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The Sudbury Wolves blew open a one-goal game with three goals in a span of 1:23 while skating four a side early in the third period and downed the North Bay Battalion 8-3 Friday night. Nathan Villeneuve scored two shorthanded goals and added an assist, while Quentin Musty had

The Powassan Voodoos saw Ryan Saginaw set-up the tying goal, then later shovel in the game-winner, for his first marker in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, as part of a hard-fought 3-1 victory over the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners Friday night as the Powassan Sportsplex. Converting on an early

Marek Vanacker scored two third-period goals, propelling the Brantford Bulldogs to a 3-2 comeback victory Thursday night over the North Bay Battalion. Nick Lardis also scored for Brantford, which got 32 saves from goaltender Ryerson Leenders before a crowd of 2,350. Brantford improved its won-lost-extended record to 27-16-4 for

With demand for results to secure an Ontario Hockey League playoff position tightening, the North Bay Battalion faces three games this week. Coach Ryan Oulahen’s charges play host to the Brantford Bulldogs at 7 p.m. Thursday before visiting the Sudbury Wolves on Friday night and entertaining the Niagara

Deacon Wealth Management Masters Bonspiel Held at North Bay Granite Club The Seniors Section of the North Bay Granite Club held the annual Masters Bonspiel at the North Bay Granite Club January 21-23. The bonspiel drew 28 teams of senior curlers (60 years+) from across the north with participation from

Jacob Therrien scored at 11:52 of the third period, breaking a tie and lifting the North Bay Battalion to a 3-2 comeback victory Sunday over the Sudbury Wolves. Zach Wigle and Nolan Laird also scored for North Bay, which got 41 saves from goaltender Jack Lisson in a stellar

Getting goals from five different skaters, the Powassan Voodoos went on to defeat the Soo Eagles 5-1 Sunday evening in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest at the Powassan Sportsplex. Generating the game’s first tally, 16 minutes into the match-up, the Voodoos’ Ryan Saginaw led a rush into

A couple of primary assists supplied by Caleb Dawson, including one on the game-winner, aided in a 3-2 Powassan Voodoos triumph over the Blind River Beavers Saturday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at the Powassan Sportsplex. Taking the lead eight and a half minutes into the proceedings, the

Oliver Bonk and Denver Barkey each scored one goal and added an assist to pace the London Knights to a 4-1 victory over the North Bay Battalion in Ontario Hockey League action Thursday night. Henry Brzustewicz and Sam Dickinson also scored for London, which boasts a won-lost-extended record of 35-7-1

By Richard Coffin The new commissioner of the Ontario Hockey League says the North Bay Battalion are one of the best examples of how deeply engrained their clubs are in their community and how important they are to the community.   Bryan Crawford was in the city Thursday.   “That’s part