She started out as a big fish in a small tank here in Fort Frances. Now, she’s a big fish in a big tank at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta. A first-year kinesiology student, 19-year-old Heather Dutton found it difficult to leave her home town and move to a […]
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The Muskie boys’ hockey team continued its winning ways with an 8-0 romp over Red Lake Falls in exhibition action here Friday night. “We did not play as smooth and convincingly as we have over the past six games prior to this affair,” noted Muskie head coach Shane Bliss. “We […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team earned a 7-2 win against host Baudette last night—their first win against the Bears since 2001. Despite the convincing victory, though, Muskie head coach Shane Bliss was furious afterwards. “The reffing was a disgrace,” he fumed. The black-and-gold served their fair share of “questionable” penalties […]
It’s something every young boy who plays hockey dreams of—seeing their name on an NHL roster or hearing their name called for the starting line-up and skating in the spotlight from the bench to the blueline. However, when the superstar plan doesn’t work out, usually the average 22-year-old guy may […]
The Fort Frances Canadians Midget ‘AA’ team went undefeated in all five of their games at the Breezy Point Icefest tournament in Pequot Falls, Mn. The Canadians captured the tournament title thanks to a 6-1 victory over host Pequot Falls High School on Sunday. Kirk Petrin and Matt Beck each […]
More fans, more goals, more spirit, and, of course, more wins. So what happened to the Muskie girls’ hockey team to put them atop the NorWOSSA standings for the first time ever? “The girls are more comfortable and they have more experience,” noted head coach Lynn Kellar. “They know what […]
Players for the local Hopper’s Bruins may have missed their calling—given their 18-15 victory over the NHL “Legends” in a no-contact affair at the Ice for Kids Arena last Thursday night. But with fundraising for local minor hockey and the 2006 OFSAA organizing committee being the main reason behind the […]
For most 22-year-old girls, to pick up and move their lives to New York City would be like living the life of Carrie Bradshaw on “Sex and the City.” Or, in the case of Fort Frances native Christen Thomson, it’s more like the life of Annika Sorenstam on Golf and […]
After losing six-straight games and being called a “terrible disappointment” by their owner, the Boston Bruins arrived in Toronto a desperate hockey team looking for something positive to happen. Mission accomplished. Glen Murray scored two power-play goals in the first period last night and the Bruins shut down a streaking […]
Their most-anticipated rivalry of the season proved to be a great showdown Friday night as the Muskie boys’ hockey team pulled out a 5-4 win over the International Falls Broncos in exhibition action before a packed Ice for Kids Arena. Although the Muskies drew first blood in the annual two-game […]
The local Hopper’s Bruins may have missed their calling after they topped the NHL “Legends” 18-15 at the Ice for Kids Arena here last night. But these “old-timers” seemed to be having a lot of fun out on the ice while battling back-and-forth in the no-contact affair that was a […]
There’s been a last-minute change in the lineup for the NHL “Legends” prior to their game here tonight against the local Hopper’s Bruins. Former Winnipeg Jets star Dale Hawerchuk is feeling a little under the weather and so won’t be able to make tonight’s game. He also missed the game […]
