Despite the postponement of Friday night’s game in Thunder Bay due to the fatal accident on the Trans-Canada highway, the Borderland Thunder earned 5-1 and 2-1 wins against the Wolves on Saturday and Sunday. The wins kept the Thunder (10-7-5) in third place in the Superior International Junior Hockey League […]
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The Borderland Thunder announced a slew of roster changes Friday morning prior to heading to Thunder Bay for a crucial three-game series against the last-place Wolves. Two deals made Wednesday night saw defenceman Marty Hanson, along with future considerations, shipped to the Waywayseecappo Wolverines of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League […]
Organizers of the annual Taggs Bantam ‘AA’ hockey tournament, which gets underway here tomorrow morning at the Memorial Sports Centre, expect another solid weekend of competition. “We’ll have some exhibition games [here this season] but this is probably the best opportunity to showcase this team in front of our hometown,” […]
It may have been American Thanksgiving last week but Stratton skip Bryan Bonot should give thanks to three things at the senior men’s district playdowns last weekend in Nipigon: his brother, his biggest rival, and his own clutch extra-end shot. It was those three things which handed Don Brunton (Sioux […]
It was a tough way to end a tough week. The Muskie boys’ hockey team dropped a 8-0 decision to the visiting International Falls Broncos in exhibition action last night. The Broncos set the tone in the first period, outshooting the Muskies 17-2 and grabbing a 3-0 lead off goals […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team will host the International Falls Broncos on Tuesday night in round one of their annual “Battle of Borderland” exhibition showdown. But more importantly, the game will mark the first time fans can get a look at this season’s young Muskie squad—comprised of 16 first-year players. […]
They had to wait until the final draw with their own destiny out of their hands, but the Bryan Bonot rink earned a berth at the senior men’s provincial playdowns after going 5-2 in district play this weekend. The Stratton rink finished second overall in the standings behind Gary Ball […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team split a pair games in Sioux Lookout over the weekend, dropping their NorWOSSA record to 1-2. The black-and-gold earned a convincing 6-1 victory Friday night only to have the tables turned on the them Saturday with a 7-4 loss. After falling behind early in that […]
The Borderland Thunder got one back in the win column here Sunday after doubling the last-place Thunder Bay Wolves 4-2, ending a seven-game winless streak. The Thunder (8-7-5) avoided falling below the .500 mark for the first time since the opening weekend of the season, but still sit in third […]
Several Borderland Thunder players will be getting into the Christmas spirit on Saturday as they lend their time during the “Winter Wonderland” festivities on Scott Street. But come Sunday, the third-place Thunder (7-7-5) will be looking to rekindle that winning spirit as they host the last-place Thunder Bay Wolves (1-13-1) […]
Stratton skip Kelly Nielson earned her first-ever district win at the junior ladies’ playdowns in Balmertown yesterday after she edging Erin O’Neill (Nipigon) 9-7 in the opening draw. But after losing 10-4 to Ashley Miharija (Fort William) in the second draw last night and then to Renee Roussin (Dryden) 9-5 […]
Both local rinks lost their opening draws at the senior men’s district playdowns at the Nipigon Curladome last night. Bryan Bonot, the two-time defending district champ, was put to bed early in his first match against Gary Ball (Sioux Lookout), falling 10-2 in just four ends. Bonot’s rink, who won […]
