SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – The Cochrane Crunch capped off a week-long road trip in style by rallying for four unanswered third period tallies to pull out a significant 6-4 come from behind victory over the Soo Thunderbirds Sunday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at John Rhodes Community Centre. Each side would connect […]

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Tristan Taillefer tallied twice Saturday night as his efforts helped the Cochrane Crunch earn a 4-3 decision over the Soo Eagles in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at Pullar Stadium. Taillefer got the Crunch going with the lone marker of the opening 20 minutes as he notched his second […]

ELLIOT LAKE, Ont. – The Elliot Lake Wildcats stormed out to an early 3-0 lead and never trailed as they went on to defeat the visiting Cochrane Crunch 5-3 Friday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at Centennial Arena. In didn’t take Elliot Lake long to get going offensively as Noah Minns put in […]

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League’s (NOJHL) 3rd Annual Showcase was not only an action-packed two days of hockey, but an event that helped raise more than $4,500 for the Canadian Mental Health Association – Sudbury/Manitoulin (CMHA – S/M) branch. For the second straight year, the NOJHL used the event to put […]

SUDBURY, Ont. – Lucas Theriault of the Soo Thunderbirds notched the lone goal in the shootout to lift his side to a 4-3 victory over the Cochrane Crunch in an action-packed finale to the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Showcase Wednesday at Gerry McCrory Countryside Sports Complex. Down a man in the latter stages of […]

SUDBURY, Ont. – The second and final day of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Showcase goes Wednesday at the Gerry McCrory Countryside Sports Complex in Sudbury with all 12-member clubs in action. Day 1 of the event was well attended by fans as well as a plethora of scouts ranging from the NCAA and […]

SUDBURY, Ont. – Cochrane Crunch forward Baldino Aiello notched a third period natural hat trick to break open a tie game to lead his team to a 5-2 win over the Elliot Lake Wildcats Tuesday in Day 1 competition at the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Showcase at the Gerry McCrory Countryside Sports Complex. Each […]

COCHRANE, Ont. – The Cochrane Crunch notched a season game-high three power play goals to help them skate to an eventual 4-2 decision over the Rayside-Balfour Canadians Friday night in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up at Tim Horton Events Centre. After finishing last season second in the league in goals scored with 233, […]

SUDBURY, Ont. – Teams from across the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) will face-off in the 3rd Annual NOJHL Showcase at Greater Sudbury’s Gerry McCrory Countryside Sports Complex Tuesday, October 9 and Wednesday, October 10. This two-day event will feature all 12 NOJHL teams competing, with each game counting towards the overall regular season […]

COCHRANE, Ont. – Tomi Gagnon was there every time he was called upon as his 41 saves did the trick as the Hearst Lumberjacks went on to slip past the Cochrane Crunch 1-0 Wednesday in a low-scoring Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League affair at Tim Horton Events Centre. First period play saw the Crunch pump […]