Staff The young phenom who learned his craft on the ice at the ’52 Canadians Arena here officially has earned a place among the best to ever don the blades in the NHL. Chicago Blackhawks’ defenceman Duncan Keith was announced as one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players on Friday […]
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Joey Payeur The Fort Frances Lakers walked into Dryden on Monday thinking they were facing a pack of pitiful puppies. Instead, they found a kennel of Dryden GM Ice Dogs, who ignored their wounds and tore a strip off the three-time defending SIJHL champs in an opening period that left […]
Staff It wasn’t a wave of relief that washed over the Muskie junior boys’ basketball team–it was a tsunami. Mike Vanderaa had a game-high 18 points as the squad notched its first win this season with a 50-39 triumph over the Sioux Lookout Warriors in the seventh-place final at the […]
Joey Payeur The Muskie girls’ hockey team was working for the weekend–and it worked out well for them. Fort High eked out a gritty 3-2 overtime victory over the host Duluth Marshall Hilltoppers on Friday, then downed the host Eveleth-Gilbert Bears 4-1 on Saturday to sweep the two-game exhibition set. […]
Joey Payeur A Maritime excursion a year ago was not a postcard-worthy experience for Lisa Penner and her rinkmates. They have different plans for their next visit. As the third for Kenora skip Peggy Taylor, Penner now can lay claim to being a reigning three-time defending Northern Ontario senior women’s […]
Staff Megan Carlson celebrated her younger sister’s return to good health and competition by going for a golden walk through the “Park.” The Fort Frances native, now a sophomore at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla., swam the anchor leg for the Fighting Knights women’s 4x200m freestyle relay team that […]
Staff It was a roundabout way to get back to where he started. But Ryan Faragher no doubt is pleased with the outcome. The 26-year-old Fort Frances native had a tumultuous day last week, which culminated with the goalie signing a new one-year, two-way deal with the Anaheim Ducks. Faragher […]
Staff With one period to go, the Fort Frances Atom ‘AA’ Canadians were envisioning a gold-medal celebration. They got to see one–but it took place at the other end of the ice. The West End Bruins (Thunder Bay) scored three times in the third period to pull out a 4-3 […]
Press Release Ontario has lowered the maximum total cost of borrowing for a payday loan from $21 to $18 per $100 borrowed as of Jan. 1. The province also has introduced legislation to strengthen protections for consumers who use financial services such as payday loans, instalment loans, rent-to-own services, and […]
Staff If this is how good they are shorthanded, imagine how good they will be at full strength–and on home ice. With boys’ skip Chris Silver (hamstring) and girls’ third Anika Beaudry (wrist) unable to play due to injury, the three Muskie curling teams still went a combined 10-2 at […]
Staff One step forward, two steps back. It’s been that kind of season for the three-time defending SIJHL champion Fort Frances Lakers, who hit another bump by falling 3-1 to the host Dryden GM Ice Dogs last night. After winning four-straight games and seven-of-eight, Fort Frances (18-16-2-3) now has lost […]
Staff How quickly things can change. The Fort Frances Lakers had a chance to get as high in the SIJHL standings as they’ve been all season with a victory Saturday night against the host Thief River Falls Norskies. But instead of tying Thief River Falls for third place, the Lakers […]
