Hearst handles French River

FRENCH RIVER – The Hearst Lumberjacks picked up two goals apiece from Samuel Bourdages, Zack Dorval and Nikko Morin to help lead them to an 8-3 triumph over the French River Rapids Saturday evening in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up at Noelville Arena. The visiting Lumberjacks set the tone early by skating out […]

Big 2nd period sends Gold Miners over Rapids

FRENCH RIVER – The Kirkland Lake Gold Miners broke open a tie game by striking for five unanswered second period goals to send them on their way to an 8-3 victory over the French River Rapids Wednesday evening in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up at Noelville Arena. Kirkland Lake also started strong grabbing […]

Pair of NOJHL games Sunday postponed due to inclement weather/highway closure

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League has announced that two scheduled games Sunday featuring the Soo Thunderbirds and French River Rapids as well as the Timmins Rock and Hearst Lumberjacks have both been postponed for tonight due to inclement weather and highway closures. Due to whiteout conditions and portions of Trans Canada […]

GALLERY: Hearst hot offensively in win over French River

HEARST, Ont. – The Hearst Lumberjacks reached double digits Saturday night to begin the 2018 portion of their Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League slate in convincing style as they trounced the French River Rapids 10-3 at Claude Larose Arena. Hearst came out flying in their first game since the holiday break as they scored four […]

Brisson strikes twice as Crunch get past Rapids

COCHRANE, Ont. – The Cochrane Crunch picked up a pair of goals from Alex Brisson to help lead them to a 5-3 victory over the French River Rapids in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play Friday at Tim Horton Event Centre. Brisson got Cochrane going offensively as he picked up his first of the night […]

Beavers best Rapids

BLIND RIVER, Ont. – The Blind River Beavers picked up a goal and an assist each from Caleb Serre, Jordan Kreller and Dylan McMahon to help propel them past the French River Rapids 5-2 Sunday afternoon in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up at the Blind River Community Centre. Serre started Blind River off […]

GALLERY: Thunderbirds score 4 in 3rd to get past Rapids

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – The Soo Thunderbirds broke open a third period tie by scoring four times in the frame to pull out a 7-4 triumph over the French River Rapids Saturday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at John Rhodes Community Centre. First period action saw each team score once with Adam […]

Brancato posts 1st shutout as Eagles soar over Rapids

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Shane Brancato turned aside all 26 shots he faced Friday to post his first Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League shutout as the Soo Eagles soared past the French River Rapids 7-0 at Pullar Stadium. Sault Ste. Marie got off to the start they wanted in this one by securing the […]

Herbster’s 4-point night leads Cochrane past French River

COCHRANE, Ont. – The Cochrane Crunch picked up two goals and two assists from Kyle Herbster to help lead them past the French River Rapids 4-2 Saturday evening in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up at Tim Horton Event Centre. A late man advantage opportunity helped the Crunch get on the board first as […]

GALLERY: Four-goal 3rd rallies French River past Hearst

HEARST, Ont. – The French River Rapids rallied from a two-goal, third period deficit by striking four times in the final frame to pull out a 6-5 come from behind victory over the Hearst Lumberjacks Friday evening in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up at Claude Larose Arena. Just acquired Zack Dorval wasted little […]