The Northwestern Ontario junior playdowns began today with the men in Thunder Bay and the ladies in Dryden. Representing Zone 7 in ladies’ action is the rink of Amy Nielson, which also includes Jenna Enge, Kate Bondett, and Courtney Beadle. Their coach is Dave Bondett. Adam Bolen, whose rink includes […]
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The annual “Teddy Bear Toss” will take place during the Borderland Thunder’s game Saturday at 5 p.m. against the KC Bulldogs at the Ice for Kids Arena. Fans are asked to bring a new stuffed animal to the game and then toss it onto the ice when the Thunder score […]
When he was just a wee lad back in kindergarten, Kurt Hogard had just finished another day of school, came back home, and then proceeded to ask his father, Carl, the one question any hockey enthusiast would want to hear out of their child’s mouth. “Dad, what’s hockey?” “And his […]
It took Shane Bliss “about 20 minutes” to write his coach’s comments for the latest edition of the Muskie boys’ hockey team’s newsletter. “We have shown signs of improvement since we started, although we are still having trouble playing three full periods from game to game,” Bliss wrote. “Once we […]
The Borderland Thunder raised their record to 19-4-1 after a pair of weekend wins over the KC Bulldogs in Thunder Bay. Tyler Gordon earned his league-leading fifth shutout as the Thunder cruised to a 4-0 victory Friday night. Scott Bridgeman (Derek Fisher/Aaron Boyer) opened the scoring in the first period […]
Both Muskie hockey teams made it a clean sweep against the Red Lake Rams here over the weekend. The Muskie boys overtook the second-place Rams in the NorWOSSA standings with a 3-1 victory on Friday night, followed by a 5-0 shutout Saturday afternoon. On the girls’ side, the black-and-gold beat […]
It wasn’t a good start to the NorWOSSA season for the four Muskie court teams here yesterday afternoon against the Kenora Broncos. Only the junior girls’ volleyball team was able to earn a victory—and even that was by the slimmest of margins. After losing the first two sets to Kenora […]
The last time they played the Fort William First Nation North Stars, Thunder goalie Tyler Gordon allowed 13 goals over a span of four periods—and the product of Hudson, Ont. was taking things personally. “Before the game, I have this little ritual where I hang up my jersey in front […]
Like the old saying goes: the higher you are, the harder you fall. That statement certainly can resonate with the Muskie boys’ hockey team after last night’s 4-1 exhibition loss to the Baudette Bears here. After a lacklustre showing early in the season, including an 0-2 start to the NorWOSSA […]
As Kim Pacarenuk was being interviewed at the Ice for Kids Arena here last week, it was fitting that the P.A. system started playing an orchestral piece from the epic movie, “Gladiator.” It was the synapse-firing music heard when Maximus Meridius (played by Russell Crowe) left the Coliseum after beating […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team will square off against the Baudette Bears tonight in exhibition action tonight at the Ice for Kids Arena. Game time is slated for 7:30 p.m. The black-and-gold have begun to find their way of late after going losing their first four games of the season, […]
It took the Borderland Thunder 11 tries to beat the Fort William North Stars last season. This year, it took them just four after a 7-3 victory here Friday night. But the North Stars avenged the loss with a 6-2 win on Saturday to remain atop the SIJHL standings with […]
