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Bruce provided plenty to his game
By Tom Annelin / HockeyThunderBay.com THE ledger of the players from Thunder Bay who went on to achieve success in the game remains l [...]
Forts were formidable in 1933-34
By Tom Annelin / HockeyThunderBay.com WHILE it has been some ninety years on now, senior hockey in the Dominion of Canada provided pl [...]
Durham brought grit, physicality & more
By Tom Annelin / HockeyThunderBay.com OVER the years, many defencemen from the Lakehead brought grit, physicality and so much more to [...]
Their local favourites: George Gwozdecky
Wanting to hear from local fans, HockeyThunderBay.com reached out to a number of Lakehead products, who have spent many years invested [...]
Hennessy reversed the Columbus Canadiens fortunes
  SOME 70 years on now, the arrival of Mickey Hennessy helped reverse the fortunes of the Fort William Columbus Canadiens junior [...]
MacArthur was vital contributor to local hockey
Joe MacArthur (far right), of the Port Arthur Bearcats, swings back after scoring 20 seconds into Game 3 of the 1939 western Canadian se [...]
Port Arthur North End ruled the roost in 1921
1920-21 Port Arthur North End Thunder Bay Senior Hockey League champions Goaltender: Harry Fisher Defence: Gordon (Phat) Wilson; J [...]
Akervall captained Canada at the 1964 Olympics
By Tom Annelin / HockeyThunderBay.com THE names of those local stars who shone brightly on the confines of the ice remains long and s [...]
Allan Cup repeat falls short for Port Arthur in ‘40
By Tom Annelin / HockeyThunderBay.com THE long and storied history of the Port Arthur Bearcats holds many chapters in their histor [...]
Smokey Harris was one of our early hockey stars
By Tom Annelin / HockeyThunderBay.com WHILE many local hockey standouts are still remembered to this day, Wilfred (Smokey) Harris is [...]