SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Thursday its 2017-18 regular season award winners as well as its CCM Hockey first and second all-star team recipients. Earning the NOJHL’s Carlo Cattarello Trophy as league Most Valuable Player is Cochrane Crunch defenceman Connor Lovie. The veteran NOJHL blueliner was also named the league’s […]
CALGARY, Alta. – A run of 24 consecutive victories to wrap-up their regular season has helped the Okotoks Oilers (AJHL) secure the No. 1 listing in the final Canadian Junior Hockey League Top 20 rankings for 2017-18. The surging Oilers surpassed the Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL) for top spot, who dipped to No. 2 overall […]
CHELMSFORD, Ont. – Rayside-Balfour Canadians goaltender Brayden Lachance stopped 41 of the 42 shots fired his way to help backstop his side to a 3-1 triumph over the Cochrane Crunch in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League inter-division match-up Sunday evening at Chelmsford Arena. First period play saw Rayside-Balfour pick-up the lone marker of the […]
SUDBURY, Ont. – In suiting up for the Cochrane Crunch Sunday evening vs. the Rayside-Balfour Canadians, Cochrane Crunch captain Connor Lovie became the 10th player in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League history to reach the 200-game plateau in NOJHL history. Also taking part in that match-up was Rayside-Balfour forward Matthew Neault, who is the NOJHL’s […]
COCHRANE, Ont. – The Cochrane Crunch defeated the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners 4-2 Friday night in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest at Tim Horton Event Centre in a preview of an upcoming East Division playoff match-up the two sides will have later this month. Kirkland Lake snagged a 1-0 lead after one period […]
SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Friday its East Division semifinal schedule between the No. 2 divisional seed Cochrane Crunch and No. 3 Kirkland Lake Gold Miners. Action in this best-of-seven match-up will commence Friday, March 16 at 7:30 p.m. at Tim Horton Event Centre in Cochrane. The Crunch will also […]
SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Thursday its respective CCM Hockey player, defenceman, goaltender and rookie of the month for February. CCM HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE MONTH – KYLE HERBSTER, (F) COCHRANE CRUNCH: Taking to the ice in nine games in February, Herbster amassed 21 points along the way with six […]
SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, in conjunction with the Ontario Junior Hockey League and the Superior International Junior Hockey League, announced Thursday that Cochrane, Ont., has been selected as the host community for the 2019 Dudley-Hewitt Cup Central Canadian Jr. A Championship. The town and the NOJHL’s Cochrane Crunch will host […]
SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Monday that forwards Levi Johnson and Kyle Herbster of the Cochrane Crunch as well as Mark Tassone of the Soo Thunderbirds have been named its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending Feb. 25. LEVI JOHNSON, (F) COCHRANE CRUNCH – In […]
CALGARY, Alta. (Monday, February 26, 2018) – The Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL) stay No. 1 in the latest Canadian Junior Hockey League Top 20 rankings as do the No. 2 is the Okotoks Oilers (AJHL); No. 3 Steinbach Pistons (MJHL) and the No. 4 Nipawin Hawks (SJHL) while the Ottawa Jr. A Senators (CCHL) move […]
