By Allan Bradbury abradbury@fortfrances.com The offence came to life and goaltender Brady Cates was his usual rock-solid self as the Fort Frances Lakers defeated the Thunder Bay North Stars 5-2 on the road Saturday night, tying the Salonen Cup final series at three games apiece and forcing Game 7 this […]
Allan Bradbury
Allan Bradbury is originally from St. John’s, NL. He studied journalism at the College of the North Atlantic in St. John’s and before that he studied at Tyndale University in Toronto. Before joining The Times, Allan wrote for CBC NL and Saltwire Network.
By Allan Bradbury abradbury@fortfrances.com The Thunder Bay North Stars came out firing and scored early in game five of their engagement with the Fort Frances Lakers Friday night, carrying the lion’s share of the game and beating the Lakers 4-2. A few errors on the part of the Lakers cost […]
By Allan Bradbury
abradbury@fortfrances.com
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Chris McKhool – 7x Canadian Folk Music Award winner, 2026 JUNO nominee for Children’s Album of the Year, and one of the country’s most beloved family entertainers – will be undertaking an eleven-date northern Ontario tour in celebration of his long-awaited new album Little Leaf. Stopping in Fort Frances on […]
By Allan Bradbury
abradbury@fortfrances.com
abradbury@fortfrances.com
On Thursday night, at their final passport season show, Tour de Fort announced the lineup for next year’s season series starting in September. The series will kick off on September 16, 2026, with Juno winner and famed Canadian female rocker, Sass Jordan. According to her bio, Jordan has been a […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
The Fort Frances Lakers head coach is being recognized as the top coach in the league with the announcement coming Thursday morning as the team prepares to play in the league finals. “As a first year coaching, I couldn’t have asked for a better year,” Judson said shortly after the […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
When John Wort Hannam hits the Townshend Theatre stage on Thursday night as part of this year’s Tour de Fort season, it won’t be his first time in Fort Frances. “I’ve been to Fort Frances once before,” the singer-songwriter said. “I played a beautiful little house concert down by the […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
When the Fort Frances Lakers hit the ice Friday night against the Thunder Bay North Stars they’ll be up against a team that took out the second overall Dryden Ice Dogs in five games. The Lakers won all four home games against the North Stars but lost three of four […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
The first road win of the series came at the perfect moment as the Fort Frances Lakers toppled the Kam River Fighting Walleye 5-2 Sunday night in Oliver Paipoonge to advance to the Bill Salonen Cup Finals, where they’ll take on the Thunder Bay North Stars starting Friday night at […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
After a hard-fought victory at home, the Fort Frances Lakers will head to Oliver Paipoonge Sunday, looking to cap off their series against the Kam River Walleye with one last win. Teagan Wrolstad had a goal and an assist Friday night, and goaltender Brady Cates stopped 32 of 33 shots […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Following a pair of wins against the Kam River Walleye on home turf, the Fort Frances Lakers lost their first away game 4-1. The two teams are currently facing off in the semifinals of the SIJHL’s playoff series, and the Fort Frances Lakers are still leading 2-1 after last night’s […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
The Fort Frances Lakers will head into Kam River’s barn tonight for their third game in a best-of-seven semifinal series after taking the first two with tough-fought 2-1 and 5-4 victories at home. The Lakers are likely facing another close battle against the Fighting Walleye tonight and Wednesday after two […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
It was nearly a repeat of game one as the Kam River Fighting Walleye tied the game with less than 90 seconds on the clock, but Fort Frances Lakers Captain Pierce Gouin kept the game out of overtime as the clock wound down. Unlike the night before, the Walleye drew […]
