GALLERY: Masternak posts 1st shutout of the season as Rock blank Rapids

TIMMINS, Ont. – Timmins Rock netminder Tyler Mastenak stopped all 24 shots he faced to post the first shutout of the young Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League season as he backstopped his club to a 3-0 win over the French River Rapids Saturday evening, much to the delight of the 1,211 fans in attendance at […]

Defending champion Crunch victorious with opening night decision over Rapids

COCHRANE, Ont. – A well-balance attack saw the Cochrane Crunch get goals from four different skaters as they went on to get past the French River Rapids 4-1 Friday evening in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter at Tim Horton Events Centre. On a night where they raised their NOJHL championship banner from last […]

NOJHL preseason preview: French River Rapids

SUDBURY, Ont. – The French River Rapids of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League are starting to take steps in the right direction. Coming off a 10-win and 23-point improvement made last season, the club looks to make an even-bigger jump in the NOJHL standings in the upcoming campaign. With new head coach Shawn Frappier […]

Crunch advance to PBC final after wild OT thriller vs. Rapids

COCHRANE, Ont. – A Tristan Taillefer tally with 18 seconds remaining in overtime lifted the Cochrane Crunch to a dramatic 7-6 victory over the French River Rapids Sunday afternoon in semifinal action in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League’s Polar Bear Classic, hosted by the Crunch, at Tim Horton Events Centre. A tightly-contested first period […]

Pelham strikes twice in late going to get past French River

COCHRANE, Ont. – The Pelham Panthers scored twice in the final three minutes of regulation to help them double up the French River Rapids of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League 4-2 Saturday at the Polar Bear Classic preseason tournament at Tim Horton Events Centre. Pelham also opened the scoring early in the contest on […]

Crunch storm back to sink Rapids

COCHRANE, Ont. – Storming back from a four-goal deficit, the Cochrane Crunch rallied by striking eight straight times to pull out an 8-4 victory over the French River Rapids Saturday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League preseason action in the Polar Bear Classic tournament at Tim Horton Events Centre. It was all French River in […]

CJHL to honour Humboldt Broncos at upcoming home games of all 133 teams in 2018-19

CALGARY, Alta. – The Canadian Junior Hockey League, in conjunction with the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League and the other nine Jr. A leagues that comprise the CJHL, announced Saturday details of a special banner that will be presented and unveiled at upcoming regular season home games for each if its 133 member clubs for the […]

Kirkland Lake kicks off Polar Bear Classic with win over French River

COCHRANE, Ont. – The Kirkland Lake Gold Miners connected for five unanswered goals to break open a tie game as they went on to defeat the French River Rapids 6-1 Friday in the opening game of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Polar Bear Classic preseason tournament at Tim Horton Events Centre. Josh Maine opened […]

Rapids edge Express in OT

ESPANOLA, Ont. – A Davin Van de Zilver goal 53 seconds into overtime was the difference as the French River Rapids slipped past the Espanola Express 4-3 Thursday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League exhibition game at the Regional Recreation Complex. Hunter Brazier gave French River the lead with the lone tally of the […]

Cicigoi shuts the door as Voodoos blank Rapids

FRENCH RIVER – Christian Cicigoi turned aside all 32 shots he faced while his teammates notched four late second period goals to give the Powassan Voodoos a 4-0 win over the French River Rapids Wednesday evening Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League preseason action at Noelville Arena. Neither side would connect in a scoreless opening 20 […]