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On a night that featured multiple impressive goals by both sides, it was the Greater Sudbury Cubs who eventually held off the Powassan Voodoos 4-3 in a well-executed Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League on-ice affair at Gerry McCrory Countryside Sports Complex. Late on a brief man advantage midway through the

Nick Wellenreiter scored the only goal in a shootout to help rally the flu-ridden North Bay Battalion to a 5-4 Ontario Hockey League victory Thursday night over the Windsor Spitfires, avenging a road loss to the same team a week earlier. Kaden Pitre had one goal and two assists and

Nipissing Lakers Athletics and the Nipissing District Softball Club have officially joined forces to launch a new Junior Lakers partnership, strengthening opportunities for girls’ softball development in the North Bay region. As part of the new affiliation, the Nipissing District Softball Club will now compete under the Jr. Lakers identity,

The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) announced Monday that forward Ryan Saginaw (Powassan Voodoos); goaltender Derrick Champagne (Powassan Voodoos) and forward Luc Warner (Hearst Lumberjacks) have been named its Rogers 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending February 1. Ryan Saginaw, (F) Powassan Voodoos – Leading all NOJHL

Rockland Nationals (CCHL) remain No. 1 in CJHL Top 20 Rankings – Fuelled by Gatorade Continuing to rack up the victories, the Rockland Nationals (CCHL) remain No. 1 in the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) Top 20 Rankings – Fuelled by Gatorade, released Monday. Currently riding an impressive 23-game winning streak, the

Ryan Roobroeck scored at 19:58 of the third period to give the Niagara IceDogs a dramatic 2-1 victory Sunday over the North Bay Battalion and a tie for second place in the Ontario Hockey League’s Central Division. Hayden Reid also scored, while goaltender Charlie Robertson provided 29 saves

Nick Wellenreiter and Kaden Pitre scored in a two-round shootout to lift the North Bay Battalion to a 3-2 victory Friday night over the London Knights, ending the Troops’ losing skid at three games. Pitre had one goal and one assist earlier in the game, while Sebastien Gervais scored late

Defenceman Dylan Rousselle’s first career hat trick helped lead the Powassan Voodoos to a 4-1 victory over the Timmins Rock Friday in a fast-paced Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League matchup at the Powassan Sportsplex.  The Voodoos notched the night’s initial marker 8:17 into the contest when Rousselle

Led by a four-goal performance from Ryan Saginaw, the Powassan Voodoos skated to a well-deserved 6-1 victory versus the Blind River Beavers in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter Saturday at the Powassan Sportsplex. Going to work on the night’s initial power play, the Voodoos used that to

By Richard Coffin Powassan Voodoos forward Jax Pereira is the NOJHL rookie of the month for January.  After returning from a stint with the OHL’s North Bay Battalion, the 16-year-old from Uxbridge piled up 17 points, including four goals, in seven games for Powassan last month. Pereira has 10