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New coach on the Limited
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August 18, 2020
There will be a fresh face up manning the bench for the Espanola Express come the 2020-2021 Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League season.
Well traveled and experienced as a coach and a player at high levels of the game, 38-twelvemonth quondam Brent Hughes will take over from Dave Clancy as the new head coach in Espanola.
Among his coaching gigs, Hughes spent three seasons every bit an banana with the Greatcoat Breton Eagles of the Quebec Major Jr. Hockey League from 2016 until 2019.
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New gig for John Parco
A successful iii season run at the helm of the Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League has turned into a new claiming for high finish motorcoach John Parco.
The soon to be 49 year old Sault Ste. Marie product has signed a two-year contract with the Italian Ice Hockey Federation.
In his new office, Parco will exist the director of hockey development for the Italian Federation.
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Birds accept 10 in the nest
Soo Thunderbirds full general manager Trevor Zachary has confirmed the signed commitments of ten players ahead of the 2020-2021 season.
Included in the grouping of ten are confirmations from vi local skaters — four returnees and two newcomers — who intend to wear the blue, orange and white jerseys of the Thunderbirds for the next Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League season.
The returning local veterans are forwards Avery Rebek, Cooper Smyl, Brock Santa Maria and Kurtis Rogers.
Local newcomers to the Bird business firm are forwards Michael Chaffay and Ty Zachary.
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Eagles change camp dates
From 1 calendar week to another and from one time facility to another.
Originally slated for Baronial 12-xiv at Big Bear Loonshit in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have moved their main training camp dates and location.
Instead, the Eagles will at present hold their principal army camp a week later, from August 21-23, at Lake Superior State University's Norris Center facility.
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New Liskeard to Powassan
On to the next level for this bully duo.
A pair of top performers from the New Liskeard Cubs of the Great North Midget Hockey League have signed with the Powassan Voodoos of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
They are forwards Ben White and Jackson Buffam.
White and Buffam were New Liskeard'south top two point producers during the 2019-2020 flavor. They were also sixth and seventh, respectively, on the Great North scoring chart.
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Rayside signs rookie goalie
Rayside Balfour Canadians of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have stayed local with the signing of 2003 birth year goalie Jake Marois.
Every bit a member of the fourth place Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves, the 6-foot, 175 pound Marois was the summit goalie in the Great N Midget Hockey League in 2019-2020 with a ii.16 goals confronting boilerplate in i,280 minutes of action.
Marois also played in the Groovy North in 2018-2019.
His piece of work in the Great North loop was plenty for Marois to earn an invitation to attend the upcoming Ontario Hockey League camp of the London Knights as a free agent.
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NOJHL playing waiting game
At that place is no panic coming from Robert Mazzuca.
No panic in his voice. No panic in his plans. No panic in his actions.
Instead, the 10th yr commissioner of the 11-team Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League is playing the waiting game relative to when the 2020-2021 season might begin.
Meanwhile, the veteran NOJHL dominate remains optimistic that the junior league — which includes 10 teams from northeastern Ontario and one northern Michigan based squad — will play at some point this season.
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Sticks to the Lumberjacks
Overachieving defenseman Keaston (Sticks) Blais has signed with the Hearst Lumberjacks of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
An e'er-improving, hard-working, right-manus shooting defender with a late October, 2002 birth date, Blais has spent the past 2 seasons with the Timmins Majors of the Great North Midget Hockey League.
A character individual who hails from the northeastern Ontario boondocks of Iroquois Falls, Blais greatly advanced his game over two seasons with the Timmins midgets under the watchful heart of no-nonsense Majors coach Brandon Perry.
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A adept omnibus is a good coach
Junior hockey and the way information technology operates and carries on can be cyclical, trendy and copycat.
And while some may say or feel that junior hockey is a young human's game when information technology comes to the art of coaching, that is just non the example.
For case, as the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and Ontario Hockey League both boast infrequent coaches who are in their 30s and 40s, so too do they feature high terminate bench bosses who are in their 50s and 60s.
In other words, when information technology comes to the NOJHL and OHL as two inferior hockey leagues of analogy, a good coach is a skilful coach, regardless of historic period.
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These are the T-Birds to date
In that location are multiple Birds flying into the inferior hockey nest.
Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have commitments from more than 10 players ahead of the 2020-2021 season.
Included in the double digit listing are confirmations from six local skaters — four returnees and 2 newcomers — that they will don the blue, orange and white jerseys of the Thunderbirds for the upcoming campaign
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Lafleur to Carleton Place
The best team in the Central Canada Hockey League from the 2019-2020 season has added a crackerjack coach to its staff.
