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The North Bay Battalion made goaltender Carter Nadon of the Sudbury Wolves U18s its first-round pick Wednesday night in the Ontario Hockey League Under-18 Priority Selection. North Bay took centre Michael Piao of the Don Mills Flyers U18s in the second round and right winger Jake Salvatore of the Southern

The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Tuesday its game schedule for the Copeland Cup – McNamara Trophy Final between the Greater Sudbury Cubs and Powassan Voodoos. Action in the best-of-seven set gets underway Thursday in a 7:05 p.m. start at Gerry McCrory Countryside Sports Complex in Sudbury. The

Dalyn Wakely’s second goal of the game, at 12:19 of overtime, completed a stunning North Bay Battalion comeback to a 6-5 Ontario Hockey League victory Tuesday night over the Sudbury Wolves that gave the Troops a 3-0 lead in games in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal. Owen Van

A Zach Turner tally with 26 seconds remaining in regulation proved to be the game-winner as the Powassan Voodoos knocked off the Timmins Rock 4-3 Tuesday night in a thrilling Game 7 of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League East Division Final, with 1,766 spectators on hand at McIntyre

Forwards Ethan Procyszyn, Anthony Romani and Dalyn Wakely of the North Bay Battalion are among a total of 57 Ontario Hockey League skaters and goaltenders in final rankings released Tuesday by the National Hockey League’s central scouting department. Centre Procyszyn is No. 48 on a list of 224 North

Justin Ertel scored one goal and added an assist as the North Bay Battalion defeated the Sudbury Wolves 5-1 Saturday night, holding serve in a pair of Ontario Hockey League home dates to seize a 2-0 lead in games in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal. Sandis Vilmanis, Jacob Therrien, Ihnat

Nolan Ring had a first period assist, then supplied the eventual game-winner early in the second stanza, to help send the Timmins Rock on their way to a 5-2 triumph over the Powassan Voodoos Saturday in the sixth contest of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League East Division Final, held

Andrew LeBlanc scored two goals and added an assist to lead the North Bay Battalion to a 5-2 Ontario Hockey League victory Thursday night over the Sudbury Wolves, giving the Troops the opener of their best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal. Justin Ertel and Ethan Procyszyn each contributed one goal and one

Chase Thompson’s third goal of the game, coming a half-minute into the second overtime, lifted the Powassan Voodoos to a 4-3 victory over the Timmins Rock Thursday night in Game 5 of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League East Division Final in front of nearly 1,300 fans at

While coaches and players prepare for the start of an Ontario Hockey League second-round playoff series with the Sudbury Wolves, there’s plenty of other work for North Bay Battalion staff this week. The OHL Priority Selection kicks off at 7 p.m. Friday with three rounds conducted via the