Joey Payeur There was just one story on most people’s minds the day before the final of the OFSAA ‘A/AA’ boys’ hockey tournament here: the fact the Muskie team wasn’t going to be in it (or any medal-round games for that matter). But there was no shortage of tales to […]
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Staff The “Stars” weren’t quite aligned in the favour of the Fort Frances Competitive Atom Leafs. A red-hot goalie was the difference as Stars Purple (Winnipeg) blanked the Leafs 1-0 in their divisional championship game Sunday at the 2017 Stars Cup there. Fort Frances opened the tournament with a 2-0 […]
Joey Payeur Usually, it’s the older sibling that influences the younger one. In this case, though, it was the little brother who caught his big sister’s attention. Couchiching First Nation band member Brayton Levesque, who lives in Fort Frances, attended the 46th-annual Little Native Hockey League tournament in Moose Cree […]
Staff Like father, like son–and the rest of the team was pretty likable, too. Steve Gushulak, with his dad, Bill, at lead, claimed the ‘A’-event title at the annual Fort Frances men’s bonspiel with a 7-6, extra-end victory over fellow Fort skip Mark Broman in Sunday’s final. The Gushulaks, along […]
Staff Izzy Smith will get to carve up some ice on a national stage. The local defenceman was selected this past week to Team Ontario for the 2017 National Aboriginal Hockey Championship. The event will take place May 1-6 in Lake Cowichan, B.C. • • • The date is now […]
Joey Payeur Ron Silver went looking for ways he could expand his coaching repertoire. He most certainly found it in the form of a Canadian curling legend and one of the country’s best female curlers, both with Northwestern Ontario roots. Silver, the Muskie boys’ coach and mixed co-coach, as well […]
Joey Payeur Jordan Sinclair dismissed the seedings before the start of the OFSAA ‘A/AA’ boys’ hockey championship as irrelevant. His belief was–sadly for the home team–proven to be rife with wisdom. The defending champion Muskies carried the No. 1 seed into the tournament last week, but were carried out on […]
Staff The top players in the Emo-Devlin-Barwick Minor Hockey Association were rewarded for their fine efforts at its year-end banquet Saturday at the Emo-La Vallee Arena. Here is the list of honourees who received presentations: •Novice–Darius Smith (most improved), Malcolm Smith (most dedicated), and Parker Wiersema (most sportsmanship); •Novice girls-Maya […]
Staff The SIJHL has released the schedule for the best-of-seven semi-final series between the Fort Frances Lakers and Dryden GM Ice Dogs. The battle begins tomorrow night in Dryden, with Game 2 going there Thursday. The series then switches to Fort Frances, with Game 3 set for Saturday at 7:30 […]
Staff One down and the Fort Frances Canadians already are down one. The Canadians fell 6-1 to the North Bay Trappers yesterday in their first game in the Bantam ‘AAA’ division at the Ontario Hockey Federation Championships in Thunder Bay. North Bay led 2-0 after the first period on tallies […]
Joey Payeur Welcome back, Jack. See you later, Norskies. Jack Bernie scored just 32 seconds into his first game since returning from injury, then Dylan Kooner added another 22 seconds later. Goalie Brandon Bodnar and the rest of the Fort Frances Lakers took it from there in a 3-2 victory […]
Staff Northern Ontario’s fate was in its own hands until Nova Scotia rapped its knuckles with a 2×4. With Fort Frances resident Lisa Penner playing third, the rink skipped by Kenora’s Peggy Taylor was dumped 11-3 in six ends Friday in the final game of the championship pool at the […]
