CORWNALL Ontario – The search for a new head coach is over. A couple of days after Cornwall stole two points from first-place Jonquiere on home ice, the River Kings have snagged Bob Desjardins from the Marquis. Desjardins, who finished the 2014-15 season as the bench boss in Cornwall, wasContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – The River Kings stunned the first-place Jonquiere Marquis with a 5-3 come-from-behind victory on Saturday night at the Civic Complex in front of 792 fans. Jonquiere jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the opening 20 minutes on goals by Jeremie Malouin, Mathieu Brunelle and Hugo Carpentier.Continue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – The defending champion Thetford Assurancia completed a weekend sweep of the River Kings with a 7-2 victory at the Civic Complex on Saturday night in front of 847 fans. After the game, owner Steve Moreau announced there will be a coaching change in the immediate future. “It’sContinue Reading
The River Kings have signed free agent forward Chris Kushneriuk of Ottawa. The 28-year old played the previous four seasons in the ECHL. Last year, with the Florida Everblades, Kushneriuk had 10 goals and 15 assists (25 points) in 49 games. “Chris adds good size and a little more sandpaperContinue Reading
The Riviere-du-Loup 3L snapped the River Kings winning streak on home ice with a 6-3 victory on Saturday night at the Civic Complex in front of 962 fans. RDL scored four unanswered goals in the third period – two of them empty-netters. Cornwall had won its two previous games onContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – The River Kings powered past the defending LNAH champion Thetford Assurancia 4-2 on Sunday afternoon at the Civic Complex in front of 791 fans. Charles Lavigne, with a 48-save performance, was the difference for Cornwall. The River Kings powerplay was sharp, connecting for three goals on theContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – Newly acquired forward Nicolas Pard made a great first impression on Saturday night at the Civic Complex, scoring two goals for the River Kings in a 6-2 victory over Laval. It was Pard’s first game in Cornwall – and he helped deliver the River Kings first victoryContinue Reading
River Kings weekend roundup CORNWALL Ontario – The River Kings sent a message to the Sorel-Tracy Eperviers on Sunday afternoon at the Civic Complex. Cornwall dropped the contest 3-0 in front of 791 fans, but proved they weren’t going down without a fight. The chippy contest featured six scraps asContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – Marco Charpentier scored four goals to lead the Sorel-Tracy Eperviers to an 8-1 victory over the River Kings on Saturday night at the Civic Complex in front of 917 fans. Charpentier’s first two goals came 10 seconds apart early in the first period. Dominic Leveille then redirectedContinue Reading
The River Kings couldn’t get any puck luck on Saturday night at the Civic Complex in the team’s home opener. Cornwall dropped a 4-2 contest to the visiting Riviere-du-Loup 3L in front of 934 fans. Francis Tudel pounced on a rebound for powerplay marker 1:24 into the third period forContinue Reading
Eric Bertrand had two goals and two assists to lead the Cool FM de St-Georges to an 8-1 thumping over the River Kings on Friday night. Francois Ouimet had the lone marker for the River Kings, while Jeremy Vigneault-Belanger chipped in five assists for the Cool FM. Pier-Olivier Pelletier wasContinue Reading
The River Kings dropped their regular season opener on the road tonight at the hands of the defending playoff champion Assurancia. Pierre-Luc Faubert had both Cornwall goals, while J.P. Caron assisted on both markers. Pete Karvouniaris made 39 stops but was tagged with the loss in goal. Keven Veilleux ledContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – The River Kings open their fourth LNAH season tomorrow night on the road vs. the Thetford Assurancia. The puck drops at 8:30 p.m. and the game can be heard live on River Kings Radio. Visit the team’s Official Facebook Page for the link on game day. Meanwhile,Continue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – The River Kings wrapped up pre-season play last night with a 7-5 loss at Trois-Rivieres. The Blizzard jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first period and Cornwall could never recover. Despite the loss, the River Kings finish pre-season play with a 3-1 record. Jonathan Joanette,Continue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – It was a great weekend for the River Kings, both on and off the ice. Head coach and general manager Rick Lalonde has come to terms with fan-favourite Francis Lessard, who will return to Cornwall for a fourth season. “I’m really happy to be coming back toContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – The River Kings, sporting new flashy warmup jerseys, looked pretty impressive with a 6-0 victory over Sorel-Tracy in LNAH pre-season action at the Civic Complex on Saturday night. The veteran line of Julien Corriveau, J.P. Caron and Antony Courcelles sparked Cornwall with a seven-point performance against theContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – Julien Corriveau’s two goals sparked Team White to an 8-5 victory over Team Blue on Sunday night at the River Kings’ annual Intrasquad game. Veteran goaltender Pete Karvouniaris and Julien Giroux backstopped Team White to the win in front of 310 spectators at the Civic Complex. After theContinue Reading
The River Kings begin on-ice preparations for their fourth LNAH season this weekend at the Civic Complex. Training camp opens Friday night with a scrimmage from 8-10 p.m. Camp continues on Saturday with a practice session in the morning (9:30-11:30 a.m.) and a scrimmage in the afternoon (1-3 p.m.). TheContinue Reading