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THUNDER BAY -- Andrew Wilkins has landed his dream job. The 26-year-old was thinking of going pro when he retired as captain of the Lakehead Thunderwolves last year.

The sun was shining brightly but it was a dark day for the Thunder Bay Border Cats as they dropped a double-header to the Rochester Honkers.

THUNDER BAY -- Another Border Cats game must be postponed. The organization announced on its Facebook page Tuesday morning that the game scheduled for 11:05 a.m. that day would have to be postponed due to wet field conditions.

Carter Hutton is heading back to Nashville. The Thunder Bay goaltender on Monday inked a two-year, $1.45 M-deal to return to the Predators, where he’s again expected to serve in a back-up role to Pekka RInne.

The Lakehead Thunderwolves haven’t fared too well taking on the University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs south of the border. This season, they decided to see if the outcome might be different on home ice.

THUNDER BAY -- The Border Cats game against the Rochester Honkers originally scheduled for Monday evening has been postponed due to rain. The Border Cats announced the postponement Monday afternoon via the team’s Twitter and Facebook accounts.

ALEXANDRIA, Minn. -- The Thunder Bay Border Cats started strong in their first road series of the season before falling back to earth.

WINNIPEG -- Try as they might, a three-goal deficit was too much for the Thunder Bay Chill to dig their way out of.

WINNIPEG -- The Thunder Bay Chill have started their campaign off on the right foot. The Chill blanked WSA Winnipeg 2-0 in their Premier Development League regular season opener in Winnipeg on Saturday evening.

THUNDER BAY -- Losing a baseball game by double digits hurts. It hurts even more when the wide margin is compounded by an injury to a key member of the squad.