The final score took a back seat to real life yesterday at the Winnipeg High School Hockey League’s Tournament of Champions. The Muskie boys’ hockey team, in their second game of the tournament, were trailing the St. John’s- Ravenscourt Eagles 1-0 after two periods. Then without warning, the Eagles forfeited […]
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It was do or die for Lorne Jackson, and he wasn’t going to wait to launch the fatal volley. With the final berth at the northwestern playdowns on the line, Jackson hunkered down to hammer fellow Fort Frances skip Kevin Busch 10-1 in six ends to win the ‘C’ event […]
The Borderland Thunder went into the holiday break feeling good about themselves—and came out of it the same way. The true self-confidence test, though, comes this weekend. The Thunder head east to tackle the Thunder Bay KC Bulldogs this Friday and Saturday in a rematch of last weekend’s two-game set […]
The beginning was promising, but when the offence faded away, so did the victories. The Muskie girls’ hockey team posted a 1-2 record to finish fourth overall at the Schwan Cup tournament in Minneapolis, which incorporated the field from the former Minnesota Holiday Cup Classic. Fort High edged Rosemount 2-1 […]
The path of Bryan Trottier’s hockey life has come full circle. The Hall of Fame centre who was the glue that held together the N.Y. Islanders during a run of four Stanley Cups in the early 1980s came from humble beginnings—plying his craft as a young boy on a creek […]
It was a late push, but it was enough to push the Eagles over the cliff. Brock Benjamin set up Brian White for the game-winner, then added an insurance marker all within the last five minutes of the third period, as the Muskie boys’ hockey team (11-1-1) pulled out a […]
There’s no place like home, but Kenora’s not a shabby alternative. That’s the feeling of the six district-based players who make up almost a third of the roster of the Kenora Stars Midget ‘AAA’ hockey team, which earned a 2-1 exhibition victory over the Thunder Bay ‘AAA’ Kings at the […]
Bone-chilling temperatures failed to stop 15 young people from coming out to the Fort Frances Children’s Complex on Saturday to sign up for a new recreational program being offered by the Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club. The “Jack Rabbit” program is now up and running here to teach youngsters aged […]
For a moment, the Muskie boys’ hockey squad had their hearts in their mouths. Then the referee decided to let them taste victory, instead. David Pierce’s goal on the black-and-gold’s fifth chance gave Fort High a 2-1 shootout victory over the Hudson (Wis.) Raiders in the consolation final of the […]
In recent Novice action of the Emo-Devlin-Barwick Minor Hockey Association, International Falls scored seven times in the first period en route to a 15-2 romp over Emo OPP. The visitors added two more goals in the second period, then iced the win with a six-goal outburst in the third. International […]
They wanted to play, but nobody except for a local Bantam squad would accommodate them. The Fort Frances Midget ‘AA’ Canadians hockey team had its schedule changed, then changed again last weekend as both planned regular-season and exhibition games fell through. The Canadians’ original Eastman Midget League contest here Sunday […]
For someone with a case of the “Blues,” Emily LaFreniere was sporting a hefty smile here Sunday afternoon. The local bowler saved her best for last, rolling a 211 in her sixth and final game to finish with a +138 and capture the ladies’ pins over average portion of the […]
