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The Thunder Bay Border Cats couldn’t hold onto their lead as the Mankato Moon Dogs ran away with a 7-5 win at Port Arthur Stadium Tuesday night.

Ryan Johnson is nearing the end of the hockey line and he knows it. But the fire still burns within and he’d like to see if he can’t stretch out his NHL career for another season or two.

The playoff recipe is simple: win four times and the Thunder Bay Chill are guaranteed in.

From Thunder Bay to Tampa Bay, Tom Pyatt is on the move for a second time in his NHL career. And the 24-year-old couldn’t be happier.

The Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers put a hasty end to the Thunder Bay Border Cats modest two-game winning streak. The Lunkers on Monday erupted for five sixth-inning runs off Cats reliever Joseph Koon, snapping a 4-4 tie on their way to a 9-4 triumph.

Port Arthur Stadium is in the running for the title of Canada’s Favourite Ballpark.

The new faces in the Border Cats bullpen are already paying dividends.

Playing shorthanded does have its downside.

Brandon Swartzendruber scored in the 40th minute, all the offense the Thunder Bay Chill needed Friday night to leapfrog Des Moines into second place in the Heartland Division. And now they’ve got first place on their minds.

It looks like it’s going to be a youthful defensive corps manning the Lakehead Thunderwolves blue-line this fall.