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Mike McIvor, who backed the North Bay Battalion to three straight wins in nailing down an Ontario Hockey League playoff berth, has been named Goaltender of the Week for the period ended Sunday, the league announced Monday. McIvor, with 95 saves, posted a 1.67 goals-against average, a .950 save

Kent Greer took three honours, including the Don (Hockey) Hadley Memorial Award as the fans’ favourite player, when the North Bay Battalion’s individual awards for the 2024-25 Ontario Hockey League season were announced Thursday night. Defenceman Greer also was named rookie of the year and won the Judy Smith

By Richard Coffin High-energy 3×3 basketball is once again being showcased in the city.   The 2nd edition of the Baycity Ballers’ 3×3 Tournament hits the hardwood at the Canadore College main campus on Saturday and Sunday.   Officials say the FIBA-endorsed event is being held in partnership with 3×

The North Bay Battalion will open a best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal series against the Brantford Bulldogs on the road at 7 p.m. Friday, the Ontario Hockey League club announced Sunday. The Battalion finished fifth in the Central Division and eighth in the conference, while Brantford was first in the

Lumberjacks ride Shillinglaw to victory over Voodoos Buoyed by a four-point night from their captain Adam Shillinglaw, the Hearst Lumberjacks went on to down the Powassan Voodoos 7-2 Saturday in the second meeting of their Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League quarter-final at Claude Larose Recreation Centre. This sees the Lumberjacks

Lirim Amidovski scored at 14:41 of the third period, giving the North Bay Battalion a 5-4 victory Friday night over the Niagara IceDogs and guaranteeing the Troops at least a tiebreaker playoff game for an Ontario Hockey League postseason berth. North Bay improved its won-lost-extended record to 27-34-6 for

Hearst outscores Powassan in series opener A two-goal night from defenceman William Pâquet helped propel the Hearst Lumberjacks past the Powassan Voodoos 7-4 Friday in their Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League quarter-final series opener at Claude Larose Recreation Centre. After leading the Voodoos in tallies during the regular season, Cayden

Lirim Amidovski scored two third-period goals, one on a penalty shot and one into an empty net, as the North Bay Battalion moved closer to securing an Ontario Hockey League playoff berth with a 5-1 victory Thursday night over the Oshawa Generals. Ethan Procyszyn had one goal and one assist

The third Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League playoff series to commence begins Friday night at Claude Larose Recreation Centre as the No. 2 Hearst Lumberjacks host the No. 7 Powassan Voodoos in a 7 p.m. start. No strangers to meeting each other in the postseason, this marks the fourth

With the North Bay Battalion striving to nail down an Ontario Hockey League postseason berth, in some respects the playoffs already have started for the Troops and Ottawa 67’s. “We’ve been playing intense, playoff-type of on-the-line here for the last few weeks, and definitely wrapping up here even