Staff Fort Frances is vying to become the next Kraft “Hockeyville.” Local resident Jonathan Glueheisen, who works at Fort Frances General Supply, submitted a bid onto the “Hockeyville” website prior to tonight’s midnight deadline for communities looking to host a NHL pre-season game and also earn $100,000 in arena upgrades. […]
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Lucas Punkari Calling it his best effort of the season so far, Fort Frances Lakers’ goalie Tanner Hamilton was near perfect between the pipes Friday night at the Ice For Kids Arena. The 20-year-old Saskatoon native made 40 saves to help the red-and-white beat the Duluth Clydesdales 4-2. Hamilton, who […]
Staff Devlin curler Jenna Enge, who plays second on Tracy Horgan’s rink, has qualified for next month’s Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The Sudbury foursome captured the provincial crown yesterday afternoon in Kenora after earning a dramatic 7-6 triumph over defending champ Rachel Homan of Ottawa. Horgan, whose rink also includes […]
Staff The Tracy Horgan rink from Sudbury, which includes Devlin native Jenna Enge at second, looks to be in good shape to make the playoffs at the Ontario Scotties in Kenora. Horgan sits at 5-2 going into the final two draws of the round-robin today, which has her deadlocked with […]
Staff A different venue didn’t help the Fort Frances Lakers last night against the Wisconsin Wilderness. The SIJHL front-runners won their 21st-straight game with a 5-2 triumph over the red-and-white in a neutral-site contest in Virginia, Mn. After a scoreless first period, SIJHL scoring leader Byron Katapaytuk netted a power-play […]
Lucas Punkari It’s been a “Jekyll and Hyde” routine for the Muskie boys’ hockey team of late. On some nights, the squad comes out firing on all eight cylinders. But in other contests, the black-and-gold pull a Rip Van Winkle act in the opening frame before stirring to life over […]
Lucas Punkari They’ve done all that they can do on the ice. Now it’s left to see where the voters think they stand. After a pair of ties this weekend against the visiting University of Minnesota-Duluth, including a 2-2 stalemate Saturday night and then a scoreless draw Sunday morning, the […]
Staff The Fort Frances Super 8 PeeWee girls’ hockey team returned from Dryden with a third-place showing at the annual Kathy Sanders Memorial tournament. Facing Petrie’s Stars (Thunder Bay) in the ‘B’ final Sunday morning, Abby Plourde netted the go-ahead goal with 9:11 left in the third period to give […]
Henry Miller The annual general meeting of Zone ‘A’ of the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters was held Saturday in Fort Frances. A presentation was given by Ministry of Natural Resources conservation officer Steve Pauluzzo, who reviewed regulations concerning the use of firearms along roads in the Rainy River […]
Staff The local Lakewood Tire Eagles emerged victorious at the 17th-annual Lake of the Woods Girls’ Hockey Association’s PeeWee tournament over the weekend in Kenora, beating a team from Springfield, Man. 3-2 in the final Sunday. “The kids really stepped up their game in the final,” said Eagles’ head coach […]
Lucas Punkari Since finishing second at their home tournament back in December, the Fort Frances Canadians Midget ‘AA’ hockey team has continued to progress, which is something head coach Dave Egan is very happy about. “This is a team that works very hard in practice as they don’t hesitate or […]
Lucas Punkari Although the expected completion date isn’t until November, the anticipation on Couchiching First Nation already is beginning to build over the arena now being constructed there. “This is something that has been in the works here for a long time, and now that it has come to fruition […]
