Author: Scott Ludwig
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Helena Bighorns slip past Cobras
A day after defeating Missoula the Cobras welcomed the Helena Bighorns to Butte for another NA3HL Frontier Division matchup. Despite a season-high 56 shots on net the Cobras came up short 5-4. Bighorns goaltender Anthony Adleman proved to be the difference maker with 52 saves while Alex Bailey scored the first and eventual game-winner for…
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Butte Cobras storm from behind to down Missoula
Butte Cobras met the Missoula Jr. Bruins for the second time this season Friday night in NA3HL action. Missoula won the first meeting 9-0 on October 31, pounding 63 shots on net that night. Goaltender Tommy Near played all 60 minutes of that game making 54 saves in the loss. Flash forward to December 11:…
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Meet the Kenora Thistles
The Superior International Junior Hockey League announced on December 5 that both the Kenora Thistles and Thunder Bay Kings U18 squads would participate in league action in 2020-21. The following day the Thistles made their SIJHL debut at the Fort Frances Lakers losing 9-1. So who are the Kenora Thistles AAA U18? Formerly known as…
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Gillette Wild sweep weekend in Butte
Gillette Wild (9-5-1-1) rolled into Butte for a weekend series and ended leaving with four points, good enough for third place in the NA3HL Frontier Division. Randy Yeakley started the series off scoring the opening goal Friday night in a game that was competitive throughout. Gillette ended up taking a 2-1 lead into intermission on…
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Fort Frances win season opener over Kenora
December 6 is not a date one typically associates with a season opener, but 2020 has been anything but typical in the world. With restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic across North America affecting hockey, the Fort Frances Lakers finally played a game, defeating the Kenora Thistles U18 AAA 9-1. Just one day earlier the…
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Ben Erwin hat trick powers Northern Hawks past Bandits
Former SIJHL forward Ben Erwin had another big night for the Thunder Bay Northern Hawks scoring a hat trick to lead his team past the Thunder Bay Bandits 4-2. Drew Safronuk opened scoring in the game on a goal assisted by Devlyn McGwire. Ben Erwin quickly made it 2-0 with help from Stephen Tocheri. An Erwin powerplay tally…
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