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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.

Triumph and tragedy is the theme of this year’s top 10 Thunder Bay sports stories.

Even Bill McDonald is surprised by the Lakehead Thunderwolves hockey team’s early success. The first-year head coach has guided Lakehead to a No. 7 national ranking and the first-half OUA West division lead as the club sports an 11-3-0 record.

A well-balanced attack was the key to Lakehead’s strong start a holiday hoops tournament in Toronto.

The Lakehead Thunderwolves said goodbye to the soft part of their schedule with an easy win over the visiting Laurentian Voyageurs on Saturday night.