GALLERY: Hearst wins in French River

Game Photos: Dal Photography FRENCH RIVER – William Neeld and Rapheal Lajeunesse both scored twice as part of a 6-4 win by the Hearst Lumberjacks over the French River Rapids Saturday night in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League East Division encounter at Noelville Arena. Buoyed by a big road victory in Powassan Friday, Hearst kept […]

GALLERY: Rapids top Crunch in OT

Game Photos: Dal Photography FRENCH RIVER – A Griffin Simpson power play goal late in overtime sent the French River Rapids past the Cochrane Crunch 3-2 Friday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest at Noelville Arena. In a scoreless first frame, netminders Michael Nickolau of Cochrane and French River’s Hayden Williamson kept things scoreless. […]

NOJHL names its Players of the Month for September

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Friday its Players of the Month for September. PLAYER OF THE MONTH: CAMERON LEMCKE, (F) POWASSAN VOODOOS: Beginning the 2021-22 season on a five-game point streak, Lemcke etched his name on the game sheet in each of his club’s victories for the unbeaten Voodoos. In […]

NOJHL names its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Monday that forward Rodion Tatarenko of the Powassan Voodoos, defenceman Brandon Hass of the French River Rapids and Soo Eagles’ goaltender Gabe Rosek have been named its Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending Sept. 26. RODION TATARENKO, (F) POWASSAN VOODOOS […]

GALLERY: French River swamps Kirkland Lake

Game Photos: Dal Photography FRENCH RIVER – Paced by a Leo Chambers hat trick, the French River Rapids went on to drop the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners 9-4 Saturday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest held at Noelville Arena. After potting the decider in a lengthy 11-round shootout triumph over the Gold Miners Friday, […]

GALLERY: Rapids take lengthy shootout win over Gold Miners

Photos – Allyson Demers KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. – A Spencer Borg marker in the 11th round of the shootout was the difference as the French River Rapids rallied to pull out a 3-2 triumph over the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action Friday night at the Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. […]

Former Rapids coach advances to the pros

The Cincinnati Cyclones have named Alex Bezerra the team’s new Assistant Coach ahead of the 2021-22 ECHL season. Bezerra, 32, joins Jason Payne, who previously assumed the role since 2018 before being named Head Coach of the ‘Clones earlier this offseason. “I would like to thank Kristin Ropp, Jason Payne, and the Cyclones management for […]

GALLERY: Voodoos double up Rapids 4-2

Game Photos: Dal Photography FRENCH RIVER – Powassan Voodoos captain Cameron Lemcke tallied twice to help propel his side to a 4-2 triumph over the French River Rapids Friday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at Noelville Arena. The Voodoos opened the scoring nine minutes into the contest off a nice feed from the point […]

Hughes pots pair as Rapids sink Cubs

FRENCH RIVER – The French River Rapids picked up a pair of tallies from Spencer Hughes as part of a 5-1 victory over the Greater Sudbury Cubs in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League exhibition game Tuesday night at Noelville Arena. Starting out fast, the Rapids needed just 44 seconds to commence the evening’s scoring […]

GALLERY: Cubs victorious over Rapids in preseason debut

Photos: Sudbury Light Event Photography SUDBURY, Ont. – A Carter Geoffroy goal late in regulation was the game-winner as the Greater Sudbury Cubs etched out a narrow 2-1 victory over the French River Rapids Sunday evening in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League exhibition encounter at Gerry McCrory Countryside Sports Complex. Appearing in their initial exhibition […]