
Lynx Add D Pairing from Quebec!
The West Nipissing Lynx are thrilled to announce they have signed two D's from Quebec for the upcoming 2017-2018 season! Joining us are: #7 Nathaniel Vaillancourt, a 1998 born 6'3" 165 lbs from Wemindji, QC and the Cree Nation Bears Midget BB and; #3 Anthony Bacon, a 2000 born 6'2" 170 lbs from Chicoutimi, QC and the Chicoutimi Cougars Midget A program. We are excited to have these two players join our organization. We have been looking for some depth on D all summer and we f

Birthday Signing - Lynx Bring Back Local Nick Gribbons!
The West Nipissing Lynx are proud to announce thy have re-signed local North Bay birthday boy Nick Gribbons for the upcoming season! Nick turns 20 years old today and what better way to celebrate then to re-up with the Lynx! #98 was solid right from the get-go once he joined the Lynx midway through last years campaign as he tallied 11 goals and 13 assists for a total of 24 points in 20 regular season games with the club! We are extremely happy to have Nick onboard for the upc

Lynx Add 1996 D-Man Luke Gibb
The West Nipissing Lynx are proud to announce they have signed veteran D-Man Luke Gibb from Largo, Florida. Luke is a 1996 born right handed 6'2" 205 lbs D who spent last season with the Tampa Bay Juniors of the USP3HL along with a 1 game stint with the Utah Outliers of the WSHL. With Tampa Bay, Luke managed to put up 11 goals and 8 assists for a total of 19 points in 23 games. We are excited to bring in an experienced veteran presence to our back end. His right handed shot a

Lynx Add Elite Swedish Forward Oliver Johansson
The West Nipissing Lynx are extremely proud to announce the signing of top Swede Oliver Johansson! Oliver, a 1997 born forward from Karlstad, Sweden is 6'2" and 170 lbs. He spent last season with Hammaro HC J20 in the J20 Elite league where he notched 4 goals and 9 assists for a total of 13 points in 27 games. Oliver is not a newcomer to Canada as he spent the previous season with the Yarmouth Vikings in the CAHS system tallying a whopping 25 goals and 41 assists for 66 point

Lynx Add Another Between the Pipes
The West Nipissing Lynx are proud to announce they have added a second goalie to their rotation for the upcoming campaign. Louis Busch, #33 from Heilbronn Germany is a 1999 born goaltender standing 5'10" and weighing 150 lbs. Louis spent last season here in Canada with the Ottawa SharpShooters (OSS) in the NCPHL and played for Mannheimer ERC U19 of the DNL2 league the year before. We are extremely happy to add a young man like Louis to our club as his aspirations and willingn

Lynx Add Sudbury's Nick Larocque Between the Pipes
The West Nipissing Lynx are proud to announce that they have signed Sudbury's Nick Larocque as one of its goaltenders for the upcoming 2017-2018 season! Nick is a 1999 born goalie who stands 6'3" and weighs 180 lbs. He spent last season between the Sudbury Wolves in the NDMHL and the French River Rapids of the NOJHL. Assistant Coach Mathieu Gaudette says: "Nick is a good young goalie who brings size and a sense of calm to the back end. His experience with the Rapids last seas

Lynx Add Another Local Forward - Will Michaud
The West Nipissing Lynx are proud to announce they have signed another top local forward! Will Michaud, a 1999 born forward measuring 6' and weighing 165 lbs will be joining the Lynx family for the upcoming 2017-2018 season! Will is a Left shooting Centre who spent last season with the French River Rapids of the NOJHL where he finished 4th in team scoring tallying a total of 11 goals and 9 assists, for 20 points in 54 games. Will is a relentless hard working player who strive

Lynx Re-Sign Top Local Forward Thomas Farrell
The West Nipissing Lynx are thrilled to announce that after a very busy Canada Day long weekend, they have re-signed last years Top Scorer Thomas Farrell! Thomas is coming off a great first season in the GMHL as he led the Lynx in scoring notching 31 goals and 25 assists for a total of 56 points in 32 games. Farrell continuously improved throughout the course of the season last year and as the year went on he led his team to impressive victories! With his continuous hard work