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Something had to give.

Rookie Andy Shields isn’t showing any freshman rust on the Nordic trails this fall. The first-year National Development Centre skier won the 1.6-kilometre free-technique sprints in Rossland, B.C.

Ryan Johnson is back in the NHL. The Chicago Blackhawks on Friday confirmed the Thunder Bay native has inked a one-year deal with the defending Stanley Cup champions, where he’ll join hometown teammate Patrick Sharp in the Windy City.

Matt Caria and Jordan Smith are headed for Turkey, and not the kind they'll find on the Christmas dining table.

Nick Potter scored 24 points on Thursday, leading the Hammarskjold Vikings to an easy 63-46 win over St. Patrick in senior boys high school basketball. Geordie Savela and 16 for the Vikings, while Jamie DelPaggio led the Saints with 15.

The Jr. B Stars rode the 37-save performance of netminder Tyler Bolen who backstopped his club to a 4-3 victory over the front-running Northern Hawks Thursday evening in Thunder Bay Jr. B/Juvenile/AAA Hockey League action at the Tournament Centre.

His knees may be shot and surgically repaired, but it hasn’t stopped four-time world champion Kurt Browning from continuing his figure skating career – albeit in a much less competitive form.

The Thunder Bay North Stars had a plan once they managed to take the Wisconsin Wilderness into a shootout. It just took them an extra shooter to execute it.

The first 16 games are in the books, and for all intents and purposes, the Lakehead Thunderwolves have to be happy with the results.

A team of Canada’s world junior hopefuls did a number on a group of OUA all-stars in the hunt to represent their country at the upcoming FISU World University Games next month.