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Wilderness take lead in SIJHL final

Fort Frances scored first, but it was the Minnesota Wilderness who took a 2-1 Bill Salonen Cup series lead on Wednesday night. Dan Davis scored the winning goal 13:45 into the second at the Northwoods Credit Union Arena in Cloquet, Minn.
Leith Dunick
Leith Dunick

Fort Frances scored first, but it was the Minnesota Wilderness who took a 2-1 Bill Salonen Cup series lead on Wednesday night.

Dan Davis scored the winning goal 13:45 into the second at the Northwoods Credit Union Arena in Cloquet, Minn., the second of four straight scored by the Wilderness in Game 3 of the best-of-seven Superior International Junior Hockey League final against the Fort Frances Lakers. Minnesota took the contest 4-1. 

Conrad Sampair, Jake Larson and Jordan Shockley also scored for Minnesota. Tyler Brodersen had the lone Lakers goal, tallying at 12:17 of the first.

Game 4 is scheduled for Friday in Fort Frances. 

Leith Dunick

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A proud Nova Scotian who has called Thunder Bay home since 2002, Leith is Dougall Media's director of news, but still likes to tell your stories too. Wants his Expos back and to see Neil Young at least one more time. Twitter: @LeithDunick
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