Published August 7, 2024

By Trevor Greenway

It may be the off-season, but the Paugan Falls Rapids brass have continued to work the phones all summer, looking for ways to get better before the hockey season rolls around.

They did that in late July when they added two standout defencemen from the Bytown Royals – players that management say will be a “force on the blue line.”

“One of our off-season goals was to add two more high-calibre defencemen to our defensive group,” said Rapids head coach and general manager Randy Peck in a statement.

The Rapids picked up former Royal, Timothy Cousineau, who led all Eastern Ontario Super Hockey League (EOSHL) defencemen with an impressive 12 goals and 10 assists in just 16 games this past season. The 6’2” defender from Aylmer split his junior hockey between the Gatineau Flames and the Rockland Nationals. Cousineau also spent two seasons with the CEGEP Outaouais Griffins and captained the team to a championship in 2022. 

The Rapids also acquired Royals defenceman Jacob Roy-Lauzon, who logged big minutes last season and notched 12 points over the 16-game campaign. 

The addition of the two, six-foot-plus defencemen will certainly add grit and offence to an already stellar Rapids blue line. 

“We feel that Tim and Jacob will be a perfect fit to take our defence to the next level, and we can’t wait to see them in Rapids blue this season,” added Peck. 

“Known for his excellent skating and offensive prowess, Timothy [Cousineau] is expected to make a significant impact on the Rapids’ defensive corps,” added the team in a statement. 

The Rapids opened its inaugural season last year with the goal of making the playoffs in its first year in the league. The team delivered, when they not only made the playoffs, but also took out the top-seeded Royals in the first round after a dramatic overtime win at home in front of 500 fans. 

The team lost in the second round against the North Dundas Rockets. The Rapids will hope to catch some of the magic from last season when they suit up again this fall. 

Wanna be a Rapid? 

Do you want to be a Rapids hero like Bryan Kealey was last year when he won it all in overtime? Can you skate like the wind? Can you hit like a train? The Rapids are hosting open tryouts for hockey players who can tough it out in one of the grittiest senior men’s leagues around – the EOSHL. The Rapids will be hosting tryouts at the Masham arena on Aug. 28. Hockey players must first register at pauganfallsrapids.com/tryouts to participate.

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