GALLERY: Johnson stops 36 as French River defeats Hearst

FRENCH RIVER – French River Rapids netminder Chase Johnson turned in a solid 36-save performance to help backstop his club to a 4-1 victory over the Hearst Lumberjacks in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play Saturday at Noelville Arena. Down a man late in the opening frame, it was the Rapids’ Ryan Smith who struck […]

GALLERY: Timmins pulls out narrow 2-1 decision over French River

TIMMINS, Ont. – A Karter Renouf marker nearly a minute and a half into the third period proved to be the game-winner as the Timmins Rock went on to edge the French River Rapids 2-1 in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play Sunday afternoon at McIntyre Arena. A late power play in the first frame […]

Griffioen gets 2 as Hearst doubles up French River

HEARST, Ont. – Hearst Lumberjacks captain Max Griffioen tallied twice, including the game-winner, to help his club double up the French River Rapids 4-2 in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play Saturday evening at Claude Larose Arena. The Hearst power play helped them open the night’s scoring just past the 12-minute mark of the first […]

Boutin backstops Crunch as Cochrane blanks French River

COCHRANE, Ont. – Cochrane Crunch goaltender Carson Boutin registered his second Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League shutout of the season as his 27-save performance helped his side blanked the French River Rapids 5-0 Friday night at Tim Horton Events Centre. After notching the game-winner late in Wednesday home triumph over Hearst, Cochrane captain Hunter Buzzi […]

Cochrane back in win column with victory in French River

FRENCH RIVER – Jordan Fielding picked up his first two Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League goals and assisted on the game-winner as the Cochrane Crunch collected a 5-3 decision over the French River Rapids Saturday at Noelville Arena Cochrane got the evening’s scoring going 14:19 into the first period when Nicholas Grandy notched his eighth […]

GALLERY: Lumberjacks take close contest over Rapids

FRENCH RIVER – An Olivier Cloutier-Faucher power play goal eight and a half minutes into the third period broke a 1-1 tie as the Hearst Lumberjacks went on to defeat the French River Rapids 3-1 Friday evening in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at Noelville Arena. After a scoreless opening frame, French River got […]

GALLERY: Rapids surprise Rock with narrow 2-1 victory

FRENCH RIVER – A Ty Chambers power play tally with under two minutes remaining in regulation was the difference as the French River Rapids handed the Timmins Rock a narrow 2-1 defeat in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter Sunday at Noelville Arena. Timmins picked up the lone marker of the opening 20 minutes […]

Opportunistic Rapids defeat Beavers 5-2

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – An opportunistic French River Rapids side made the most of their chances as they went on to defeat the Blind River Beavers 5-2 Wednesday at the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Showcase being held at Big Bear Arena. While the Beavers held a territorial edge in play, it was French […]

GALLERY: Timmins takes 6th straight with win over French River

TIMMINS, Ont. – Josh Dickson tallied twice while a five-goal outburst by his side in the second period sent the Timmins Rock to their sixth consecutive victory, a 9-1 triumph, over the French River Rapids in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League afternoon affair at McIntyre Arena. An early power play helped Timmins open the […]

GALLERY: Hearst holds off French River

HEARST, Ont. – Even with a 44-shot barrage, the Hearst Lumberjacks needed an Olivier Cloutier-Faucher marker with 7:43 remaining helped them pull out a 3-2 victory over the French River Rapids in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up Saturday at Claude Larose Arena. Despite Hearst out shooting French River 19-4 in the first period, […]