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New name, branding and coach for Espanola’s NOJHL franchise

The Espanola franchise of the Northern Ontario Junior A has announced not only a name, logo and branding change but also a new coach.

Jason Rapcewicz, the owner of the team, says the new name is the Espanola Paper Kings, acknowledging the over 100 years of papermaking in the town.

He says along with the name change the new team logo and colours reflect that history in white, blue, green and gold.

Rapcewicz adds the team will now be headed by long-time coach, Marc Gagnon who spent the last five years overseeing the Huntsville Otters Junior C program.

He says he is excited to begin the new season with such a fresh start following the challenges of the pandemic and looks forward to Espanola fans cheering on their own when they host the Cochrane Crunch in their homeopener at the Espanola Regional Recreation Complex on Friday, September 9th.

Rosalind Russell
Rosalind Russellhttp://myespanolanow.com
Rosalind is Vista Radio's CJJM 99.3 FM - CJJM - Espanola's long-time Morning Announcer and Regional News Anchor/Journalist covering the districts of Sudbury, Algoma and Manitoulin. With a career in multi-media spanning the last 45 years, she has expertise in radio, television, newspaper and magazine writing. A long-time volunteer, she is the Inaugural 2025 Senior of the Year Award representing the Town of Espanola and represented women empowerment as the national 2024 Ms. Elite Regional Canada titleholder. A mother of five, and grandmother of two says simply, "I am the Queen of my Universe, and my children/grandchildren are my Crowning Jewels." Volunteering, pageants, reading and writing are her passions. If you have a story to share, email Roz at: [email protected] or call 1705-869-NEWS (6397).

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