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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.

Ryan McDonald was the top Thunder Bay finisher at Monday's Boston Marathon. The 39-year-old crossed the finish line in 2:55:14, the 1,276th to finish the race.

Joyce Potter says she didn’t want to settle for silver again.

The third time was not the charm for Marion Clark and her team of Northern Ontario curlers.

Riley Damiani was a force to be reckoned with throughout the All-Ontario Pee Wee AAA Championship. On Friday night at Fort William Gardens, he showed the Nickel City Sons why.

Paul Carr’s run at a Canadian Masters Curling Championship came to a crashing halt on Friday night.

Marion Clark said she wanted to avoid a tiebreaker at all costs.

Marion Clark says if she’s going to lose, she’d rather lose big.

The Thunder Bay Kings have come a long way this season, says coach Rainer Prager. Unfortunately they still have a long way to go.

Paul Carr says he thinks three losses is the most a team can be burdened with and still make the playoffs at the Canadian Masters Curling Championship.