Guillaume Piche made 15 saves for his fifth shutout of the season, pacing the Thunder Bay North Stars to a 4-0 win over the visiting Duluth Clydesdales on Friday.
It was Piche’s second straight shutout, the last coming nine days ago against Dryden.
Corey Hamel, Dan Usiski, Daniel Franks and Colten Brule responded for the Stars. Cody Stocker took the loss, stopping 37 of 41 shots he faced.
In other SIJHL play, Thunder Bay’s Austin Adduono had a pair of goals, leading the Wisconsin Wilderness to a 6-2 home-ice victory over Fort Frances.
Tyler Stevenson and Jace Baldwin scored for the Lakers.