CHELMSFORD, Ont. – A Jacob Partridge penalty shot goal 17:35 into the first overtime was the decider as the Rayside-Balfour Canadians edged the Cochrane Crunch 2-1 in a barn-burner of a Game 1 of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League championship series Friday evening in front of a near capacity crowd of 523 at Chelmsford […]
SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Tuesday the game schedule for the NOJHL championship final between the Rayside-Balfour Canadians and the Cochrane Crunch. This best-of-seven final begins Friday and Saturday with Games 1 & 2 at 7 p.m. at Chelmsford Arena. From there the two sides will head to Tim Horton […]
SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Monday that forward Kyle Liinamaa of the Rayside-Balfour Canadians along with goaltenders Shayne Battler of the Cochrane Crunch and Eric Jackson of the Timmins Rock have been named its Eastlink TV Playoffs 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending April 8. KYLE LIINAMAA, […]
SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Saturday the following statement regarding the devastating tragedy involving the Humboldt Broncos of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, Friday. “On behalf of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, our member clubs, team staffs, players, families, billet families and fans, we extend our deepest and heartfelt […]
COCHRANE, Ont. – The Cochrane Crunch picked up a pair of goals from Zach Hayes then withstood a valiant Timmins Rock comeback bid before prevailing 4-2 Friday in Game 5 Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League East Division Final Friday at Tim Horton Event Centre. With the result, Cochrane wins the best-of-seven series 4-1 and will […]
TIMMINS, Ont. – A Kyle Herbster goal with 5:01 remaining in regulation proved to be the only one of the night as the Cochrane Crunch pulled out a narrow 1-0 victory over the Timmins Rock Wednesday evening in Game 4 of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League East Division Final with 1,311 spectators on hand […]
TIMMINS, Ont. – Eric Jackson stepped in to make his first start of the playoffs Monday for the Timmins Rock and proceeded to turn aside all 32 shots he faced to shutout the Cochrane Crunch 2-0 in Game 3 of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League East Division Final in front of 1,428 raucous fans […]
SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Monday that goaltenders Eric Schuch of the Soo Thunderbirds, Taylor Unruh of the Cochrane Crunch and Brayden Lachance of the Rayside-Balfour Canadians have been named its Eastlink TV Playoffs 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending April 1. ERIC SCHUCH, (G) SOO THUNDERBIRDS […]
COCHRANE, Ont. – The Cochrane Crunch have gained the early upper hand in the East Division Final with the Timmins Rock after skating to a 3-1 Game 2 victory in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League playoff action Saturday at Tim Horton Event Centre. With the outcome, the Crunch now leads the best-of-seven series 2-0 heading […]
COCHRANE, Ont. – The Cochrane Crunch broke open a one-goal game with three second period markers to help send them to a 6-2 victory over the Timmins Rock in the opening contest of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League’s East Division Final Friday at Tim Horton Event Centre. Nicolas Flanders started the Crunch off with […]
