NEWS RELEASE
NORTHERN ONTARIO JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE
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The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) announced Monday that the Blind River Beavers forward duo of YiBin Yoo and Owen King, along with Espanola Paper Kings goaltender James Meredith, have been named its BrokerLink Insurance 3 Stars of the Week, for the period ending Jan. 5.
YiBin Yoo, (F) Blind River Beavers: Amassing a league-high seven assists and eight points, Yoo paced the Beavers offensively to a pair of home ice victories.
The 18-year-old from Calgary, Alta., had a personal single-game best five points in a win over Espanola Saturday, then set-up all three Blind River markers in a triumph over the Soo Eagles Sunday.
Yoo has impressed of late, collecting nine points overall in his past three outings for his club.
Owen King, (F) Blind River Beavers: Notching a NOJHL-best five goals over the time frame, King also picked up an assist, for a six-point weekend, helping the Beavers extend a winning streak to six in succession.
Hailing from Cambridge, Ont., the 18-year-old forward has been on an offensive tear all season long.
Currently riding an eight-game point streak, which has produced seven multi-point efforts, King leads Blind River in scoring with 41 points and sits second, among all NOJHL skaters, in tallies with 29.
James Meredith, (G) Espanola Paper Kings: In his first start of 2025, the 17-year-old from Vaughan, Ont., was flawless in blanking the Soo Thunderbirds Sunday afternoon.
Credited with 30 stops in the road triumph, Meredith now sits second in the NOJHL in shutouts with two.
In his past 11 starts with Espanola, he has registered a record of 6-3-0-1, with one no decision.
BROKERLINK INSURANCE 3 STARS
Week 1
Jordan Mayo, (F) Iroquois Falls Storm
Wyatt Gibson, (F) Blind River Beavers
Bryan Fenlon, (D) Soo Thunderbirds
Week 2
Brant Romaniuk, (F) Timmins Rock
Lucas Signoretti, (F) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Graydon Guthrie, (F) Espanola Paper Kings
Week 3
Noah Beaulne, (G) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Mathieu Comeau, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks
Nicholas Tarantella, (G) French River Rapids
Week 4
Jack Nolan, (F) Powassan Voodoos
Mason Chitaroni, (D) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Connor Dunham-Fox, (G) Blind River Beavers
Week 5
Callum McAuley, (F) Soo Thunderbirds
Alex Povorozniouk, (F) Soo Eagles
Dryden Riley, (G) Timmins Rock
Week 6
Benjamin Pouliot, (F) Soo Eagles
Bronx Bodnar, (G) Blind River Beavers
Cameron Menard, (F) Espanola Paper Kings
Week 7
Henry Ouellet, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks
Matthew Vahramian, (G) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Justin Rousseau, (F) Powassan Voodoos
Week 8
Cayden Kowal, (F) Powassan Voodoos
Adam Shillinglaw, (D) Hearst Lumberjacks
Hunter Vilanez, (F) French River Rapids
Week 9
Cooper Fredericks, (F) Soo Eagles
Cameron Menard, (F) Espanola Paper Kings
Graham Gee, (G) Timmins Rock
Week 10
Tenzin Nyman, (D) Timmins Rock
Alexandre Boivin, (G) Hearst Lumberjacks
Leighton Hurst, (D) Blind River Beavers
Week 11
Lucas Signoretti, (F) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Jack Kelly, (F) Timmins Rock
Tyler Patterson, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks
Week 12
Nolan Newton, (F) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Kaeden McArthur, (F) Timmins Rock
William Pâquet, (D) Hearst Lumberjacks
Week 13
Mason Chitaroni, (D) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Alex Povorozniouk, (F) Soo Eagles
Aiden Kalin, (F) Hearst Lumberjacks
Week 14
Lucas Signoretti, (F) Greater Sudbury Cubs
Owen King, (F) Blind River Beavers
Nate Dugwell, (F) Elliot Lake Vikings
Week 15
Carter Vicente, (G) French River Rapids
Cooper Fredericks, (F) Soo Eagles
Maverick Fletcher, (G) Iroquois Falls Storm
Week 16
YiBin Yoo, (F) Blind River Beavers
Owen King, (F) Blind River Beavers
James Meredith, (G) Espanola Paper Kings
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