GALLERY: Hat trick for Martone as Powassan tightens race for first overall by defeating Cochrane

POWASSAN, Ont. – Backed by a Seiji Martone hat trick, the quest for first place in the overall Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League standings grew ever tighter Friday as the Powassan Voodoos defeated the Cochrane Crunch 4-1 Friday at the Powassan Sportsplex. With the victory, the Voodoos rejoined the idle Timmins Rock back for a […]

Crunch outlast Rapids in high-scoring affair played in Iroquois Falls

IROQUOIS FALLS, Ont. – With plenty of offensive fire power on both sides the Cochrane Crunch went on to outlast the French River Rapids Friday with an eventual 8-7 victory in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League neutral site affair at Jus Jordan Arena in Iroquois Falls. Cochrane came out quickly and skated out to […]

NOJHL names its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Tuesday that forwards Caleb Serre (Blind River Beavers); Stewart Parnell (Timmins Rock) and Matthew Minichiello (Cochrane Crunch) have been named its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending Jan. 12. CALEB SERRE, (F) BLIND RIVER BEAVERS – Helping Blind River regain […]

Rapid outburst sends Crunch past Gold Miners

KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. – A trio of tallies in rapid succession during a second period outburst played a big part in the Cochrane Crunch skating to a 6-1 victory over the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter Sunday at Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. Despite a late arrival in Kirkland […]

Strong finish leads Kirkland Lake over Cochrane

COCHRANE, Ont. – A four-goal third period surge broke open a tie game as the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners went on to defeat the Cochrane Crunch 5-1 Friday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at Tim Horton Events Centre. The match-up was tightly contested throughout the first half of the game, including a scoreless […]

GALLERY: Timmins pulls out OT triumph over Cochrane

TIMMINS, Ont. – Despite holding a big edge in the shots on goal department, the Timmins Rock required a Stewart Parnell goal 53 seconds into overtime to pull out a narrow 4-3 victory over the Cochrane Crunch in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action Thursday night in front of 921 fans at McIntyre Arena. Picking […]

Make-up date; venue change announced for pair of NOJHL contests

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League has announced a make-up date for a previously postponed contest as well as a venue change for an upcoming game. The earlier December 12 called off match-up between the Timmins Rock and Kirkland Lake Gold Miners will now be played at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January […]

NOJHL names its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Monday that forward Nicholas Grandy (Cochrane Crunch) along with goaltenders Sebastian Woods (French River Rapids) and Sam Evola (Soo Thunderbirds) have been named its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending Jan. 5. NICHOLAS GRANDY, (F) COCHRANE CRUNCH – The 20-year-old […]

GALLERY: Grandy gets 2 as Cochrane clips Hearst

COCHRANE, Ont. – The Cochrane Crunch saw Nicholas Grandy collect a pair of tallies, including his second straight game-winning goal, to help send the Cochrane Crunch past the visiting Hearst Lumberjacks 5-1 in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play Sunday at Tim Horton Events Centre. The match-up saw Cochrane skate out to a 2-1 lead […]

Cochrane comes back late to edge Kirkland Lake in OT

COCHRANE, Ont. – After seeing his side tie it late in regulation, Nicholas Grandy was the hero as his coast-to-coast rush resulted in him burying the game-winner 63 seconds into overtime to give the Cochrane Crunch a thrilling 4-3 come from behind victory over the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners in an entertaining Northern Ontario Junior […]