Leader of Fighting Walleye
Reigning champion Kam River Fighting Walleye of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League has named homegrown product Jeremy Dunmore as team captain for the 2023-2024 season.
…[read more]SIJHL pre-season rankings
It is set to begin a new season of play with eight teams. Which is the most that the Superior International Jr. Hockey League has had since its 2001 inception. Meantime, following are the Hockey News North rankings ahead of the 2023-2024 regular season which is slated to begin this week.
…[read more]Hearst over Kam River
Hearst Lumberjacks of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League edged the host Kam River Fighting Walleye of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League today to skate away with the 2023 Telco Cup title.
…[read more]Jeremiah is in Kenora
He was originally committed to join his older brother Jackson Jacques and go to school and play hockey for the Sault College Cougars this coming season. But the opportunity to sign with the expansion Kenora Islanders of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League is the route that 2004 birth year forward Jeremiah Jacques has opted to take for the 2023-2024 season.
…[read more]SIJHL set for ’23-24 season
A record high eight teams will compete as the Superior International Jr. Hockey League gets set to take to the ice for its 22nd season of competition.
…[read more]Super Smeltzer of Kam River
He has the big time trust of his general manager. Bryan Smeltzer may not be the face of the reigning champion Kam River Fighting Walleye of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League but he certainly holds a significant place.
…[read more]Hard working Walleye
Seasoned skater Ryan Doucette is a returning forward who the reigning Superior International Jr. Hockey League champion Kam River Fighting Walleye can count on for this coming season.
…[read more]New coach in Kam River
He is well seasoned as a former player. He has earned his stripes as an assistant coach. And as a bonus, Jesse Messier is a well educated, Canadian university graduate.
…[read more]Kam River looks for a coach
Head coach Geoff Walker has departed the Kam River Fighting Walleye of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League after leading it to a championship in his only season at the helm.
…[read more]Fighting Walleye to the Eagles
Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League have acquired a good size goalie in a trade with the Kam River Fighting Walleye of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Sargent of Fighting Walleye
Kam River Fighting Walleye of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League has stayed true to local roots with the signing of 2005 birth year forward Sam Sargent.
…[read more]Kam River deals for local lad
Reigning champion Kam River Fighting Walleye of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League has added another homegrown product in a cash exchange trade with the Hearst Lumberjacks of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Pool lands on the Rock
Elijah Pool is headed east from the Dryden Ice Dogs of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League to the reigning Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League champion Timmins Rock in a cash transaction.
…[read more]Hearst to Kam River
Reigning Superior International Jr. Hockey League champion Kam River Fighting Walleye has acquired a homegrown defenseman from the Hearst Lumberjacks of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League in a cash transaction.
…[read more]Kam River signs OHL draft pick
Homegrown goalie Travis VanderZwaag has signed with the reigning champion Kam River Fighting Walleye of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Kam River tryout camp
Kam River Fighting Walleye of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League has slated an upcoming prospect tryout camp. See below for full details.
…[read more]Rock, Walleye, Centennial Cup
They are two well deserving championship teams from the north regions of Ontario that will be up against the best junior A clubs in the nation. Timmins Rock of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and Kam River Fighting Walleye of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League are part of the 10-team, Centennial Cup, Canadian Jr. Hockey League national championship tournament that is slated for May 11-21 in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.
…[read more]Kam River is number one
A franchise in only its second full season of existence is the no. 1 team in the Superior International Jr. Hockey League. Kam River Fighting Walleye edged the crosstown Thunder Bay North Stars 5-4 on Wednesday in Game 7 of the SIJHL championship series.
…[read more]Kam River takes 3-2 lead
Fourth line forward Kennan Reyelts scored twice and added an assist and the Kam River Fighting Walleye withstood a Thunder Bay North Stars rally to score a 4-3 Sunday night win over its crosstown foes. Kam River now leads the Superior International Jr. Hockey League championship series three games to two.
…[read more]Walleye wins a wild one
Kam River Fighting Walleye has evened its best-of-seven Superior International Jr. Hockey League championship series with the crosstown Thunder Bay North Stars at two games apiece.
…[read more]Fighting Walleye fights back
Kam River Fighting Walleye stared adversity straight in the kisser on Thursday and did not flinch. Already trailing two games to none in its Superior International Jr. Hockey League championship series with the cross-town Thunder Bay North Stars, Kam River found itself down by two goals just past the midway point of the first period of Game 3.
…[read more]North Stars nip Walleye
Thunder Bay North Stars have taken a two games to none lead in their Superior International Jr. Hockey League championship series with the crosstown Kam River Fighting Walleye.
…[read more]Game 7 thriller goes to TB
Keenan Marks made 56 saves and Nikolas Campbell scored a power play goal just past the 14 minute mark of the second overtime period and the Thunder Bay North Stars are headed to the Superior International Jr. Hockey League championship series.
…[read more]Game 7 in Dryden tonight
It will all come down to one game for a spot in the Superior International Jr. Hockey League championship series. Dryden Ice Dogs will play host to the Thunder Bay North Stars tonight in Game 7 of their SIJHL semi-final set.
…[read more]SIJHL playoff roundup
Kam River Fighting Walleye is off to the Superior International Jr. Hockey League championship series. And the Dryden Ice Dogs are within one win of doing so.
