Photos: voodooshockey.com POWASSAN, Ont. – Powassan Voodoos goalkeeper Declan McNamara posted a shutout in his Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League debut while his teammates recorded a trio of special teams tallies as part of a 4-0 defeat of the French River Rapids Wednesday in a mid-week matchup at the Powassan Sportsplex. A feeling out process […]
FRENCH RIVER – Jake Bond and Ryder Hill contributed four points apiece for the Blind River Beavers as part of a 5-2 triumph over the French River Rapids in a penalty-filled Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Sunday afternoon affair at Noelville Arena. The Beavers began the scoring 16 minutes into the contest when Bond sent […]
FRENCH RIVER – Getting four first period goals proved to be enough to send the Hearst Lumberjacks past the French River Rapids 7-3 Saturday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League matchup at Noelville Arena. Hearst grabbed an early lead when Owen Kahl redirected a play put his way from Cameron Menard that eluded French […]
ESPANOLA, Ont. – Picking up a first period hat trick, Sam Piette of the Espanola Paper Kings led the way offensively as part of a 7-3 victory over the French River Rapids Tuesday evening in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League exhibition encounter at the Regional Recreation Complex. A pair of quality in-close chances for the […]
SUDBURY, Ont. – Looking to return to the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) playoffs for the first time since 2023, Paul Frustaglio’s French River Rapids will be aiming to make competitive inroads, in doing just that in 2026-27. French River is aiming on vast improvement at both ends of the ice, looking to boost play […]
SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) announced Thursday the majority of its 2026-27 regular season schedule. The 12 competing clubs will play a 52-game slate during the campaign, in a one-division format. Each team will play 25 contests at home, another 25 on the road, plus two match-ups as part of the […]
SUDBURY, Ont. – The French River Rapids of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League have announced the commitment of goaltender Keiran Caughran to NCAA Division III SUNY Canton to further his education and compete with the Kangaroos men’s hockey program. Hailing from Victoria, B.C., Caughran wrapped up his Jr. A career appearing in 25 games for […]
Lumberjacks’ Comeau named MVP; Cubs’ Horgan Top Defenceman; Paper Kings’ Smith Rookie of the Year SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) announced Monday its individual and team award recipients for their respective contributions during the 2025-26 regular season. Earning the Carlo Cattarello Trophy, emblematic of the NOJHL’s Most Valuable Player, is Mathieu […]
FRENCH RIVER – Backed by multi-point efforts from nine different skaters, the Hearst Lumberjacks went on to drop the French River Rapids 10-4 in a high-scoring Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League game Saturday at Noelville Arena. The Lumberjacks gained an early edge as the scored twice before the match-up was two and a half minutes old. […]
FRENCH RIVER – A Bryson Villeneuve marker 3:21 into overtime was the difference as the Iroquois Falls Storm skated away with a 4-3 triumph versus the French River Rapids in a tightly-contested Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League affair at Noelville Arena. It was the Storm who began the scoring 8:15 into the match-up when Mathieu Ouellette […]
