GALLERY: Liu lifts Rock over Rapids

TIMMINS, Ont. – Reece Liu scored once and dished out a trio of assists to help send the Timmins Rock on their way to a 6-2 victory over the French River Rapids in a rambunctious Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Sunday matinee held at Archie Dillon Sportsplex. Timmins was quick to tally in this one […]

GALLERY: Jansa hat trick leads Rapids by Lumberjacks

Photos: Northern Lights Photography HEARST, Ont. – Getting three goals from Cameron Jansa, the French River Rapids went on to down the Hearst Lumberjacks 5-1 in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up Saturday at Claude Larose Recreation Centre. French River opened the scoring 2:48 into the proceedings when Daniil Grishachev sent a low knuckling puck past […]

GALLERY: Mayo strikes late as Storm edge Rapids

Photos: Turnbull’s Northern Photography IROQUOIS FALLS, Ont. – Jordan Mayo hammered in a late game-winner with 1:07 to play to propel the Iroquois Falls Storm to a narrow 3-2 triumph over the French River Rapids in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play Friday at Jus Jordan Arena. Neither side would convert offensively in the first period as […]

NOJHL names its BrokerLink Insurance 3 Stars of the Week

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) announced Monday that forward Cayden Kowal (Powassan Voodoos); defenceman Adam Shillinglaw (Hearst Lumberjacks) and forward Hunter Vilanez (French River Rapids) have been named its BrokerLink Insurance 3 Stars of the Week, for the period ending Nov. 3. Cayden Kowal, (F) Powassan Voodoos: Collecting the game-winning goal in […]

GALLERY: Rapids rally to tie Paper Kings

ESPANOLA, Ont. – Answering back from a pair of three-tally deficits, the French River Rapids rallied to salvage a 4-4 overtime draw against the Espanola Paper Kings in a thrilling Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Sunday matinee at the Regional Recreation Complex. An early power play helped Espanola open the scoring as Kaden Wicklander drove into […]

GALLERY: French River knocks off Timmins

Photos: Cassy Seguin FRENCH RIVER – Rebounding from an early two-goal deficit, the French River Rapids came back to defeat the Timmins Rock 6-3 in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest Saturday at Noelville Arena. Timmins tallied just 61 seconds into the proceedings as Reece Liu slammed in a rebound off a couple of in-close […]

GALLERY: Gold Miners strike late to sink Rapids

Photos: Cassy Seguin FRENCH RIVER – A Mason Brownlee shorthanded breakaway goal with 1:18 remaining in regulation was the difference maker as the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners pulled out a 3-2 triumph over the French River Rapids Friday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter at Noelville Arena. Kirkland Lake took a 1-0 lead into […]

Five NOJHL alumni among those on AHL rosters

Photo: Michael Hawkins AHL rosters sport 71 CJHL alumni TORONTO – A look at the names of those competing in the American Hockey League this season, you’ll find there are currently 71 Canadian Junior Hockey League alumni on various AHL rosters. Of the 32 AHL clubs, 29 of them boast at least one CJHL alumnus in […]

GALLERY: Voodoos slip past Rapids

Photos: voodooshockey.com POWASSAN, Ont. – Adam McKillop’s first Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League goal, coming with nearly seven minutes remaining in regulation, proved to be the game-winner as the Powassan Voodoos pulled out a narrow 3-2 triumph over the French River Rapids Friday in a tightly-contested encounter at the Powassan Sportsplex. Striking shorthanded to take the […]

GALLERY: Rapids respond against Paper Kings

Photos: Cassy Seguin FRENCH RIVER – A night after getting dumped on the road against the same opponent, the French River Rapids responded by defeating the Espanola Paper Kings 6-2 Saturday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up at Noelville Arena. A couple of tallies in the back-half of the first period put the Rapids […]