“You got Brady as the shooter and you got Nick as the pass-first guy and it just seemed like they were the perfect fit right from the start,” says Perry. The linemates were a force to be reckoned with, combining for 203 points - Pigeon had 81 assists and Harroun had 50 goals - on the season. Leading the way offensively was the dual threat of Nicolas Pigeon and Brady Harroun. The club finished the season with a record of 48-8-3-2 and atop the NOJHL standings. “We didn’t feel that team reflected our record and we just needed to get going a bit.” “The first couple of months, we didn't come out as strong as we wanted to,” says Perry. Our guys played unbelievable and I couldn't be more proud of them,” says Brandon Perry, head coach and general manager of the Rock.ĭespite being unranked for the first few weeks of the CJHL Top 20, Timmins steadily climbed up the rankings, peaking to ninth in the last ranking of the season. “It was an incredible ride and by no means was it easy. In the NOJHL final, the Rock defeated the defending champs, the Soo Thunderbirds, in six games to capture the Copeland-McNamara Trophy for the first time since the club relocated back to Timmins in 2015. The Rock’s journey through the NOJHL playoffs began with a convincing 4-1 victory series over French River, followed by a clean sweep of Powassan in the semifinals. The Timmins Rock are ready to roll on the national stage after being crowned Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) champions.
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