Noah in the News

‘We decided to reach out to the Boulet family to learn more about Green Shirt Day and how best to promote organ and tissue donation here in North Bay’ Jody Dugas admits Green Shirt Day would have been something Noah Dugas would have loved to be a part of. “Noah loved his tie-dye green and…

North Bay’s Noah Dugas passed away in 2020, but since he was an organ donor, the lives of seven people were saved. Noah was a 13-year-old defenceman who played for the North Bay Trappers major peewee AAA team. After he felt unwell during a game in March 2020, he was sent to hospital in Ottawa,…

Bryden Shank, got a favourable bounce in the slot which allowed him to put away what was the championship-winning goal for the North Bay Dave’s Heating and Cooling U15 AAA Trappers as they edged the Soo Greyhounds 3-2. Some players and parents believe, that bounce had some divine hockey intervention by someone who wore Trappers #71.…

‘Noah left an incredible mark on the world by showing strength, compassion, and resiliency’ A few local schools are honouring the passing of Noah Dugas, which happened one year ago on November 13, 2020. An unexpected brain bleed took Noah Dugas’ life on that sad day. The well known young hockey player’s final gift was enriching…

Listen to this article 00:03:28 A 4-2 loss to the Sudbury Nickel Capitals wasn’t the plan for the North Bay U15 AAA Trappers.Yet, when it was all said and done, you could make a very strong case that the scoreboard was secondary. The reason behind that was a jersey retirement and celebration of life for…

NORTH BAY – Members of the hockey community, the Dugas family, and friends rallied together Saturday afternoon to honour former North Bay Trapper, Noah Dugas. Dugas, lost his life last November and now his jersey will hang in Memorial Gardens forever. “I think he would just be floored by all this love and support and…

by Jennifer Hamilton-McCharles   Those who knew Noah Dugas said he had the biggest heart. That heart saved the life of an 11-year-old girl. Jody Dugas, Noah’s mother, said the family whose daughter was the recipient of Noah’s heart, reached out to the Dugas’ to express their sincere gratitude. “It’s overwhelming, but that’s the kind of…

By: Chris Dawson The North Bay & District Trappers AAA Association will be announcing that the #71 will be retired by the six local AAA hockey teams along with all the teams in the North Bay Minor Hockey Association in honour of former player Noah Dugas. The 13-year-old passed away last November due to a…

 ‘I will know when I am on the ice there is always one guy with me’ The 14-year-old goaltender was a longtime teammate of defenceman Noah Dugas, who tragically passed away due to a stroke last November.    The passing of Dugas left a void on their hockey team, along with a void in the…