BLIZZARD DEFEAT RAPIDS IN FINAL EXHIBITION GAME

The Edmundston Blizzard scored five times in the opening period, on their way to a 9-1 victory Sunday night against the Rapids at the E.&.P. Sénéchal Centre. It was the preseason finale for both teams before the start of the MHL regular season next weekend.

William Labranche led the way offensively for Edmundston with 4 goals and 1 assist. Lucas Hannay, Darien Thomson, Émile Fournier, Noah Larochelle and Charles-Éric Tremblay completed the scoring.

Antoine L’Italien, with his first of the preseason, scored the only goal for the Rapids who were outshot 34 to 22 in the contest.

William Stonehouse was in net for the entire game for Edmundston while Noah Preston-Moore and Dax Robichaud shared the work between the pipes for Grand Falls.

The Rapids conclude their exhibition schedule with a record of 3 wins and 1 loss and will start their 2026-2027 regular season this upcoming Friday as they travel to Nova Scotia to play the Amherst Ramblers.

 

Patrick Thibault