Hockey News North has confirmed that Marc Lafleur has joined the staff of the Carleton Place Canadians equally an banana double-decker nether possessor, general manager and head double-decker Jason Clarke.
The 45-year former Lafleur and the Hearst Lumberjacks recently parted ways, but over a twelvemonth after he led what was a second-year franchise to the 2018-2019 Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League championship.
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Return to play proposals
Junior hockey leagues throughout Ontario have been working on various proposals relative to a return to play at some point in the 2020-2021 season.
Under the Canadian Jr. Hockey League umbrella there are iv junior A leagues that are based in Ontario. They are the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, the Central Canada Hockey League, the Ontario Jr. Hockey League and the Superior International Jr. Hockey League.
The province is also dwelling house to the Ontario Hockey League, which is part of the major inferior level, Canadian Hockey League.
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Soo Thunderbirds have ice!
Information technology is an optimistic sign. Not a definitive i, mayhap.
Merely at that place is definitely a Bird sighting on the horizon, as in a planned, get-go flap of the wings.
To exist sure, we see Birds on ice in the foreseeable future.
As in a tryout camp for the Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
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Two more for Espanola
Score a couple more than commitments for the Espanola Express ahead of the 2020-2021 Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League season.
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Super scouts hop the Express
Sault Ste. Marie residents Brad Boyer and Republic of chad Vresk take joined the scouting staff of the Espanola Limited of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, Hockey News Due north has confirmed.
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All aboard the Express train
One by i, from hither and there, passengers are boarding the Express.
The number of players — returning and incoming — who have committed to the Espanola Express of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League for the upcoming flavour is now in double digits.
Rather impressively, Espanola president and general managing director Jason Rapcewicz currently has commitments from 10 players to be on the Express train to the Spanish River town once the 2020-2021 season begins.
Rapcewicz and the Express are out to build on a 2019-2020 season in which Espanola made the playoffs for the first time since the 2015-2016 term.
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Coach Lafleur a costless agent
One of the very best Inferior A hockey coaches in Ontario is on the marketplace.
Marc Lafleur and the Hearst Lumberjacks have parted means, just over a twelvemonth afterwards he led what was a second-year franchise to the 2018-2019 Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League championship.
The soon-to-be 45-year old Lafleur, who is a Hearst product, also had prior championship success as an NOJHL coach and full general manager with the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners.
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Cantankerous edge hockey issues
Let us hope and pray that junior hockey will be played at some point during the 2020-2021 season. However, for case, what happens if the junior hockey flavor gets the go ahead to brainstorm play only the Canada-The states border remains indefinitely closed?
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Eng on the Limited
Information technology was a directly up one for one trade that delivered the Espanola Express a new passenger ahead of the 2020-2021 Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League flavor.
And Limited president and general manager Jason Rapcewicz has an idea of what 2001 birth year middle James Eng will bring to Espanola for the coming season.
Hailing from Mississauga, Ontario, the v-human foot-eleven, 170 pound Eng netted six goals, 15 assists, 21 points in 56 games for the French River Rapids as an NOJHL rookie in 2019-2020.
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Oldham is for the Birds
There is a new occupant in the Bird business firm.
That is, Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League accept added a productive forward to their lineup ahead of the 2020-2021 season.
Russell Oldham, a 6-foot-1, 195-pound front line skater, has landed in the Bird nest via the Greater Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
Of note, Oldham is also a 2018 Ontario Hockey League under-xviii draft selection of the Flint Firebirds.
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Eagles tryout military camp is soon
Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League will be holding their main tryout camp in less than a calendar month.
Eagles general managing director Bruno Bragagnolo has confirmed the mid August main army camp dates and details.
The Eagles are one of 11 teams in the NOJHL and its lone American entry.
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Heading down the highway
Sault Ste. Marie production Cole Ambeault is changing Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League teams.
The 2001 birth twelvemonth forwards is heading downwards Highway 17 from the Blind River Beavers to the Rayside Balfour Canadians in a cash exchange between the NOJHL rivals.
Ambeault is making the move for school reasons, being that he is planning on going to school at Cambrian College in Sudbury in the fall.
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Return of the Rock stars
Rock and scroll with a band of 4.
Timmins Rock of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League has a firm, formidable foundation to build on ahead of the 2020-2021 flavour.
Hockey News North has confirmed that four Stone stars — goalie Ty Masternak and forwards Derek Seguin, Josh Dickson and Gabby Kioki — take committed to return to Timmins for another season.
