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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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Oregon Tradesmen handle Jr. Blues in series opener
Sam VanderHoeven scored a pair of goals on Friday helping the Oregon Tradesmen (8-5-0-0) defeat St. Louis Jr. Blues 5-2. After securing a 1-0 lead in the first the Tradesmen exploded for three goals in the second chasing Blues starting goaltender Jeb Lindy after 32 minutes. Jacob Best, VanderHoeven and Jack Sumner scored in the…
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Northern Hawks double up Bandits in LJHL opener
Thunder Bay Northern Hawks were rude hosts to the Thunder Bay Bandits on Thursday night defeating the debut team 8-4. It was the LJHL regular season opener for both teams. It was a close game for two periods between the two Junior B city rivals. The Northern Hawks and Bandits were tied 2-2 after one…
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