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Parker Von Richter and Gabriel Chiarot, into an empty net, scored and goaltender Brayden Gillespie made 26 saves for the shutout as the Brampton Steelheads defeated the North Bay Battalion 2-0 Friday night in an Ontario Hockey League game. Gillespie registered his second shutout of the season, both with Brampton,

Powassan playoff bound following win in Espanola An Anthony Boyes marker midway through the third period proved to be the game-winner as the Powassan Voodoos clinched themselves a playoff spot with a hard-fought 4-3 result over the Espanola Paper Kings Friday night in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at

Jacob Therrien and Jacob LeBlanc each had one goal and one assist as the North Bay Battalion defeated the Niagara IceDogs 4-3 Thursday night, giving the Troops a three-point advantage in the battle for the last playoff spot in the Ontario Hockey League’s Eastern Conference. Ihnat Pazii and Zach

Calem Mangone scored two goals and earned two assists, pacing the Saginaw Spirit to an 8-3 victory Sunday over the North Bay Battalion that cost the Troops breathing room in the Ontario Hockey League’s Eastern Conference playoff race. Igor Chernyshov had two goals and one assist, while Zayne Parekh

By Richard Coffin Two local youth bowlers from Partners Billiards and Bowling in North Bay are heading to nationals in Edmonton in early May.  Mya Labonté and Marley Pedskalny (pictured above) won gold in the Bantam Girls team division at the Northern Ontario Provincials in Dryden on the weekend.  They

The Ottawa 67’s served notice Friday night that they’re not done in the Ontario Hockey League’s Eastern Conference playoff chase. Filip Ekberg scored two goals to lead Ottawa to a 5-2 victory over the North Bay Battalion, pulling the 67’s within three points of the eighth

Jordan Fitger had the game’s first and final goals, and supplied an assist in between, to help lead the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners to a 5-3 win over the Powassan Voodoos Friday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter at the Powassan Sportsplex. Striking first, Kirkland Lake got

Porter Martone scored at 4:36 of overtime to lift the Brampton Steelheads to a 2-1 victory over the North Bay Battalion in a fiercely contested Ontario Hockey League game Thursday night. Gabriel Chiarot had the other goal and goaltender Jack Ivankovic provided 38 saves for Brampton, which moved its

Brady Martin scored two goals and added three assists to power the Soo Greyhounds to a 6-3 victory Tuesday night over the North Bay Battalion in an Ontario Hockey League game with playoff ramifications for both teams. Marco Mignosa had two goals and one assist, while Spencer Evans and Christopher

Mike McIvor of the North Bay Battalion has been named Goaltender of the Week for the period ended Sunday, the Ontario Hockey League announced Monday. McIvor won all three games he started, posting a 1.32 goals-against average and a .956 save percentage as the Battalion played entirely on the