COCHRANE, Ont. – Recently acquired goaltender Cody Levesque stopped 38 of the 39 shots he faced in his first home start to backstop the Cochrane Crunch to a narrow 2-1 triumph over the Soo Thunderbirds in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action Saturday at Tim Horton Events Centre. The Cochrane power play helped account for […]

KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. – A couple of first-year Kirkland Lake Gold Miners’ players collected their initial Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League goals to help aid in a 4-1 victory over the Cochrane Crunch Tuesday evening at Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. Kirkland Lake got going offensively 15:45 into the first period as Caleb Thompson notched his […]

POWASSAN, Ont. – The highest-scoring team in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League added another seven-spot to their overall totals Saturday as the Powassan Voodoos went on to top the Cochrane Crunch 7-3 at the Powassan Sportsplex. First period play saw the Voodoos come out flying as they skated to an early 3-0 cushion on […]

FRENCH RIVER – A Kyle Avery goal late in the first period held up as the game-winner while netminder Ben Montgomery finished with 34 saves to help lead the French River Rapids to a narrow 2-1 triumph over the Cochrane Crunch Friday night in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at Noelville Arena. All the […]

COCHRANE, Ont. – Action Thursday night at Tim Horton Events Centre saw Cochrane Crunch goaltender Carson Boutin turn aside all 35 shots he faced to register his first Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League shutout in a hard-fought 2-0 triumph over the Elliot Lake Wildcats. Cochrane came hard at the Wildcats to begin the contest, outshooting […]

CALGARY, Alta. – As Canada’s National Junior A Championship prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary in May in Portage la Prairie, Man., Hockey Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Junior Hockey League, has announced that Canada’s National Junior A Championship will return to its original name – the Centennial Cup – starting in 2020. “There […]

COCHRANE, Ont. – Rahul Bola made 36 stops in regulation and overtime, then proceeded to handle all three attempts he faced in the shootout to help the Hearst Lumberjacks edge the Cochrane Crunch 4-3 in his Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League debut Sunday at Tim Horton Events Centre. First period play saw each team score […]

COCHRANE, Ont. – Powassan Voodoos goaltender Owen Say stopped all 28 shots he faced to post his first Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League shutout Friday night, a 4-0 road victory over the Cochrane Crunch at Tim Horton Events Centre. Powassan got the only offense they needed in the triumph during a 47-second span in the […]

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Monday that forwards Stephen Minichiello of the Cochrane Crunch and Caleb Serre of the Blind River Beavers, along with Powassan Voodoos goaltender Owen Say have been named its initial Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week for the 2019-20 season, that features the period ending […]

COCHRANE, Ont. – Stephen Minichiello’s Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League-leading fifth goal of the season, coming with 22.6 seconds left in overtime was the difference as the Cochrane Crunch prevailed with a 3-2 triumph over the French River Rapids Saturday afternoon at Tim Horton Events Centre. After being humbled in the season-opener in Cochrane on […]