Seguin, of notation, is a local product and team captain.
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Planning the Express route
It is a expert thing that Jason Rapcewicz prides himself in existence an organized planner of time management. Equally the owner and full general manager of the Espanola Express, Rapcewicz has been spending his days off during the summer months formulating — and carrying out — the game plan for his team ahead of the next Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League flavour.
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St. Thomas to Espanola
We have tracked an Express delivery to Espanola from St. Thomas.
Espanola Express of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League has signed large winger Colton Wiacek away from the St. Thomas Stars of the Greater Ontario Jr. Hockey League, Hockey News North has confirmed.
In 63 games with St. Thomas over the past two seasons, the half-dozen-foot-i, 200 pound Wiacek produced x goals, eight assists, 18 points.
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Limited, Rapids make a bargain
A pair of 2001 nascence yr frontwards accept changed teams in a classic one for i Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League trade.
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Six locals in the Bird house
Store local. Stay local. Play local.
Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League take been playing the local theme thus far this off season.
To be sure, the Thunderbirds now take commitments from 6 local skaters — four returnees and ii newcomers — ahead of the 2020-2021 season.
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Ii more for the Birds
Another mean solar day. Another pair of returning commitments.
Soo Thunderbirds full general manager Trev Zachary has confirmed to Hockey News North that veteran forwards Avery Rebek and Kurtis Rogers volition be returning to the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League team for another season.
The render of Rebek and Rogers follows the day before confirmation of 2 other veteran forwards for the 2020-2021 NOJHL season.
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D-man Daca to Soo Eagles
Soo Eagles have committed to free agent defenseman Hayden Daca, Hockey News Due north has confirmed.
The December, 2001 birth year skater spent the 2019-2020 season with the Elliot Lake Wildcats, who finished in last place in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
The Wildcats have since ceased operations ahead of the 2020-2021 season.
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Back in the Bird house
A pair of local products take confirmed their planned return to the Soo Thunderbirds for the upcoming season.
They are forwards Cooper Smyl and Brock Santa Maria.
Both were rookies on a Thunderbirds team that finished in 3rd identify in the W Sectionalization of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League final season.
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Three to be for RBC
Rayside Balfour Canadians general director Jeff Forsyth has confirmed the signing of iii rookie players ahead of the 2020-2021 season.
The Canadians are coming off of a 2019-2020 regular season in which they finished atop the West Division standings of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League with a record of 40-11-5.
Information technology was a season of firsts for RBC in 2019-2020 under the new ownership of Marking Burgess, director Blaine Smith, Forsyth every bit the GM and Dan Cuomo as head coach.
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Return ticket to Espanola
All aboard the Express! Destination: Espanola.
Espanola Express president and general managing director Jason Rapcewicz has confirmed the commitment of 4 more returning players for the 2020-2021 Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League flavour.
The planned returned of the four skaters — three defensemen and a forward — brings to 8 the number of players that Rapcewicz already has commitments from for the upcoming NOJHL flavour.
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Northern lights in Espanola
Jason Rapcewicz, who is the president and general manager of the Espanola Express of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, says he has and will — along with his scouts — search far and wide for players.
Simply every bit the owner and operator of the small market Espanola franchise, Rapcewicz noted that he takes particular pride in having equally many capable northern Ontario players on the Express as he tin can.
And among those who have now committed to lath the Express for the 2020-2021 NOJHL flavor are three returning players with northern roots — forwards Cole Delarosbil and Brennen Martel and goalie Carson Boutin.
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Dorsum in the Express internet
Carson Boutin is slated to render to the Espanola Express of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League for the 2020-2021 season.
The 2002 birth year goalie joined the Express from the Komoka Kings of the Greater Ontario Jr. Hockey League via the Cochrane Crunch of the NOJHL during the 2019-2020 flavor.
Boutin, who stands in at 6 human foot, 185 pounds, hails from the northeastern Ontario town of Iroquois Falls.
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RBC makes cyberspace commutation
Rayside Balfour Canadians of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have an opening for a goalie.
The first place squad in the West Segmentation of the NOJHL from the 2019-2020 season has dealt 2002 nativity year goalie Nicholas Heinzle to the Nipawin Hawks of the Saskatchewan Jr. Hockey League in a cash exchange.
With Heinzle headed to the prairies, veteran David Bowen is now the only goalie on the Rayside roster.
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Soo Eagles nab Nick Jameus
Costless agent forwards Nick Jameus has a new Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League abode.
