The Muskie boys’ hockey team will look to even their NorWOSSA record tonight—and earn a share of second place—when they battle the Eagles in Dryden. The black-and-gold currently sits in fourth place in the standings with a 1-2 record. Dryden is second entering action with a 2-1 mark. The Kenora […]
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The Muskies were down but never gave up—and it paid off. Trailing 4-1 in the second period, the black-and-gold rallied to upend Chisholm 7-4 on Friday night at the “Ice for Kids” Arena here to improve their exhibition record to 1-1. The Muskies iced the comeback with a three-goal outburst […]
The local Taggs Bantam ‘AA’ hockey team won its home tournament after a 6-0 win against the Neebing Hawks in the final Sunday afternoon. Goals by Tyler Barker and Shane Belluz about 30 seconds apart in the second period put Taggs up 4-0 and blew open a close game. Barker […]
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 […]
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 […]
