SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Wednesday the format and timeline for the upcoming 2020 NOJHL playoffs and the quest for the Copeland Cup-McNamara Trophy NOJHL championship. Of the 12 league teams, the top five clubs in each of the NOJHL’s East and West Divisions will qualify for postseason play. Round […]

HEARST, Ont. – An Owen Perala marker 13 seconds into overtime was the difference as the Cochrane Crunch rallied for a 3-2 come from behind victory over the Hearst Lumberjacks in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Family Day matinee at Claude Larose Arena in front of over 700 fans. Hearst came out hard in […]

COCHRANE, Ont. – The Cochrane Crunch saw Michel Mizerak tally twice, including collecting the game-winner with four and a half minutes remaining in regulation, to help propel his club to an eventual 5-3 decision over the Hearst Lumberjacks in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest Saturday at Tim Horton Events Centre. Cochrane also started […]

TIMMINS, Ont. – Having already established the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League single-season record for shutouts in a season, Tyler Masternak tacked on another to his totals Tuesday evening, with No. 8 on the campaign, as he blanked the Cochrane Crunch 5-0 at McIntyre Arena with 849 spectators on hand. Timmins began the offensive proceedings […]

COCHRANE, Ont. – A three-goal second period outburst by the Cochrane Crunch broke open a scoreless game before they withstood a comeback bid by the Powassan Voodoos in the final frame and held on for a 3-2 triumph in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action Saturday at Tim Horton Events Centre. Following a scoreless opening […]

COCHRANE, Ont. – The Timmins Rock got two goals and an assist from Tyler Gilberds to help propel them to a 6-2 victory over the Cochrane Crunch Friday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter at Tim Horton Events Centre. First period play saw the Rock get off to a strong start, picking up […]

COCHRANE, Ont. – Getting two goals in each of the first two periods, the Cochrane Crunch would need each of them before eventually holding off a comeback bid by the Hearst Lumberjacks and prevailing 5-3 Tuesday night in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest at Tim Horton Events Centre. The Lumberjacks clicked just 50 […]

TIMMINS, Ont. – A fortunate bounce deep in regulation left Cameron Kosurko with a tap in with two and a half minutes remaining and proved to be the game-winner as the Timmins Rock went on to top the Cochrane Crunch 4-2 in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action Saturday at McIntyre Arena in front of […]

COCHRANE, Ont. – A standout 45-save performance by Cochrane Crunch goaltender Zach Wickson backstopped his side to a 3-1 triumph over the Timmins Rock Friday night in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest at Tim Horton Events Centre. Collecting his first NOJHL goal, two minutes into the contest, was Zachary Fortin of Timmins as […]

FRENCH RIVER – A three-goal third period comeback, including a shorthanded effort by Matthew Minichiello with just over nine minutes to play, helped the Cochrane Crunch rally for an eventual 7-6 decision over the French River Rapids in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up Saturday at Noelville Arena. A free-wheeling first frame saw the […]