THE TEAMS: Many local teams over the past century have achieved prominence at all levels of the game. Here are just few of those distinguished clubs. 1971-72: Thunder Bay Vulcans 1971-72: Thunder Bay Twins 1966-67 Abbott Cup western Canadian junior champion and 1967 Memorial Cup finalist, the Port Arthur Marr’s Thunder Bay Flyers: 1989 Centennial Cup champions 1991-92 Centennial Cup champion Thunder Bay Flyers The 1994-95 Air Canada Cup National Midget Champion Thunder Bay Kings The Fort William Great War Vets began the Lakehead’s long line of national championship-winning clubs by claiming the Memorial Cup 100 years ago in 1922. Photo: Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame. The Port Arthur Seniors won a second straight Allan Cup, as Canadian senior hockey champions in 1926. Members of the title-winning team included: Front row (left-to-right): Ted Whalen; Albert Pudas; Alex Gray; Bill Brydge; Lorne Chabot; Gordon Wilson; Wilf L’Heureux; Art Chapman; Danny Cox. Back row (L-R): Ed Carpenter (coach); J.J. Hickey (secretary); E. Sutton (trainer); A.G. Poundsford (president) – Photo courtesy Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame More teams to come …