Calisti collects 5 assists as Rapids down Express

ESPANOLA, Ont. – The French River Rapids picked up five assists from Stephen Calisti to help his side defeat the Espanola Express 8-3 Friday evening in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter at the Regional Recreation Complex. French River got things going offensively 5:14 into the first frame as Jacob Romano picked up his […]

Canadians increase division lead with win over Rapids

CHELMSFORD, Ont. – Rayside-Balfour Canadians captain Matthew Neault tallied twice and assisted on two others to help propel his side to a 5-1 victory over the French River Rapids in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play Thursday evening at Chelmsford Arena. Neault began by setting up Evan Krassey for his 25th goal of the season […]

Fyfe fires 2 as Kirkland Lake gets past French River

KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. – Tyler Fyfe had a pair of power play goals to help the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners get past the French River Rapids 5-3 Saturday evening in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at the Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. Fyfe helped Kirkland Lake gain the upper hand in the opening frame as […]

Solid 2nd stanza leads Cochrane over French River

FRENCH RIVER – The Cochrane Crunch erupted for five second period goals to help send then to an eventual 10-2 triumph over the French River Rapids in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action Sunday at Noelville Arena. Both sides clicked offensively in the opening 20 minutes as each club scored twice. Marcus Blackned put the […]

GALLERY: Hearst rallies in 3rd to slip past French River

FRENCH RIVER – The Hearst Lumberjacks picked up a pair of third period tallies to help them rally for a 2-1 come from behind triumph over the French River Rapids Friday in a tightly-contested Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up at Noelville Arena. After a scoreless first frame, French River got on the board 7:06 […]

NOJHL announces make-up game

SUDBURY – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Friday the make-up date for the January 7 contest between the Soo Thunderbirds and French River Rapids that was postponed due to inclement weather and poor highway travel conditions. This match-up will now be held on Sunday, February 25 at 6 p.m. at Noelville Arena as […]

Kirkland Lake completes comeback with OT triumph vs. French River

KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. – A Tyler Fyfe tally 2:26 into overtime was the difference as the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners came back to upend the French River Rapids 4-3 Friday evening in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. Neither side would connect offensively in a scoreless opening 20 minutes, but […]

Powassan swamps French River

POWASSAN, Ont. – The Powassan Voodoos picked up two goals apiece from Tyson Gilmour and Nicolas Case while Christian Cicigoi registered his first Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League shutout in a convincing 8-0 victory over the French River Rapids Wednesday evening at the Powassan Sportsplex. The Voodoos came out flying, taking quick control by skating […]

Calisti collects 2 as Rapids rally to defeat Crunch

FRENCH RIVER – Stephen Calisti scored the game’s opening goal, then proceeded to add the final one as the French River Rapids rallied for a 4-3 come from behind victory over the Cochrane Crunch Sunday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up Sunday at Noelville Arena. On the power play midway through the first […]

Start time for today’s Cochrane – French River game pushed back to 5:30 p.m.

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Sunday that the start time of this afternoon’s contest between the Cochrane Crunch and French River Rapids has been pushed back to 5:30 p.m. instead of the originally scheduled 4 p.m. start. The reason for the time change was due to an unrelated earlier accident […]