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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.

Adam Dennis has been named president and director of hockey operations of the North Bay Battalion, one of a number of changes in responsibilities that the Ontario Hockey League club announced Wednesday. John Winstanley is general manager, succeeding Dennis in that capacity, and Ryan Oulahen has been appointed assistant general

Right winger Anthony Romani was the leader of three North Bay Battalion representatives when the Ontario Hockey League announced its All-Star teams Tuesday. Romani, who topped OHL scorers with 58 goals in 2023-24, was named to the Second All-Star team, while defenceman Ty Nelson and coach Ryan Oulahen were voted

Adam Dennis of the North Bay Battalion is the winner of the Jim Gregory Award as the General Manager of the Year for 2023-24, the Ontario Hockey League announced Tuesday. Dennis helped guide North Bay to a third straight Central Division title with a won-lost-extended record of 39-20-9 for 87

Greater Sudbury Cubs (NOJHL) goaltender Noah Beaulne turned aside all 22 attempts he faced, while Cameron Shanks and Marshall McCharles both tallied twice, to send them on their way to a 6-0 shutout victory over Collège Français Longueuil (LHJAAAQ) Wednesday afternoon in a Centennial Cup contest, presented by Tim Hortons,