Hockey News North has confirmed that the Soo Eagles take committed to Jameus ahead of the 2020-2021 NOJHL season.
A Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario native, Jameus spent the 2019-2020 flavour with the lowly Elliot Lake Wildcats.
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Eagles ostend tryout camp
Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League accept received the get ahead to hold their master tryout army camp later this summer.
Eagles general manager Bruno Bragagnolo has confirmed the principal camp dates and details.
The Eagles are ane of 11 teams in the NOJHL and its lone American entry.
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Inferior hockey's new normal
In one mode at least, the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League has a potential reward over the Ontario Hockey League.
That is, should attendance restrictions exist mandated one time junior hockey is cleared for game action, the NOJHL would be in a more than enviable position than the OHL.
Attendance is the major source of revenue for the OHL. And while NOJHL teams do rely on attendance as a means of survival, they are also enhanced financially as a 'pay to play' league.
Every bit well, NOJHL teams are in a favourable geographical region relative to the COVID-xix pandemic.
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Mauro makes his points
At v-foot-8, 150 pounds, Justin Mauro isn't big.
But he has certainly made big contributions every bit a productive inferior hockey frontward.
To exist certain, Mauro has put upwardly pretty practiced point totals over two full seasons with the Blind River Beavers of the Northern Jr. Hockey League.
And with a 2002 nascence date, the Sault Ste. Marie native still has iii years of junior eligibility remaining.
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Eagles take optics on Zeppa
Soo Eagles take received permission from the Hearst Lumberjacks to talk to goalie Noah Zeppa relative to a potential transaction between the ii Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League teams.
Eagles general director Bruno Bragagnolo confirmed to Hockey News North that he has received the go-ahead from Lumberjacks coach-GM Marc Lafleur to speak with Zeppa.
Zeppa, who has a Dec, 2002 nascence date, is coming off of a 2019-2020 season in which he played in but nine games because of concussion-related issues.
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Blind River brother act
Oh, brother. In that location is double trouble alee.
Blind River Beavers of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League volition take a brother act in place for the 2020-2021 flavor.
Hockey News North has confirmed that Devin Mauro volition bring together his older brother Justin Mauro in Blind River for the upcoming NOJHL season.
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News from the N reprise
It is mid June, which is still early on in the junior hockey off season.
In fact, the get-go of the 2020-2021 Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League flavour is at to the lowest degree three months away — and perchance longer.
Still, some teams in the NOJHL take re-opened for the business of signing players — returning and incoming — ahead of the 2020-2021 campaign.
Following is a reprise of signings and commitments from three NOJHL teams every bit outset reported by Hockey News North.
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The tree to the Bird house
It is another branch on the hockey tree.
The climb from major midget to junior A hockey is 1 that some opt to brand sooner than others.
But in this case, a pair of more than than capable forwards in Michael Chaffay and Ty Zachary took their time in moving upwards from the Soo Jr. Greyhounds of the Great Due north Midget Hockey League to the Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
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Beavers make a nice splash
Bullheaded River Beavers accept confirmed a foursome signing of incoming players with northern roots ahead of the 2020-2021 season.
The Beavers are coming off four straight winning seasons in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League including a 37-xv-iv marker from the 2019-2020 entrada.
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Back on the Limited line
The railroad train is starting to chug along the Express tracks in the Spanish River boondocks of Espanola.
Espanola Express president and general manager Jason Rapcewicz has confirmed to Hockey News Due north the commitments of ii seasoned skaters with northern Ontario roots for the 2020-2021 flavour.
The Limited had a turnaround term in 2019-2020 and made the playoffs in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League for the first fourth dimension since the 2015-2016 entrada.
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Beware the Beavers
They are the inferior hockey epitome of small market success. Playing out of a venerable Highway 17 boondocks with a population base of about iii,500, Bullheaded River Beavers accept put together four direct winning seasons in establishing the franchise every bit one of the best in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
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T-Birds to await at local goalie
In one case they are cleared to hold their summer ice camp — dependent on restrictions being lifted relative to the COVID-19 pandemic — Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League plan to accept a look at local goalie Zach Prusky.
The 5-foot-10, 165-pound Prusky, who has a 2003 birth engagement, spent the 2019-2020 flavor equally a rookie with the New Liskeard Cubs of the Great North Midget Hockey League.
Impressively, in truthful workhorse fashion, Prusky played the most minutes — 1,741 — of any goalie in the Peachy North loop in 2019-2020.
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