NORTHERN ONTARIO JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE
NOJHL NETWORK MEDIA UPDATE
Release Date: Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016
NOJHL Showcase in Sudbury a week away
SUDBURY, Ont. – It’s just one week away from the upcoming Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Showcase at the Gerry McCrory Countryside Sports Complex in Sudbury.
All 12 NOJHL clubs will be competing in the two-day event, which runs Tuesday, Oct. 11 and Wednesday, Oct. 12.
In all, there will be a dozen league contests played that all count towards the NOJHL’s regular season standings with six games being played Oct. 11 and another six on Oct. 12.
Admission to the NOJHL Showcase is just $5 a day for adults and students while children under 12 will be admitted free.
Currently there are over 30 scouts already confirmed to attend the event ranging from NHL Central Scouting, NHL clubs, NCAA and CIS programs as well as members of OHL team management and scouting staffs.
All NOJHL games are available online, via pay-per-view, at FASTHockey.com.
SHOWCASE SCHEDULE:
Tuesday, Oct. 11
Rayside-Balfour vs. Espanola 8:30 a.m.
French River vs. Kirkland Lake 11 a.m.
Soo Eagles vs. Blind River 1:30 p.m.
Powassan vs. Iroquois Falls 4 p.m.
Soo Thunderbirds vs. Elliot Lake 6:30 p.m.
Timmins vs. Cochrane 9 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 12
Kirkland Lake vs. Powassan 8:30 a.m.
Iroquois Falls vs. Timmins 11 a.m.
Espanola vs. Soo Thunderbirds 1:30 p.m.
Elliot Lake vs. Soo Eagles 4 p.m.
Cochrane vs. French River 6:30 p.m.
Blind River vs. Rayside-Balfour 9 p.m.
TEAM NOTES
BLIND RIVER BEAVERS: Max Khull has collected a team-high 10 points so far this season with five tallies and five helpers. … Newcomers Yianni Liarakos and Vincent Robbins are close behind with nine points apiece. … Robbins leads all NOJHL defenceman in assists with nine. . His point total also ties him for the most among D-men. … Blind River has already won four times under new head coach Kyle Brick. … The Beavers fourth win last season didn’t come until mid-November.
COCHRANE CRUNCH: Entering play this week, Cochrane (No. 8 CJHL) remains the lone NOJHL side to lose in regulation so far this season with a 7-0-1-1 record. … September Gongshow Gear player of the month Braeden Cross leads the Crunch and league in goals, assists and points with 10, 12, & 22 respectively. … Brandon McReynolds sits fourth in NOJHL offensive numbers with nine markers, seven helpers and 16 points. He’s also tops in game-winning goals with three. … Goalkeeper Leighton Williams shares the league-lead in wins so far with six.
ELLIOT LAKE WILDCATS: Ty Hannaford is averaging close to a point-per-game for Elliot Lake so far this season. Hannaford has 10 points in 11 outings on four goals and six assists. … Curtis Rawn is second on the squad with nine points. … Netminder Matt Kostiw was named one the most recent NOJHL’s Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the week.
ESPANOLA EXPRESS: Patrick Smith paces the Express so far with a dozen points. His 10 assists are the third most in the league. … Smith has a six-game point streak on the go while Dominck Lavergne and Riley Smith have points in five straight. … The trio of Aaron Roschinsky, Dominik Lavergne and Nate Viberg share second in team scoring with nine points each.
FRENCH RIVER RAPIDS: Caleb Rich leads the Rapids in scoring with 11 points in as many games. … Gregory Trudeau-Paquet leads all NOJHL rookies in both goals and points with eight and 10 respectively.
IROQUOIS FALLS ESKIS: Iroquois Falls rookie D-man Phil Caron is presently riding a six-game assist and point streak. … Caron was tabbed the NOJHL Gongshow Gear rookie of the month for September. … He leads all league rearguards in offensive production with nine points. … Caron’s offensive totals are also the second most among all rookies.
KIRKLAND LAKE GOLD MINERS: First-year forward Kevin Ford leads the Gold Miners in points with 15 while teammate Ashton Amaya is right behind him with 14. … Victor-Olivier Courchesne is third in the NOJHL in goals-against average at 2.46 and sixth in save percentage at .910.
POWASSAN VOODOOS: Blueliner Dayton Murray was named the NOJHL’s Gongshow Gear defenceman of the month for September. … … Murray currently leads the league in power play goals with five. … Nate McDonald meanwhile was selected the Gongshow Gear goaltender of the month. … McDonald leads all NOJHL netminders in goals-against average at 1.92 and is second in save percentage at .930. … Andy Baker is tied for the league lead in in game-winning markers with three.
RAYSIDE-BALFOUR CANADIANS: MacKenzie Savard tops all league goaltenders in save percentage at .947. He is also second in average at 1.96 and shares the top of the table in shutouts with two. … Chad Denault shares the league lead in game-winning goals with three. … Bradey Johnson is knotted for third in rookie scoring with eight points.
SOO EAGLES: Tait Aptakin and William Casey co-boast the team lead in scoring with 11 points apiece. … Both players have scored four times. … Chris Murphy paces the club in goals with five. … Brendan Schultz and Rhett Rampinelli lead the Eagles in rookie scoring with seven points, which knots them for eighth in the league among first-year players.
SOO THUNDERBIRDS: Matt Caruso and Mark Tassone are one-two on the Thunderbirds in offensive production. Caruso has 18 points, including seven tallies, while Tassone has 17 points and eight goals to his credit. They are also second and third in league scoring. … Caruso has also scored in five straight outings. … Netminder Brandon Gordon is tied for the league-lead in victories with six. … The T-Birds are presently ranked 17th in the 132-team CJHL.
TIMMINS ROCK: Wayne Mathieu leads the league in game-winning goals in overtime with two. … Mathieu also leads the Rock in offensive production with 10 points. … D-man Jared Hster is next on the squad with eight points. … Hester is fourth in league scoring among defenceman. … Bain Cunningham has assists and points in five straight games.