Local Sports

North Bay Trappers (NOJHL) netminder Greg Dodds stopped all but one of the 50 shots he faced to backstop his club to a 4-1 triumph over the Minnesota Wilderness (SIJHL) Tuesday evening in day 1 action at the Dudley-Hewitt Cup Central Canada Junior ch

The Thunder Bay Border Cats are looking for a few good host families. The Northwoods League baseball team is hoping fans in Thunder Bay can come to their rescue.

Thunder Bay’s Eric Staal is the Carolina Hurricanes nominee for the King Clancy Trophy.

RALEIGH, N.C. - The Carolina Hurricanes are going Staal in for the home finale. They added their third Staal brother Wednesday when right wing Jared Staal was called up from their AHL affiliate in Charlotte.

A Jeremy Johnson unassisted goal 1:43 into the second overtime period lifted the Minnesota Wilderness to a 3-2 victory over the Fort Frances Lakers in Game 6 of the Superior International Junior Hockey League’s Bill Salonen Cup final at ’

Friday’s snow is making at least some local residents very happy. Cross country skiers in the city are taking advantage of an extended ski season.

The Boston Marathon bombings hung heavy in the air Sunday, as runners gathered for the 34th annual Fresh Air Experience 10-kilometre run.

Mike Dietrich has pushed the Minnesota Wilderness to the brink of an SIJHL championship.

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.

One of Thunder Bay's old-time hockey heroes has passed away. Pentti Lund died Tuesday morning at age 87. The Finnish-born right-winger won the Calder Trophy for top rookie in 1949 after scoring 14 goals and 30 points for the New York Rangers.