Teams

Thunder Hawks found playoff grove in ‘92
AFTER finishing with a sub-.500 regular season record in the inaugural campaign of the Colonial Hockey League back in 1991-92, but buoye [...]
30 years since Thunder Hawks took flight
THREE decades ago a new era of hockey took flight within the confines of the Fort William Gardens. Gone were the Thunder Bay Twins, a p [...]
Hurricanes went to 1952 western Jr. final
WITH a local junior title secured, the 1951-52 version of the Fort William Hurricanes began charting a course along the western portio [...]
Herks were tops 70 years ago
AMONG the benefits of supplying this weekly contribution to the readers over the past 25 years is continuing to learn more on the stor [...]
Twins won 1st USHL title 50 years ago
DATING back a half century, the Thunder Bay Twins proved the old adage of: “It’s not how you start, but how you finish;” was very [...]
Columbus Canadiens class of Jr. in 1950s
FOR a seven-year run in the 1950s, there was no better club in the local junior ranks than the Fort William Columbus Canadiens. Fro [...]
Beavers were a 1950s powerhouse
SENIOR hockey locally in the 1950s saw one team hold a firm grip of dominance for most of the decade. For a six-year span, from 195 [...]
The Herks were it in late ’60s
THE mystique of junior hockey prior to amalgamation, that brought us Thunder Bay in 1970, remains etched in the memories of those who [...]
100 years of junior hockey
FOR the past century, junior hockey has been a staple in the Lakehead for much of that time. Be it the intense on-ice rivalries bet [...]
Juniors learned from older competition
RETURNING for a second season back in 1981-82, the four-team Hockey Thunder Bay League was very talent-laden. The defending champio [...]