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World class mushers and sled dogs are taking to the trails just south of the border.

Taylor Santorelli and the Thunder Bay North Stars skated into Dryden and started the New Year with a win. Santorelli netted the winner four minutes in the third as the North Stars returned from the Christmas break with a 3-2 win over the Ice Dogs.

They don’t get much tighter than this. But these are just the type of games the Lakehead Thunderwolves hockey squad has to prove it can win.

While it might not be bigger, organizers of the second annual Gichigami Express Sled Dog Race say it's better.

Former Lakehead Thunderwolves star Kris Hogg has run afoul of the ECHL brass.

Haley Irwin was golden in Vancouver. But with the ever-potent United States squad standing in the way, it might be a little tougher task to bring home women’s Olympic hockey gold this time around.

Taylor Pyatt has a new home. The Thunder Bay forward, put on waivers on New Year’s Day by the New York Rangers, has been claimed by the Pittsburgh Penguins.

According to the New York Post , the New York Rangers have placed struggling forward Taylor Pyatt on waivers. The Thunder Bay native has been a healthy scratch of late, managing just one assist in 22 contests.

The Thunder Bay North Stars loss is the London Knights gain.

The Lakehead Thunderwolves men’s basketball team will look to carry some holiday momentum into the second half of their season.