GALLERY: Blind River takes Game 7 over Espanola

Photos: Helene Rancourt BLIND RIVER, Ont. – Completing the comeback, the Blind River Beavers defeated the Espanola Paper Kings 5-1 Sunday afternoon in Game 7 of their Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League West Division semifinal at the Blind River Community Centre. The victory sees the Beavers rally from a two-game deficit to take series 4-3 and […]

Beavers – Paper Kings going the distance

FILE PHOTO ESPANOLA, Ont. – A Michael Gallagher man advantage marker, early in the third period, proved to be the game-winner as the Blind River Beavers went on to edge the Espanola Paper Kings 3-2 Friday in Game 6 of their Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League West Division semifinal in front of a boisterous crowd at […]

GALLERY: Blind River forces Game 6 in Espanola

Photos: Helene Rancourt BLIND RIVER, Ont. – Needing a win to keep their season going, the Blind River Beavers did just that in defeating the Espanola Paper Kings 6-1 Thursday in a spirited Game 5 of their Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League West Division semifinal at the Blind River Community Centre. With the victory, the Beavers […]

GALLERY: Power play paces Espanola past Blind River

ESPANOLA, Ont. – The Espanola Paper Kings scored three times on the power play to lift them to a 3-2 win over the Blind River Beavers Tuesday in Game 4 of their Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League West Division semifinal at the Regional Recreation Complex. With the outcome, the Paper Kings now lead the best-of-seven series […]

Paper Kings take series lead on Beavers

ESPANOLA, Ont. – The high-flying Espanola Paper Kings continued to click offensively Sunday as they went on to trounce the Blind River Beavers 8-1 in Game 3 of their Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League West Division semifinal at the Regional Recreation Complex. The Paper Kings now lead the best-of-seven match-up 2-1 heading into Game 4 at […]

Horgan helps Espanola down Blind River

BLIND RIVER, Ont. – Riding the strength of a four-goal night from defenceman Spencer Horgan, the Espanola Paper Kings went on to down the Blind River Beavers 7-3 Saturday in Game 2 of their Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League West Division semifinal at the Blind River Community Centre. The result evens the best-of-seven series at 1-1 […]

Dupuis delivers as Blind River tops Espanola

BLIND RIVER, Ont. – Veteran Blind River Beavers forward Jesse Dupuis tallied twice, and set-up two others, to help propel his side to a 6-3 victory over the Espanola Paper Kings Thursday in Game 1 of their Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League West Division semifinal at the Blind River Community Centre. Notching the initial tally of […]

GALLERY: Beavers outscore Paper Kings 9-6

ESPANOLA, Ont. – A 15-goal night saw the Blind River Beavers outscore the Espanola Paper Kings 9-6 Friday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at the Regional Recreation Complex. Benjamin Armatage staked Blind River to an early lead as he went in and lifted a shot over the arm of Espanola’s Luka Straser at 3:16. […]

Resilient Rapids rally past Paper Kings

ESPANOLA, Ont. – The French River Rapids responded from an early hole and rallied to defeat the Espanola Paper Kings 6-5 in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter Wednesday at the Regional Recreation Complex. Skating in his 100th NOJHL game, Espanola’s Blake Peters-Davey needed just 16 seconds to notch the night’s initial tally as he […]

Paper Kings pick-up pivotal win over Eagles

ESPANOLA, Ont. – Blake Peters-Davey scored three times on the power play to help lift the Espanola Paper Kings to an important 9-5 victory over the Soo Eagles Sunday in a chippy Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League affair at the Regional Recreation Complex. The win ties the two teams for fourth in the NOJHL West […]