL) staff in May, Corey Beer will look to continue his winning ways now that he’s joined the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League’s Timmins Rock as their new head coach. Hired back on June 1 after […]

GALLERY: Rock edge Crunch

IROQUOIS FALLS – The Timmins Rock held on for a 4-3 victory Sunday night at the Jus Jordan Arena and a split of their two-game exhibition series against the Cochrane Crunch. By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Monday, August 28, 2017 1:49:04 EDT AM Two nights after scoring a pair of goals in the final 1:02 of […]

GALLERY: Crunch edge Rock in OT

IROQUOIS FALLS – Josh Roberts’ goal 13 seconds into overtime lifted the Cochrane Crunch to a 6-5 win over the Timmins Rock Friday night at the Jus Jordan Arena. By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Saturday, August 26, 2017 1:40:19 EDT AM It was the first exhibition game of the NOJHL pre-season for both clubs, with many […]

Duo make Rock debuts

TIMMINS – Forwards Connor Losen and Donny Schultz made their debuts in Timmins Rock uniforms during Friday night’s NOJHL exhibition contest against the Cochrane Crunch at the Jus Jordan Arena. By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Friday, August 25, 2017 4:20:54 EDT PM And it appears fans might get to see a lot more of the duo […]

GALLERY: Fundraiser a slam-dunk success

TIMMINS – After a fairly intense 90-minute practice Wednesday night at the McIntyre Arena, Timmins Rock players got to enact a little good-natured revenge on coach Corey Beer Thursday at Kia of Timmins. By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Thursday, August 24, 2017 9:50:16 EDT PM As part of the Kia Drive Change initiative, Beer volunteered to […]