Apparently it is possible to have too much of a good thing. The Fort Frances Canadians stormed out of the gates against the International Falls’ junior varsity Broncos on Monday night, bulging the twine on four of six shots in the opening period at Bronco Arena. But instead of pressing […]
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Three district curling rinks will compete at the Men’s Tankard association playdowns coming up Jan. 24-27 in Red Lake. Lorne Jackson and Anthony Smaha of Fort Frances, along with Bryan Bonot of Stratton, automatically advanced when the zone playdown (scheduled to take place here last weekend) was cancelled due to […]
It is one of most perplexing riddles in all of hockey: how to solve a hot goaltender? Despite their best efforts, the Muskie boys’ hockey team could not solve the riddle that was the Mathieu-Martin Matadors’ goalie as they fell 2-1 to the New Brunswick team in the semi-finals of […]
On paper, Sunday’s consolation final of the Fort Frances Midget ‘A’ hockey tournament had all the makings of a great game. The contest featured two teams—Fort Frances OPP and Fort Frances Legion—who were extremely familiar with one another, given they compete in the same local house league. Their most recent […]
The Muskie girls’ hockey team made a strong start to the second half of its season by earning a 3-2 victory over the Babbitt Knights on Friday night at the Ice for Kids Arena. “It was a good win being that it was after Christmas and we were short quite […]
FORT FRANCES—Fort Frances is slated to be home for several former National Hockey League stars next week—even if it is only for one night. The NHL “Legends” squad—featuring Hall of Famers Bryan Trottier, Billy Smith, and Dale Hawerchuk along with former greats Glenn Anderson, Bob Bourne, and Gary Leeman—will square […]
FORT FRANCES—The Fort Frances Curling Club’s junior program enjoyed its best-ever showing at the Northwestern Ontario Curling Association’s district playdowns over the weekend in Longlac. Both the junior men’s and women’s rinks finished second in their respective divisions, which allowed them to advance to the provincial showdown coming up this […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team fell 2-1 to the Mathieu-Martin Matadors (New Brunswick) in the semi-finals of the Winnipeg High School Hockey League’s Tournament of Championships on Saturday night. Riley Caul netted the black-and-gold’s lone goal, with goalie David Moen being saddled with the loss. The Muskies had advanced to […]
Kenora Canadian Tire rallied from a three-goal deficit in the third period to beat the Emo Cowboys 5-4 in the final of the Fort Frances Midget ‘A’ tournament yesterday at the Ice for Kids Arena. Chris Mutz scored a pair of goals, with Charlie Debungee and Colin Kaemingh adding singles, […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team doubled the River East Kodiaks 4-2 last night in their opening round-robin game at the Winnipeg High School Hockey League’s Tournament of Champions. Matt McLellan, Kyle Turgeon, Taylor Jorgenson, and Patrick Bobczynski each scored for the black-and-gold. Goalie David Moen picked up the win. The […]
The Fort Frances Canadians ended 2006 on a roll, sweeping the Grand Rapids Jr. Gold Thunderhawks in a home-and-home series over the weekend. The Midget ‘AA’ squad shot out of the gates Friday night at the Ice for Kids Arena, controlling every aspect of the game en route to an […]
As a rule, coaches don’t like to lose. Ask any coach in any competitive sport why they devote countless hours towards strategizing and teaching the finer points of the game and they’ll most likely say it’s because they like to win. However, if they absolutely must lose, some of the […]
