COLLINGWOOD — The Timmins Rock opened the 2025 Terry Geddes Cottage Cup with a 5-2 win over the Powassan Voodoos, Tuesday afternoon. Article content

Philippe Lafontaine, a Timmins product who played for the Great North U18 League’s North Bay U16 Trappers in 2024-25, scored a goal and set up another to help propel the Rock to their initial victory of the 2025 exhibition campaign. Article content Article content

Travis Poan got the Rock rolling when he netted a first-period power-play marker 3:04 into the contest.

The Voodoos got back on even terms a minute and a half later courtesy of Heath Bradley’s even-strength marker.

Owen Head, who toiled for the North Bay U18 Trappers in 2024-25, then netted then put the Rock back in front 2-1, with Lafontaine earning an assist.

Thomas Beard

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