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Another graduating Voodoos player is taking a step forward in hockey development as forward Rhys Smetham has signed a three-year deal to play for the Bristol Pitbulls of the NIHL National League in England.  Smetham, who was born in England, played two seasons with the Voodoos scoring 16 goals and

The Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League have signed centre Liam Arnsby of the North Bay Battalion to a two-year contract, it was announced Tuesday. Arnsby, who turned 20 last Nov. 20, was a seventh-round pick by the Florida Panthers, with whom Charlotte is affiliated, in the 2022 National

Forwards Ethan Procyszyn, Anthony Romani and Dalyn Wakely of the Ontario Hockey League’s North Bay Battalion were selected in the National Hockey League Draft on Saturday. The Anaheim Ducks chose centre Procyszyn with the third pick of the third round, 68th overall, while right winger Romani and centre Wakely

The Voodoos have added 2004 birth year defenceman Adam McKillop from the Caledon Admirals of the OJHL for a development fee, the club announced on the weekend. The veteran defender joined some of his new teammates at the Voodoos prospects camp which wrapped up on Sunday at Pete Palangio arena

NHL draft pick Miller among 20 NOJHL alumni who saw OHL action in 2023-24 The number of Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) alumni competing at higher levels continues to flourish. Of those who saw five, or more, games of on-ice action this past season in the Ontario Hockey League,

The North Bay Battalion selected right winger Natan Teshome of Finland in the Canadian Hockey League Import Draft on Wednesday. Teshome, who stands five-foot-11 and weighs 172 pounds, is a resident of Lappeenranta who turned 18 on June 9. In 37 games in 2023-24 with the Helsinki-based Jokerit U20s, Teshome

A look at the numbers saw well over 100 Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League alumni attend school and compete with multiple NCAA Division III men’s hockey programs during the course of the 2023-24 season. In all, 122 former NOJHL skaters and goaltenders appeared with various NCAA D-III schools during

The Nipissing Roller Derby is excited to announce they will be hosting a double header roller derby game this Saturday June 22 at the East Ferris Community Centre. Doors open at 1 pm and game 1 goes at 2pm, featuring the Nipissing’s Bombshell Bobbers vs. Durham Region Roller Derby

The North Bay Battalion will open its 2024-25 season at home at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, against the Peterborough Petes, the Ontario Hockey League club announced Thursday. One of a full slate of 10 games that night, it’s the first of 68 games on the Battalion schedule,

One division and new OT format part of 312-game slate The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) announced Tuesday its regular season schedule for the 2024-25 campaign. A revised format will see each of the NOJHL’s 12-member clubs play 25 games at home and another 25 on the road.