Cochrane rocks Timmins

COCHRANE, Ont. – Levi Johnson had a hat trick and three assists to help the Cochrane Crunch throttle the Timmins Rock 12-2 in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action Saturday at Tim Horton Event Centre. The visiting Rock started things off offensively seven minutes into the contest thanks to Derek Seguin’s 12th. Cochrane countered however […]

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 […]