Photos: Dal Photography FRENCH RIVER – Getting a pair of first period goals, including the eventual game-winner, from Dominik Godin helped send the French River Rapids on their way to 4-1 triumph over the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners Sunday in the 2022 Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League playoff opener at Noelville Arena. Starting off by going […]
SUDBURY, Ont. – The opening game of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League playoffs is set for 4 p.m. Sunday afternoon as the French River Rapids host the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners in Game 1 of their best-of-three play-in series at Noelville Arena. SEASON RECORDS: French River: 23-24-1-0 (4th NOJHL East) Kirkland Lake: 12-33-0-3 (5th […]
SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Sunday its Players of the Month for March, which also included the final four games of the regular season, played April 1-2. PLAYER OF THE MONTH: CHASE LEFEBRVE (F) FRENCH RIVER RAPIDS: Piling up 19 points in March, Lefebvre etched his name on the game […]
Photos: Dal Photography FRENCH RIVER – The French River Rapids saw Cooper Bowman reach the 100-point plateau in his Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League career Sunday afternoon, helping his side rally for a 6-4 victory over the Timmins Rock at Noelville Arena. Setting the tone early, Timmins struck just over a minute into the proceedings as […]
SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Wednesday its format and timeline for the upcoming 2022 playoffs and the competition for the Copeland Cup – McNamara Trophy. Of the 12 league teams, the top five clubs in each of the NOJHL’s East and West Divisions will qualify for postseason play. Round 1 […]
SUDBURY, Ont. – In lieu of the announcement made by Hockey Canada today, regarding its spring championships, this season’s Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League playoff champion will advance directly to compete in the 2022 Centennial Cup, presented by Tim Hortons, May 19-29, in Estevan, Sask. In fact, the decision was made that all nine Canadian […]
SUDBURY, Ont. – Former French River Rapids forward Philippe Daoust has signed a three-year entry-level deal with the National Hockey League’s Ottawa Senators. The Barrie, Ont., product made his Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League debut with French River back during the 2018-19 campaign where he paced all NOJHL rookies in offensive production, while playing at […]
Photos: Dal Photography FRENCH RIVER – Rallying back from a three-goal deficit, the Soo Eagles stormed back with five unanswered tallies to pull out a 6-4 road triumph over the French River Rapids Sunday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up at Noelville Arena. Getting the Rapids rolling just over seven minutes into the proceedings, […]
Photos: Dal Photography FRENCH RIVER – A Pierson Sobush strike 58 seconds into the third period proved to be the game-winner as the Greater Sudbury Cubs went on to defeat the French River Rapids 5-3 Friday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up at Noelville Arena. French River needed just over a minute to open […]
POWASSAN, Ont. – A three-goal third period outburst propelled the Powassan Voodoos to a 6-3 victory over the French River Rapids Thursday night in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at the Powassan Sportsplex. The hometown Voodoos took flight near the midway mark of the opening frame on a play that saw Cameron Lemcke slide […]
