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Ontario skip Mark Ideson and his team decided to take their chances with a measurement. It turned out to be the right call.

Phil Housley says Fort William Gardens is the nicest rink in the entire Superior International Junior Hockey League.

The Thunder Bay North Stars are down, but not out.

A familiar face is returning to the Thunder Bay Border Cats and he’s bringing his brother. The Border Cats announced six signings Thursday afternoon, which included Brett Kay .

Northern Ontario was rolling along merrily Thursday against the front-running team from Alberta.

Carl Levesque and his crew are in the thick of the playoff hunt at the Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship.

Thunder Bay's Zac Harnden is CIS hockey's rookie of the year. The Western Mustangs forward, learned Wednesday night in Fredericton, N.B.

The Thunder Bay North Stars are in a hole that might be too big to climb out from. The good news is they'll get a second chance. As hosts of the Dudley Hewitt Cup, the Stars have an automatic berth in the provincial Junior A hockey championship.

A Joey Kitchen goal with 7:07 remaining proved to be the difference as the Northern Hawks rallied to defeat the Nipigon Elks 3-2 Tuesday evening in Game 1 of the Thunder Bay Jr. B Hockey League championship series at the Tournament Centre.

Northern Ontario is in the thick of things after two days of play at the 2012 Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship.