Herbster scores 2, sets up 2 more as Cochrane defeats Hearst

HEARST, Ont. – Kyle Herbster tallied twice and helped set-up two more to power the Cochrane Crunch to a 5-2 victory over the Hearst Lumberjacks in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at Claude Larose Arena Friday night. Cochrane kicked off the night’s scoring 5:22 into the contest as Levi Johnson scored for the ninth […]

GALLERY: Lovie’s hat trick helps lead Crunch past Rock

TIMMINS, Ont. – Cochrane Crunch captain Connor Lovie collected his first Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League hat trick to help his side to an eventual 7-5 victory over the Timmins Rock in a Family Day match-up Monday afternoon in front of nearly 1,000 fans at McIntyre Arena. Kyle Herbster started things off for the Crunch […]

Silver’s 7 points leads Lumberjacks past Crunch

COCHRANE, Ont. – Spencer Silver racked up a career single-game high four goals and seven points to lift the Hearst Lumberjacks to a 9-6 victory over the Cochrane Crunch Tuesday evening in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up at Tim Horton Event Centre. Both clubs had no trouble finding the back of the net […]

NOJHL names its Eastlink 3 Stars of the week

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Monday that goaltenders Taylor Unruh of the Cochrane Crunch and Brayden Lachance of the Rayside-Balfour Canadians, along with Hearst Lumberjacks forward Max Johnson have been named its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending Feb. 11. TAYLOR UNRUH, (G) COCHRANE CRUNCH […]

GALLERY: Cochrane takes 5th straight in defeating Timmins

COCHRANE, Ont. – Zach Hayes had the game-winning goal and added a later assist to help the Cochrane Crunch collect their fifth Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League victory in a row Saturday as they defeated the Timmins Rock 4-1 at Tim Horton Event Centre. T.J. Delaney started Cochrane off offensively with the lone marker of […]

GALLERY: Whelan’s 3rd period winner helps Crunch edge Rock

TIMMINS, Ont. – An Austin Whelan goal with 8:19 remaining in regulation held upas the game-winner as the Cochrane Crunch went on to edge the Timmins Rock 2-1 Thursday in a low-scoring Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest at McIntyre Arena. Cochrane kicked off the night’s scoring three and a half minutes into the contest […]

NOJHL announces 2018 playoff format/timeline

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Thursday the format and timeline for the upcoming NOJHL playoffs and the quest for the Copeland Cup-McNamara Trophy. Among the 12 league member clubs, the top five teams in each of the NOJHL’s East and West divisions will qualify for postseason play. Round 1 action […]

Crunch connect early leading to win over Lumberjacks

HEARST, Ont. – The Cochrane Crunch stormed out to an early three-goal lead and never trailed as they went to on defeat the Hearst Lumberjacks 5-1 Sunday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at Claude Larose Arena. Cochrane needed just 43 seconds after the opening face-off to get on the board thanks to Levi […]

Cochrane comes back to slip past Kirkland Lake

KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. – Gordon Whelan’s first Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League goal, coming six and a half minutes into the third period, helped the Cochrane Crunch complete a 4-3 come from behind victory over the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners Saturday at the Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. Both sides notched early tallies in this one […]

Cochrane picks-up home win vs. league-leading Powassan

COCHRANE, Ont. – Kyle Herbster had a goal then set-up the eventual game-winner as the Cochrane Crunch went on to skate to a narrow 3-2 decision over the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League-leading Powassan Voodoos Thursday at Tim Horton Event Centre. The Voodoos picked up the lone tally of the opening frame as defenceman Eric […]