SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) announced Monday that goaltender Ayden Mullen (Timmins Rock), along with forwards James Legler (Soo Thunderbirds) and Wyatt Groth (Soo Thunderbirds) have been named its Rogers 3 Stars of the Week, for the period ending March 1.
Ayden Mullen, (G) Timmins Rock – Coming up big against the two highest scoring teams in the league, Mullen backstopped the Rock to a pair of victories last week.
The 16-year-old rookie goalkeeper from Kingston, Ont., began with a 36-save shutout of the Powassan Voodoos Friday night then followed that up with handling 28 of the 30 attempts he faced Sunday afternoon to hand the front-running Greater Sudbury Cubs their first loss in regulation time since back on November 8.
Coming out of the Quinte Devils U16 AAA program, Mullen wrapped up his run with a 1.00 goals-against average, to go with a .970 save percentage, in raising his overall win total this season to 15, which tops all rookies.
James Legler, (F) Soo Thunderbirds – With back-to-back four-point outings, the 20-year-old Thunderbirds captain led all NOJHL skaters offensively during the time frame.
The 20-year-old, who hails from Beaconsfield, Que., posted consecutive one-goal, three-assist efforts as Sault Ste. Marie rolled to big wins over rivals, the Soo Eagles and Blind River Beavers. This included setting up the deciding marker versus the Eagles and notching the game-winner against the Beavers.
An alumnus of the Ontario Hockey Academy Prep program in Cornwall, Ont., Legler has been over a point-per-game provider in his three seasons with the Thunderbirds, having accumulated 143 in 140 contests, featuring 20 tallies and 34 assists so far in 2025-26.
Wyatt Groth, (F) Soo Thunderbirds – After playing previously with his hometown Madison Capitols U18 AAA squad in Wisconsin, Groth, 19, is now making his mark with the T-Birds.
He supplied multiple-point efforts for the club over the weekend, with five in total, as he dished out a couple of helpers in the triumph vs. the Eagles, then set a personal season high with two tallies and an assist in the matchup with Blind River.
In the 13 games on the campaign, in which Groth has picked up at least one point, the T-Birds sport a record of 10-2-0-1.
Rogers NOJHL 3 Stars
Week 1
Anthony Boyes, (F) Powassan Voodoos
Joseph Coates, (F) Espanola Paper Kings
Glen McInnes, (G) Kirkland Lake Gold Miners
Week 2
Ty McKay, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks
Brant Romaniuk, (F) Timmins Rock
Deven Jones-McDonald, (F) Soo Thunderbirds
Week 3
Mathieu Comeau, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks
Cameron Menard, (F) Espanola Paper Kings
Caleb Dawson, (F) Powassan Voodoos
Week 4
Mason Janicki, (G) Blind River Beavers
Mathieu Comeau, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks
Keiran Caughran, (G) French River Rapids
Week 5
Jax Pereira, (F) Powassan Voodoos
Ayden Mullen, (G) Timmins Rock
Micah Seery, (D) Soo Eagles
Week 6
Mason Walker, (F) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Logan Vale, (G) Espanola Paper Kings
Henry Ouellet, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks
Week 7
Shea Chornley, (F) Soo Thunderbirds
Spencer Horgan, (D) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Frédéric Cousineau, (G) (Timmins Rock)
Week 8
Cameron Menard, (F) Espanola Paper Kings
Daks Klinkhammer, (F) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Kaeden McArthur, (F) Timmins Rock
Week 9
Jace Knoerle, (G) Soo Eagles
James Legler, (F) Soo Thunderbirds
Brant Romaniuk, (F) Timmins Rock
Week 10
Finn Manttari, (D) Kirkland Lake Gold Miners
Owen King, (F) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Mathieu Comeau, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks
Week 11
Mason Walker, (F) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Braedyn Cyr, (D) Timmins Rock
Shea Chornley, (F) Soo Thunderbirds
Week 12
Frédéric Cousineau, (G) Timmins Rock
Nolan Newton, (F) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Jonah McIndoo, (F) Blind River Beavers
Week 13
Matthew Vahramian, (G) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Kaeden McArthur, (F) Timmins Rock
Marcus Krats, (D) Powassan Voodoos
Week 14
Chase Thompson, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks
Dylan Rousselle, (D) Powassan Voodoos
Michael Tamburro, (G) Iroquois Falls Storm
Week 15
Alex Povorozniouk, (F) Soo Eagles
Gabriel Clark, (D) Soo Eagles
Jacob Peterson, (F) Soo Eagles
Week 16
Owen King, (F) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Braedyn Cyr, (D) Timmins Rock
Mathieu Comeau, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks
Week 17
Spencer Horgan, (D) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Jace Knoerle, (G) Soo Eagles
Ayden Mullen, (G) Timmins Rock
Week 18
Hugo Allard, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks
Deven Jones-McDonald, (F) Soo Thunderbirds
Daks Klinkhammer, (F) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Week 19
Ryan Saginaw, (F) Powassan Voodoos
Derrick Champagne, (G) Powassan Voodoos
Luc Warner, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks
Week 20
Ethan Hoff, (F) Soo Eagles
Nathan Seed, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks
Logan Vale, (G) Espanola Paper Kings
Week 21
Spencer Horgan, (D) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Carter Drigo, (F) Espanola Paper Kings
Nathan Maguire, (G) Soo Thunderbirds
Week 22
Mathieu Comeau, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks
Mason Walker, (F) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Cole Vreugdenhil, (G) Powassan Voodoos
Week 23
Ayden Mullen, (G) Timmin Rock
James Legler, (F) Soo Thunderbirds
Wyatt Groth, (F) Soo Thunderbirds
