GALLERY: Wickson stands tall as Cochrane blanks French River

FRENCH RIVER – Cochrane Crunch goaltender Zach Wickson was there when called upon, stopping all 37 shots he faced Sunday to post his first Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League shutout, a 2-0 triumph over the French River Rapids at Noelville Arena. It was a battle of the netminders throughout the first half of the contest […]

Stos strikes twice as Cochrane gets past Hearst

COCHRANE, Ont. – Jacob Stos tallied twice, which included the game-winner, and added an assist for a career-high three-point night to help the Cochrane Crunch register a 6-4 victory over the Hearst Lumberjacks Friday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter at Tim Horton Events Centre. A fast and furious start to the contest […]

NOJHL announces venue change for Nov. 30 Crunch – Express contest to Little Current, Ont.

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League has announced the following venue change: The contest between the Cochrane Crunch and the Espanola Express, originally scheduled to be played on Friday, Nov. 30 at the Espanola Regional Recreation Complex, will now be held at the Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands Recreation Centre in Little […]

Eastern Canada Cup concludes for NOJHL East

QUINTE WEST, Ont. – Ontario Junior Hockey League Coffey scored in the final minute, with an extra attacker, to force a shootout where they went on to defeat Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League East 3-2 Wednesday morning in the final game for both sides at the Eastern Canada Cup All-Star Challenge at Duncan McDonald Memorial […]

CCHL Yzerman rallies past NOJHL East in Eastern Canada Cup action

QUINTE WEST, Ont. – A Jeremie Lavallee goal with 46.5 seconds remaining was the game-winner as the Central Canada Hockey League Yzerman Division rallied for a 3-2 triumph over Team Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League East Tuesday in Day 2 action in the Eastern Canada Cup All-Star Challenge at Duncan McDonald Memorial Gardens in Trenton. […]

NOJHL East falls to LHJAAAQ St. Louis at Eastern Canada Cup

QUINTE WEST, Ont. – The St. Louis Division selects from the Quebec Junior AAA Hockey League used the strength of five final period tallies to blank Team Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League East 5-0 Monday in Day 1 play at the Eastern Canada Cup All-Star Challenge at Duncan McDonald Memorial Gardens in Trenton. A tight-checking […]

Cochrane picks up win Sunday in Hearst

HEARST, Ont. – A four-goal second period outburst helped lift the Cochrane Crunch to a 6-2 decision over the Hearst Lumberjacks in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play Sunday at Claude Larose Arena. The visiting Crunch also opened the scoring with the lone tally of the first frame as Trent Grimshaw picked up his fourth […]

GALLERY: Timmins terrific in triumph over Cochrane

TIMMINS, Ont. – Eamon Bollinger scored twice, including the game-winner, as the Timmins Rock went on top the Cochrane Crunch 6-2 Friday night in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League East Division encounter at McIntyre Arena. Despite Cochrane having a number of man advantage opportunities in the opening frame, it was Timmins that clicked offensively […]

Whelan tallies twice as Crunch edge Wildcats

COCHRANE, Ont. – Austin Whelan’s second goal of the game, coming with 4:47 left in regulation, was the decider as the Cochrane Crunch earned a narrow 2-1 triumph over the visiting Elliot Lake Wildcats Thursday evening in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter at Tim Horton Events Centre. Going to the power play in […]

Resilient Powassan rallies past Cochrane for 7th straight win

POWASSAN, Ont. – The Powassan Voodoos proved to be ever-resilient once more as they battled back from a deficit to defeat the Cochrane Crunch 7-4 Monday evening at the Powassan Sportsplex for their seventh Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League victory in succession. Cochrane got the early jump in the contest as they struck twice in […]