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Mother Nature had the final say in this ballgame.

Taylor Pyatt is taking his game to Manhattan. The veteran Thunder Bay forward has signed a two-year, $3.1-million deal to join Lakehead blue-liner Marc Staal with the New York Rangers.

When opportunity knocks in the Northwoods League, it’s best to answer the door or suffer the consequences.

Scott Donley isn’t even supposed to be in Thunder Bay.

The Thunder Bay Chill’s defence is penetrable. But for a team that had only allowed three goals in 11 games, even a two-goal setback isn’t enough to fluster them.

Jeff Hunter has endured enough torment from his siblings on his inability to beat Evan Littlefield in a golf tournament. On Sunday he did something about it.

For a sixth year in a row, the Thunder Bay Chill are playoff bound.

In the standings, Saturday’s 4-2 win over the Rochester Honkers means nothing.

Duane Ward doesn’t like looking back too much. A set-up man with the Toronto Blue Jays for most of his decade-long major league baseball career, the 48-year-old two-time World Series champion would rather look to the future.

The Alexandria Beetles must still be wondering what hit them.