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Oliver Bonk and Denver Barkey each scored one goal and added an assist to pace the London Knights to a 4-1 victory over the North Bay Battalion in Ontario Hockey League action Thursday night. Henry Brzustewicz and Sam Dickinson also scored for London, which boasts a won-lost-extended record of 35-7-1

By Richard Coffin The new commissioner of the Ontario Hockey League says the North Bay Battalion are one of the best examples of how deeply engrained their clubs are in their community and how important they are to the community.   Bryan Crawford was in the city Thursday.   “That’s part

By Richard Coffin A couple of Lakers’ Military Appreciation hockey games are coming up in the next few weeks.   Both of the Nipissing teams will wear camouflage jerseys that will be auctioned off after the games.   Col. Joe Oldford, 22 Wing Base Commander, says proceeds from the jersey auction are

By Richard Coffin Support is growing for the Trout Creek Community Centre as part of this year’s Kraft Hockeyville competition.   The community has been nominated and is now in the rally phase of the annual contest.   Prizes include $250,000 in arena upgrades and the opportunity to host an

The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League is mourning the loss of longtime Greater Sudbury product, Dan McCourt, who passed away Monday following an extended illness. An honoured member of the Sudbury Sports Hall of Fame, McCourt had a distinguished 25-year career as a linesman in the National Hockey League, from

The North Bay Ski Racing Club (NBSRC) had one of their best ever showings this past weekend at the Mealey Classic in Sault Ste Marie. With over 140 racers from Thunder Bay to Collingwood the competition was steep and many of our local athletes turned in top five performances. Head

Nick Lardis’s goal at 9:48 of the second period proved the winner as the Brantford Bulldogs skated to a 2-1 victory over the North Bay Battalion in an Ontario Hockey League game Sunday. Tomas Hamara also scored for Brantford, which won a third game in three days and

Ryan Roobroeck scored an empty-net goal and assisted on the other two as the Niagara IceDogs survived a North Bay Battalion barrage for a 3-1 Ontario Hockey League victory Saturday night. Goaltender Owen Flores made 43 saves to backstop Niagara, which improved its won-lost-extended record to 26-13-3 for 55 points

Vilanez gets OT winner as Rapids slip past Voodoos A superb individual effort by Hunter Vilanez, 3:08 into overtime, was the difference maker as the French River Rapids pulled out a dramatic 4-3 victory over the Powassan Voodoos Saturday in a thrilling finish to a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey

Answering back from an early three-goal hole, the Greater Sudbury Cubs responded with six unanswered markers to defeat the Powassan Voodoos 6-3 Friday evening in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at the Powassan Sportsplex. The triumph sees the Cubs win their 19th game in a row. Getting off to