GALLERY: Rock posts league-best 8th shutout in blanking Crunch

TIMMINS, Ont. – The vaunted Timmins Rock goaltending and solid defensive corps posted their Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League-leading eighth shutout of the season Tuesday evening as they blanked the Cochrane Crunch 4-0 at McIntyre Arena with 885 fans on hand. The victory was the fourth in a row for Timmins, who have only allowed […]

GALLERY: Perala picks up OT winner as Crunch hold off Gold Miners comeback

COCHRANE, Ont. – Owen Perala’s second goal of the game, coming 21 seconds into overtime, helped the Cochrane Crunch hold off a Kirkland Lake Gold Miners comeback bid and prevail with a 4-3 triumph in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action Friday at Tim Horton Events Centre. Cochrane was quick out of the gate, grabbing […]

GALLERY: Lumberjacks hold off late surge to edge Crunch

HEARST, Ont. – After building up a three-goal lead, the Hearst Lumberjacks needed to withstand a late comeback bid before eventually prevailing with a narrow 4-3 victory over the Cochrane Crunch in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter Sunday at Claude Larose Arena. Setting the tone early, Hearst opened the scoring less than two […]

Serre supplies 2 as Blind River wins in Cochrane

COCHRANE, Ont. – Blind River Beavers captain Caleb Serre continued his impressive season by scoring twice, including collecting the game-winner, in leading his side to a 5-2 triumph over the Cochrane Crunch in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play Saturday at Tim Horton Events Centre. Blind River was the first to score on the night […]

GALLERY: Voodoos need OT vs. Crunch to pull out 19th consecutive victory

POWASSAN, Ont. – A Gregory Trudeau-Paquet power play goal halfway through overtime helped thwart a late comeback by the Cochrane Crunch as the Powassan Voodoos pulled out their 19th straight Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League victory with a 3-2 decision Sunday at the Powassan Sportsplex. Up a skater near the midway point of the first […]

Hearst earns 5-2 win over Cochrane

HEARST, Ont. – Three third period goals broke open a tie game as the Hearst Lumberjacks went on to skate past the Cochrane Crunch 5-2 in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action Sunday with over 700 fans on hand at Claude Larose Arena. Continuing to make his mark since returning the Lumberjacks line-up in late […]

Boutin backstops Crunch as Cochrane blanks French River

COCHRANE, Ont. – Cochrane Crunch goaltender Carson Boutin registered his second Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League shutout of the season as his 27-save performance helped his side blanked the French River Rapids 5-0 Friday night at Tim Horton Events Centre. After notching the game-winner late in Wednesday home triumph over Hearst, Cochrane captain Hunter Buzzi […]

Buzzi’s late marker helps Cochrane edge Hearst

COCHRANE, Ont. – A goal, with a pile of bodies jammed in front, by Cochrane Crunch captain Hunter Buzzi, with just over a minute remaining, proved to be the game-winner in an eventual 5-3 victory over the Hearst Lumberjacks Wednesday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at Tim Horton Events Centre. The Crunch power […]

Cochrane back in win column with victory in French River

FRENCH RIVER – Jordan Fielding picked up his first two Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League goals and assisted on the game-winner as the Cochrane Crunch collected a 5-3 decision over the French River Rapids Saturday at Noelville Arena Cochrane got the evening’s scoring going 14:19 into the first period when Nicholas Grandy notched his eighth […]

GALLERY: Voodoos win 14th straight with narrow decision over Crunch

POWASSAN, Ont. – A Tomas Yachmenev marker four minutes and 37 seconds into the first period held up as the game-winner as the surging Powassan Voodoos won their 14th Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League game in a row Friday as they went on to edge the Cochrane Crunch 2-0 Friday at the Powassan Sportsplex. The […]