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According to the Globe and Mail and CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada , Thunder Bay’s Marc Staal is set to make his 2011-12 debut at Monday’s Winter Classic Game in Philadelphia.

It was a bit of an oddity in Thunder Bay in 2011, with the Stanley Cup coming nowhere near the city, after Jordan Staal and Patrick Sharp won the prestigious trophy in 2009 and 2010.

Ryan Thomson and Ben Johnson led the way with 15 points each on Friday night, cementing an undefeated appearance at the University of Quebec a Montreal's holiday basketball classic.

All that was missing was the Unknown Comic.

A furious fourth-quarter comeback Thursday night paved the way for yet another non-conference win for the Lakehead Thunderwolves men's basketball squad.

The Northern Hawks closed out the 2011 portion of the Thunder Bay Junior B Hockey League schedule on a winning note Thursday evening, as they dumped the Nipigon Elks 8-2 at Nipigon Arena.

Brandon MacLean beat Alex Dupuis in overtime, giving the Carleton Ravens a 4-3 non-conference win over the host Lakeehead Thunderwolves on Wednesday night.

Whether they were sluggish from too much Christmas turkey or not, the Thunder Bay North Stars got off to a slow start Wednesday night and never really recovered.

The McGill Redmen proved pesky on Wednesday night, but couldn't hold on in the second half against the No. 3-ranked Lakehead Thunderwolves.

The Superior International Junior Hockey League announced Monday that recently signed Dryden Ice Dogs defenceman Daniel Morin has been named Pizza Hut player of the week for the time frame running Dec. 19-25.