As you can see throughout this edition of the Fort Frances Times, this time of year is an exciting one for those involved with Muskie athletics. The boys’ basketball and girls’ volleyball teams are getting ready to start another NorWOSSA campaign, the hockey programs already are well into their seasons, […]
Lucas Punkari – A View from the Nose Bleeds
It’s beginning to becoming as inevitable as a story on a riot taking place in a Walmart electronics department on “Black Friday.” But yet again, the Minnesota Wilderness—who called Wisconsin home for the previous two seasons—are turning the SIJHL into their own playground and leaving the rest of the league […]
It’s beginning to becoming as inevitable as a story on a riot taking place in a Walmart electronics department on “Black Friday.” But yet again, the Minnesota Wilderness—who called Wisconsin home for the previous two seasons—are turning the SIJHL into their own playground and leaving the rest of the league […]
As I try to wrap my head around the fact that Brad Keselowski is the NASCAR Sprint Cup series champion in just his third full season, what surprises me most is the fact the 28-year-old from Michigan very nearly didn’t even get a chance to run at his sports highest […]
Part of the reason we, as fans, love sports so much is the unpredictability of it. For every expected outcome, there’s usually a shocking upset, such as Texas A&M’s big win over the defending national champions and top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide in college football last Saturday night. So to see […]
By the time you read this column, perhaps the NHL and the NHLPA have made enough progress in their contract talks that an agreement to end the 53-day lockout is near. Or, more than likely at this point, everything is still status quo between both sides and fans will remain […]
I’ll be honest with you, I didn’t see this coming. After starting the 2012/13 SIJHL season with no wins in four games, not to mention going winless in four pre-season contests, I felt the Fort Frances Lakers would turn things around but that they might be in tough to catch […]
As someone who self-admittedly is obsessed with sports, there’s one thing I haven’t been able to get into despite numerous attempts. And that is the world of fantasy sports. Every year, whether it be hockey, baseball, or even soccer, I get invited to a league and draft my team like […]
Although the league has dropped to six teams for the rest of the 2012/13 campaign due to the Sioux Lookout Flyers suspending hockey operations a couple of weeks ago, the level play of the SIJHL so far this season has been quite entertaining. Whether it be a high-scoring affair, a […]
It’s a stereotypical cliché but the statement that the sporting world is a small one is quite true, especially when it comes to those who are involved or associated with junior hockey. So when the news came out late Sunday night that former Fort Frances Lakers’ forward Jaret Leclair had […]
At the moment, arguably the one sporting topic that brings up the most passionate forms of debate isn’t about the NHL lockout or replacement refs in the NFL. Instead, it’s on who should win the American League Most Valuable Player award this year—Detroit Tigers’ third baseman Miguel Cabrera or L.A. […]
If you are looking for a piece about how the current NHL lockout will soon lead to a massive decay in Canadian Culture and will alienate the youth of today from our “national sport,” you’ll have to look elsewhere. Firstly, our national sport is still lacrosse the last time I […]
