GALLERY: Sequin’s hat trick helps Rock rally to edge Rapids

NOELVILLE – Trailing by two entering the third period, the Timmins Rock roared back with a trio of unanswered tallies to pull out a 5-4 come from behind decision over the French River Rapids in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter Saturday at Noelville Arena. Special teams helped French River start strong as they […]

GALLERY: Brassard’s 4-point performance leads Kirkland Lake over French River

FRENCH RIVER – Matthew Brassard scored once and helped set-up three others to lead the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners to a 6-1 decision over the French River Rapids in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League affair Saturday at Noelville Arena. Kirkland Lake kicked off the night’s scoring just past the four-minute mark of the contest […]

Lumberjacks double up Rapids in St.-Charles

ST.-CLARLES, Ont. – A Cameron Clark goal 13:45 into the second period was the game-winner as the Hearst Lumberjacks went on to double up the French River Rapids 4-2 in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League neutral site affair Saturday at St.-Charles Arena. French River kicked off the proceedings with the night’s initial goal as […]

Rapids rally to clip Canadians in shootout

CHELMSFORD, Ont. – The French River Rapids rallied from a three-goal deficit and rode a 50-save performance from Carson Murison to come back and defeat the Rayside-Balfour Canadians 4-3, in a shootout, in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action Thursday night at Chelmsford Arena. First period play saw Rayside-Balfour collect the lone marker of the […]

Quick start helps sends Elliot Lake past French River

ELLIOT LAKE, Ont. – The Elliot Lake Wildcats rode the strength of three first period goals to help send them on their way to an eventual 4-2 victory over the French River Rapids in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action Saturday night at Centennial Arena. A 21-shot barrage in the opening 20 minutes helped Elliot […]

GALLERY: Powassan picks up 3rd straight win with decision over French River

FRENCH RIVER – The Powassan Voodoos picked up goals from five different skaters in using the well-balanced attack to defeat the French River Rapids 5-3 Friday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League East Division meeting at Noelville Arena. Squaring off for a third straight outing, Powassan opened the scoring at 16:11 of the first […]

GALLERY: Voodoos tighten race in NOJHL East with triumph over French River

FRENCH RIVER – The Powassan Voodoos tightened an already confined race in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League’s East Division standings with an 8-2 decision over the French River Rapids Thursday evening at Noelville Arena. Powassan had a strong first frame by striking four times on tallies from David Campbell (14th), Cade Herd (18th), Joe […]

Voodoos strike for 13 to throttle Rapids

POWASSAN, Ont. – The Powassan Voodoos picked up big nights offensively from multiple skaters as they went on to throttle the French River Rapids 13-1 in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action Monday evening at the Powassan Sportsplex. It took the Voodoos just 85 seconds to get in flight in this one as Cade Herd […]

GALLERY: Hearst holds off French River for 7th straight win

FRENCH RIVER – A Dawson Waddell marker with just over nine minutes remaining in regulation proved to be the game-winner as the surging Hearst Lumberjacks won their seventh consecutive Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League game Saturday as they skated to a 5-3 triumph over the French River Rapids at Noelville Arena. Capitalizing on the initial […]

Venue change for Feb. 9 French River – Hearst contest

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Saturday a venue change for the upcoming February 9 contest between the French River Rapids and Hearst Lumberjacks. This game will now be played at St.-Charles Arena in St. Charles, Ont., which is just north on Highway 535 of nearby Noelville where the Rapids usually […]