HEARST, Ont. – Three third period goals broke open a tie game as the Hearst Lumberjacks went on to skate past the Cochrane Crunch 5-2 in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action Sunday with over 700 fans on hand at Claude Larose Arena. Continuing to make his mark since returning the Lumberjacks line-up in late […]

COCHRANE, Ont. – Cochrane Crunch goaltender Carson Boutin registered his second Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League shutout of the season as his 27-save performance helped his side blanked the French River Rapids 5-0 Friday night at Tim Horton Events Centre. After notching the game-winner late in Wednesday home triumph over Hearst, Cochrane captain Hunter Buzzi […]

COCHRANE, Ont. – A goal, with a pile of bodies jammed in front, by Cochrane Crunch captain Hunter Buzzi, with just over a minute remaining, proved to be the game-winner in an eventual 5-3 victory over the Hearst Lumberjacks Wednesday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at Tim Horton Events Centre. The Crunch power […]

FRENCH RIVER – Jordan Fielding picked up his first two Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League goals and assisted on the game-winner as the Cochrane Crunch collected a 5-3 decision over the French River Rapids Saturday at Noelville Arena Cochrane got the evening’s scoring going 14:19 into the first period when Nicholas Grandy notched his eighth […]

POWASSAN, Ont. – A Tomas Yachmenev marker four minutes and 37 seconds into the first period held up as the game-winner as the surging Powassan Voodoos won their 14th Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League game in a row Friday as they went on to edge the Cochrane Crunch 2-0 Friday at the Powassan Sportsplex. The […]

ELLIOT LAKE, Ont. – Capping off the week-long road trip, the Cochrane Crunch got two goals apiece from Owen Perala and Nicholas Grandy to help them defeat the Elliot Lake Wildcats 4-2 Sunday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League meeting at Centennial Arena. The first frame saw it go scoreless despite Cochrane pumping 17 […]

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Caleb Wood collected the only goal in the shootout as the Soo Eagles skated to a narrow 4-3 decision over the visiting Cochrane Crunch in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter Saturday night at Pullar Stadium with 817 fans on hand. An evenly played opening frame saw the shots […]

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – Veteran Soo Thunderbirds forward Nick Smith scored three times, including twice while his side was shorthanded, in an eventual 4-3 decision over the Cochrane Crunch Friday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up that was held at the Soo Peewee Arena. First period play saw Sault Ste. Marie hold […]

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Showcase came to a close Wednesday evening at Big Bear Arena as the Soo Thunderbirds got past the Cochrane Crunch 4-1 in a penalty-filled affair. A hard-hitting opening 20 minutes saw Sault Ste. Marie collect the lone tally of the session as Daniel Bazarin […]

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Matthew Minichiello had a pair of goals, including picking up the game-winner with under seven minutes to play, as the Cochrane Crunch held off the Elliot Lake Wildcats by a 3-2 score in the final game of Day 1 at the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Showcase at Big Bear […]