Rock, Crunch renew rivalry

Forward Derek Seguin fires a shot on goalie Brendan Bishop during one of the drills at the Timmins Rock practice Tuesday night at the McIntyre Arena. Bishop has been cleared to face shots, but he will be held out of a pair of exhibition games against the Cochrane Crunch this weekend for precautionary reasons. The […]

Bishop itching to practice

TIMMINS – It remains to be seen when Brendan Bishop will set up shop in the Timmins Rock crease, but the puck stopper is confident it will be sooner rather than later. By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Sunday, August 20, 2017 7:09:06 EDT PM TIMMINS – It remains to be seen when Brendan Bishop will set up […]

GALLERY: Rock acquire Seguin’s rights

TIMMINS – The Timmins Rock have acquired the rights to forward Derek Seguin from the Brantford 99ers, of the GOJHL, in exchange for a player development fee. By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Friday, August 18, 2017 5:07:37 EDT PM Prior to the transaction, Seguin had been skating with his new Rock teammates to get ready to […]

GALLERY: Players impress Beer

TIMMINS – With training camp now in high gear, the Timmins Rock are continuing to prepare for the opening of their exhibition season next Friday. By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Friday, August 18, 2017 4:55:18 EDT PM Coach Corey Beer has been impressed with what he has seen from his players during the early stages of […]

GALLERY: Rock open training camp

By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Thursday, August 17, 2017 6:47:27 EDT PM TIMMINS – The Timmins Rock officially opened training camp at the McIntyre Arena Thursday with the bulk of the team’s roster now having reported. For the second-straight day, new head coach Corey Beer and holdover assistants James Daschuk and Marc Bisson put the group, […]

GALLERY: Rock hit the ice

By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Wednesday, August 16, 2017 2:43:57 EDT PM TIMMINS – The Timmins Rock rolled onto the ice at the McIntyre Arena Tuesday night in advance of the “official” opening of training camp on Thursday. It presented an opportunity for new head coach Corey Beer to begin teaching the defence-first system he hopes […]

Rock land an Aviator

By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Tuesday, August 15, 2017 5:40:19 EDT PM TIMMINS – An Aviator has landed with the Timmins Rock as the NOJHL squad attempts to reach new heights in 2017-18. The Rock have acquired speedy 1997-birth-year centre C.J. Bradburn from the New York Aviators, of the USPHL, in exchange for a player development […]

GALLERY: Rock bolster blue-line

By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Monday, August 7, 2017 3:51:44 EDT PM TIMMINS – The Timmins Rock blue-line received an injection of experience, size and talent with the addition of three defencemen. Veteran James Watier has confirmed he will return to the maroon, gold and white for a second NOJHL season, while the Rock have acquired […]

NOJHL announces league Showcase schedule

NORTHERN ONTARIO JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE NOJHL MEDIA UPDATE Release Date: Monday, Aug. 7, 2017 NOJHL announces league Showcase schedule SUDBURY – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Monday the schedule for its upcoming Showcase, Oct. 10-11, at the Gerry McCrory Countryside Sports Complex in Sudbury. All 12 NOJHL member clubs will take to the […]

Hautanen commits to Mustangs

By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins) Thursday, August 3, 2017 7:13:24 EDT PM TIMMINS – Former Timmins Rock defenceman Nicholas Hautanen will be patrolling the blue-line for the Morrisville State College Mustangs this season. Hautanen joins a number of other Rock grads — including Jordan Rendle and Brendan Campbell at Trinity Western University, Albert Rogers at Saint […]