By Ben Leeson, Sudbury Star Wednesday, April 26, 2017 7:37:10 EDT PM Sherry Bassin came east for work, but hockey followed him. Before becoming the legendary junior hockey executive who turned three OHL franchises into champions and built a pair of gold medal-winning world junior teams, Bassin grew up in the small town of Semans, […]
by Randy Pascal With just five wins to show for a total of 110 NOJHL (Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League) regular season games over the course of the past two years, the French River Rapids are fully aware of the mountain they have to climb, just to achieve respectability. Give owner Paul Frustaglia credit, however. […]
By Sam Laskaris MISSISSAUGA—A half dozen Anishinabek players will be among those hoping to help the Ontario boys’ team capture some hardware at the upcoming National Aboriginal Hockey Championships (NAHC). The 22-player roster was announced this past April 14. The squad will compete at the national tournament, which will be held May 1-6, in Cowichan, […]
2017-04-17 by Randy Pascal The French River Rapids would love nothing more than to take a page right out of the 2016-2017 yearbook of the Blind River Beavers. For the majority of their years in the NOJHL (Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League), the Beavers have found even reasonable competitiveness within the ranks as a somewhat […]
NOELVILLE, Ont. – The French River Rapids Hockey Club of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League is pleased to announce two significant signings. Canadian hockey icon Sherry Bassin has assumed the role of director of hockey operations and Ken Strong will take over as head coach. Mr. Bassin is an iconic figure in the Canadian […]
SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Saturday that its Board of Governors has approved the request, pending approval from the NOHA, OHF, CJHL and Hockey Canada, to relocate the Iroquois Falls Eskis franchise to Hearst, Ont., effective immediately, heading into the 2017-18 season. The decision was made during the NOJHL’s Spring […]
CANADIAN JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE Media Update Release date: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 CJHL Spotlight: The NOJHL CALGARY, Alta. – The 2016-17 regular season in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League has come to a close and they are now down to the final eight in postseason competition. As is the case in most playoffs, there […]
NORTHERN ONTARIO JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE NOJHL NETWORK MEDIA UPDATE Release Date: Wednesday, March 8, 2017 Bowman picks up 5 points as Powassan tops French River NOELVILLE, Ont. – The Powassan Voodoos picked up a hat trick and two assists from rookie Parker Bowman to help them defeat the French River Rapids 9-2 Wednesday evening in […]
NORTHERN ONTARIO JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE NOJHL NETWORK MEDIA UPDATE Release Date: Sunday, March 5, 2017 French River records home win in decision over Iroquois Falls NOELVILLE, Ont. – The French River Rapids picked up three goals and an assist from William Michaud to help them register their first home win of the season Sunday as […]
NORTHERN ONTARIO JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE NOJHL NETWORK MEDIA UPDATE Release Date: Sunday, March 5, 2017 NOJHL announces first round quarter-final playoff series schedules SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Sunday the schedules, dates and times for its two upcoming first round quarter-final playoff series. The pair of best-of-three affairs will feature […]
