Staff It’s hockey night tonight. The Fort Frances Lakers hope the third time’s the charm as they open play at the 2016 Dudley Hewitt Cup against the host Kirkland Lake Gold Miners at 6:30 p.m. (CDT). The Lakers have not played in 10 days after doubling the Dryden Ice Dogs […]
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Staff Dylan Robertson may be in line for yet another honour after a standout season. The Fort Frances Lakers’ captain was nominated for the CJHL player-of-the-year award yesterday after the 20-year-old from Atlanta led the local squad to its third-straight SIJHL crown. The honour is given annually to the player […]
Staff Only one of the two Fort Frances natives in the ECHL will be sticking around for another round. The Utah Grizzlies, featuring goalie Ryan Faragher, will continue their push to the Kelly Cup after dumping the host Colorado Eagles 7-2 on Tuesday night to capture their best-of-seven quarter-final series […]
Staff Nathan Park’s latest adventure has been one to savour. The former Fort Frances Lakers’ netminder has been chosen as one of the five finalists for the CJHL’s top goalie award after a standout campaign for the Portage Terriers (MJHL). Park, a 20-year-old native of Edmonton, led the Lakers to […]
Joey Payeur Aaron Bujold wouldn’t mind a little respect—not so much for him but the entire sport of badminton. The Grade 10 member of the Muskie contingent repeated his result from a year ago—capturing the silver medal in senior boys’ singles play at the NWOSSAA championships last Wednesday in Dryden. […]
Joey Payeur Fort Frances will be the site of OFSAA championships in two different sports in back-to-back years. On the heels of the all-Ontario ‘A/AA’ boys’ hockey championship coming here next March, it was announced Thursday that the town will welcome the rest of the province for the 2018 OFSAA […]
Joey Payeur For once, Pierce Dushenko was on the other end of the dogpile and he was loving every oxygen-deprived, lung-crushing moment of it. Dushenko let in a goal in the opening minute, then was nearly perfect for the next 59 to preserve a 4-2 win for the Fort Frances […]
Staff Andrew Willner and Roshen Jaswal have more to look forward to than next week’s Dudley Hewitt Cup. The Fort Frances Lakers’ forward and blueliner can anticipate at least a few more seasons sharing the same ice beginning this fall after yesterday committing to play for the NCAA Division III […]
Staff It was a good weekend for both Fort Frances teams and individual players. While the Fort Frances Lakers were winning their third-straight SIJHL crown, Jordan Larson was putting his own stamp on the junior ‘A’ hockey post-season. Larson netted the decisive tally for the Carleton Place Canadians in a […]
Joey Payeur The scrawled message in coloured marker on the entrance doors of the Dryden Memorial Arena was clear: “Bring Bill Home.” It wasn’t meant for them but the Fort Frances Lakers did exactly that. A.J. Rupert’s power-play goal at 12:01 of the third period Saturday night helped the Lakers […]
Staff Look out, OFSAA—the “Bujold Bomber” is headed back your way. Aaron Bujold was the lone representative of the Muskie badminton team at the NWOSSAA championships yesterday in Dryden. But the 10th-grader shrugged off any feelings of loneliness and got down to business in winning his second-straight silver medal in […]
Staff An easier semi-final round likely has never been played. Both the league-leading Wright Physiotherapy Rockettes and second-place La Place Rendez-Vous Rage were handed forfeit victories last night to advance to the final of the Borderland Women’s Indoor Soccer League. The Rockettes (8-2) were given the free pass after the […]
