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DRYDEN ICE DOGS: The Ice Dogs are 2-0-1 in their past three outings. Defenceman Len Pelletier has recorded points in each of the club’s four games. Jesse Linner is the scoring leader after four games.

The third week of the Superior International Junior Hockey League’s regular season gets underway Tuesday night as the Sioux Lookout Flyers host the Dryden Ice Dogs in a 7:30 p.m. start at Memorial Arena.

The Superior International Junior Hockey League announced Monday that Fort Frances Lakers forward Jordan Larson has been named Pizza Hut player of the week for the period ending Sept. 25.

The Thunderwolves’ Cross Country teams opened up their season this weekend at the 26th Annual Roy Griak Invitational.

Rick Bragnalo, Tom Alexander and Scott Timmerman highlight the 2011 class of athletes being inducted Saturday into the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame.

There were plenty of new faces in the lineup for the Lakehead Thunderwolves, but the result didn’t change from the last time fans packed Fort William Gardens to watch them play.

Facing a stiff test taking on NCAA Division 1 competition, the Thunder Bay Sportop midget AA Queens dropped a 10-3 decision to the Bemidji State Beavers in an exhibition contest Friday evening at the Sanford Center in Bemidji, Minn.

The Thunder Bay North Stars are in unfamiliar territory. Two games into the 2010-11 season, and the Superior International Junior Hockey League franchise is still without a win.

It was a simple, but effective game plan on Friday by the Westgate Tigers.

The Thunder Bay Junior B Hockey League announced the schedule for the upcoming Joe Ward Memorial preseason tournament. The tournament is scheduled to take place between Sept 29 and Oct. 2 at the Tournament Centre in Thunder Bay.