Four more players from the 2019-20 Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League campaign have earned the opportunity to continue their education while also playing hockey once play resumes. The only inclusion from the Elliot Lake Wildcats remains forward Connor Taylor for Northland College of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC).
Nichols College in Dudley, Mass. has secured a pair of NOJHLers as both Espanola Express defenceman Collin McGuire and Kirkland Lake Gold Miners forward Max Newnam have both committed to the Bisons program, who compete in the NCAA D-III ranks in the eight-school Commonwealth Coastal Conference in New England.
Meanwhile, another blueliner, Justin Miron of the Hearst Lumberjacks, will be off to the University of Moncton in New Brunswick to be part of Blue Eagles, who play out of Atlantic University.
These latest additions currently bring the NOJHL commitment list for the season to 30.
As of June 3, 2020, the NOJHL commitment tracker is as follows:
Blind River Beavers:
- Jackson Hjelle, (G) Gustavus Adolphus (MIAC)
- Kyle Quinn, (F) UNLV (ACHA)
- Dominic Boily, (G) Maryville (ACHA)
- David Campbell, (F) North Bay (OHL)
- Lucas Adams, (F) Maryville (ACHA)
- Caleb Serre, (F) Laurentian (OUA)
Cochrane Crunch:
- TBA
Elliot Lake Wildcats:
- Connor Taylor, (F) Northland College (WIAC)
Espanola Express:
- Mattais Salem, (D) Laurentian (OUA)
- Zachary Matyasik, (F) Northland College (WIAC)
- Collin McGuire, (D) Nichols College (CCC)
French River Rapids:
- TBA
Hearst Lumberjacks:
- Spencer Silver, (F) Plattsburgh (SUNYAC)
- Max Griffioen, (F) Nipissing (OUA)
- Justin Miron, (D) Moncton (AUS)
Kirkland Lake Gold Miners:
- Max Newnam, (F) Nichols College (CCC)
- Cameron Neaylon, (F) Grand Canyon (ACHA)
Powassan Voodoos:
- Parker Bowman, (F) Nipissing (OUA)
- Riley Pitt, (D) Oshawa (OHL)
- Jack Craycroft, (D) Iowa State (ACHA)
Rayside-Balfour Canadians:
- Zacharie Giroux, (F) Flint (OHL)
- Brett Jacklin, (F) Laurentian (OUA)
- Mitchell Martin, (F) Kitchener (OHL)
- Cameron Lamour, (G) North Bay (OHL)
- Giordano Biondi, (F) Sudbury (OHL)
- David Bowen, (G) Drummondville (QMJHL)
- Benjamin Hatanaka, (F) Laurentian (OUA)
Soo Eagles:
- Jake Lamberty, (F) Northland College (WIAC)
- Shane Brancato, (G) Trine (NCHA)
- Joel Brandinger, (F) Tufts (NESCAC)
Soo Thunderbirds:
- TBA
Timmins Rock:
- Josh Anderson, (D)
The Elliot Lake Wildcats announced in March they would not be playing any games in the 2020-2021 season due to COVID-19 issues. That coincided with the NOJHL's own announcement on March 13.