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Their hockey favourites: David Bragnalo
Wanting to hear from local fans, who like myself spent many a night in chilled arenas in the across the city watching local standout [...]
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 [...]
Walter Bradley brought offensive skill-set to his game
By Tom Annelin / HockeyThunderBay.com PERUSING through the numbers of those who distinguished themselves with their on-ice exploits [...]
Murdo MacKay piled up points in his career
By Tom Annelin / HockeyThunderBay.com BORN on this date, August 8, 1916, 107 years ago, the late Murdo MacKay is another unsung Lak [...]
Port Arthur packed a punch in ’56
By Tom Annelin / HockeyThunderBay.com UNDOUBTEDLY on-ice action in the local junior hockey ranks during the mid-1950s off [...]
Plenty of all-star action at the Gardens over the years
THROUGHOUT the decades, there have been plenty of hotly contested match-ups played out at the confines of the Fort William Gardens. [...]
Mekilok featured skill and ability to his game
LOOKING at the lengthy list of quality players to come out of Fort William, Max Mekilok is certainly one of those who posted impressiv [...]
Bearcats had one last run in ‘69
ONE of the most successful organizations in the storied history of Canadian senior hockey is that of the Port Arthur Bearcats. For [...]