GALLERY: 4-point night for Bowman as Voodoos roll over Rapids

POWASSAN, Ont. – The Powassan Voodoos connected for five first period goals and never looked back at they went on to defeat the French River Rapids 7-1 in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play Wednesday at the Powassan Sportsplex. It took the hometown Voodoos just 22 seconds to open the night’s scoring as Ryan Mills […]

Gold Miners double up Rapids

KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. – It was a nice night for Nicholas Wagner as he recorded his first career two-goal game in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League as his efforts helped the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners double up the French River Rapids 6-3 Friday at the Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. French River did get on […]

GALLERY: Voodoos victorious vs. Rapids

FRENCH RIVER – The Powassan Voodoos picked up their Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League-leading 36th win and 73rd point Saturday as they went on to defeat the French River Rapids 5-2 at Noelville Arena. A back and forth first frame saw each side pump 16 shots apiece on net, but it finished scoreless. In the […]

GALLERY: Hearst gets season-high 8 in road triumph vs. French River

FRENCH RIVER – The Hearst Lumberjacks collected a team season-high eight goals Friday evening as they went on to defeat the French River Rapids 8-3 in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at Noelville Arena. Hearst came out quickly, skating to a 2-0 lead before the contest was four minutes old on markers from Justin […]

GALLERY: Yachmenev strikes for 8 points as Voodoos soar past Rapids

POWASSAN, Ont. – A game for the ages saw Tomas Yachmenev score five times and dish out three assists to lead the Powassan Voodoos to a one-sided 10-0 triumph over the French River Rapids Wednesday evening in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at the Powassan Sportsplex. The victory was Powassan’s fifth straight and 35th […]

GALLERY: Rock returns to win column with triumph over Rapids

FRENCH RIVER – A pair of first period goals helped send the Timmins Rock on their way to an eventual 4-1 win over the French River Rapids in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter Sunday afternoon at Noelville Arena. Stewart Parnell put the visitors on the board midway through the opening frame as he […]

GALLERY: Cochrane comes back to defeat French River

FRENCH RIVER – A three-goal third period comeback, including a shorthanded effort by Matthew Minichiello with just over nine minutes to play, helped the Cochrane Crunch rally for an eventual 7-6 decision over the French River Rapids in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up Saturday at Noelville Arena. A free-wheeling first frame saw the […]

GALLERY: Surging Rock win 5th straight in triumph over Rapids

TIMMINS, Ont. – The surging Timmins Rock won their fifth consecutive game Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League game and 11th out of their past dozen contests as they defeated the French River Rapids 4-1 Sunday afternoon with 985 fans on hand at McIntyre Arena. A good start saw veteran forward Stewart Parnell notch a goal […]

French River survives Hearst rally with OT victory

HEARST, Ont. – The French River Rapids let a late three-goal lead get away before eventually prevailing in overtime as they pulled out a 6-5 victory over the Hearst Lumberjacks Saturday night in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest at Claude Larose Arena. Hearst did open the scoring 80 seconds into the match-up on […]

Crunch outlast Rapids in high-scoring affair played in Iroquois Falls

IROQUOIS FALLS, Ont. – With plenty of offensive fire power on both sides the Cochrane Crunch went on to outlast the French River Rapids Friday with an eventual 8-7 victory in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League neutral site affair at Jus Jordan Arena in Iroquois Falls. Cochrane came out quickly and skated out to […]