…[read more]Wins for Rock, Birds, Dogs
Timmins Rock, Soo Thunderbirds and Dryden Ice Dogs all came through on the winning end on Tuesday as playoffs continued in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and Superior International Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Cubs and Walleye win
Sudbury Cubs and Kam River Fighting Walleye both skated to victory as semi-final playoff sets in both the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and Superior International Jr. Hockey League continued on Monday.
…[read more]Happy Easter in Dryden
Dryden Ice Dogs have evened their Superior International Jr. Hockey League semi-final series with the Thunder Bay North Stars at a game apiece. Playing at home, the Ice Dogs shrugged off a 2-0 deficit and scored a 4-2 Easter Sunday matinee victory over the North Stars.
…[read more]Power of Kam River
Four local products came up big and the Kam River Fighting Walleye returned from a three-week break to vanquish the visiting Wisconsin Lumberjacks by a 10-2 score in Game 1 of their Superior International Jr. Hockey League semi-final playoff series.
…[read more]Wisconsin wins Game 7
Sal Poggiali potted the overtime winner and the visiting Wisconsin Lumberjacks capped a frantic series comeback with a 3-2 win over the Sioux Lookout Bombers in Game 7 of their Superior International Jr. Hockey League playoff thriller.
…[read more]Wisconsin v. Sioux Lookout
We have a Game 7! Wednesday will decide the Superior International Jr. Hockey League opening round playoff series between the visiting Wisconsin Lumberjacks and the Sioux Lookout Bombers.
…[read more]Ice Dogs of the Superior
Beware the hard charging Ice Dogs. Dryden Ice Dogs are going full tilt into the second round of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League playoffs.
…[read more]Jr. A playoff tracker
Soo Thunderbirds and Dryden Ice Dogs have advanced to the next round as best-of-seven playoff action continued in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and Superior International Jr. Hockey League. Meanwhile, Hearst Lumberjacks and Sioux Lookout Bombers also posted Friday victories.
…[read more]Three teams advance
Sudbury Cubs and Timmins Rock of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and Thunder Bay North Stars of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League have all advanced to the second round of the playoffs via Game 5 victories on Thursday.
…[read more]Jr. A playoff notes
Blind River Beavers, Powassan Voodoos and Wisconsin Lumberjacks all won games on Wednesday as best of seven playoffs continued in both the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and Superior International Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Jr. A playoff trail
Hearst Lumberjacks, Timmins Rock, Fort Frances Lakers, Wisconsin Lumberjacks and Thunder Bay North Stars all skated to victory on Tuesday as the playoff season carried on in both the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and Superior International Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Frattinger fires up Dryden
Heart and soul captain Brady Frattinger netted the hat trick and the Dryden Ice Dogs pushed the Fort Frances Lakers to the edge of elimination in their opening round, Superior International Jr. Hockey League playoff series.
…[read more]SIJHL expanding to Kenora?
Junior hockey is poised to potentially return to the northwestern Ontario town of Kenora, which is located on the Lake Of The Woods near the Manitoba border.
…[read more]Jr. A playoffs continue
Soo Thunderbirds, Timmins Rock, Powassan Voodoos, Dryden Ice Dogs and Sioux Lookout Bombers all registered wins on Saturday as best-of-seven playoff activity continued in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and Superior International Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Jr. A playoff roundup
Sudbury Cubs, Timmins Rock, Thunder Bay North Stars and Sioux Lookout Bombers all posted wins on Friday as best-of-seven playoffs continued in both the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and Superior International Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Jr. A playoffs underway
First pucks have dropped on the playoff season in both the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and Superior International Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]SIJHL playoff picture
Six of the seven teams from the Superior International Jr. Hockey League will face off to begin the playoffs this week. All seven teams in the SIJHL qualify for the playoffs with the first place Kam River Fighting Walleye getting an opening round bye.
…[read more]Two in the Walleye net
For the second successive season the Kam River Fighting Walleye has one of the best 1-2 goalie duos in the Superior International Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]This is one tough Ice Dog
Ben Hackl represents resilience. Over the past two years the 20-year old forward has suffered two facial injuries, a broken hand and a bad ankle sprain. The ankle injury was serious enough that Hackl missed the first 12 games of this 2022-2023 season for his hometown Dryden Ice Dogs of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Cook of the Kam River
To be sure, homegrown defenseman Jack Cook has been an impact player for the Kam River Fighting Walleye in his first season in the Superior International Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Voila! Vanska = Victory
Dryden Ice Dogs outshot the Kam River Fighting Walleye by a reported 82-54 margin over a pair of weekend showdown matches between the top two teams in the Superior International Jr. Hockey League. But Kam River puck stopper Eric Vanska was the difference maker for the visiting Fighting Walleye.
…[read more]Superior race for first place
Dryden Ice Dogs will play host to the Kam River Fighting Walleye this weekend in a two-game showdown between the top teams in the Superior International Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Kam River prospect camp
Hockey season never really ends. And as such, the Kam River Fighting Walleye of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League has already scheduled a prospect identification camp for this summer. See below for details.
…[read more]Ice Dogs in pursuit of Walleye
Dryden Ice Dogs have sledded within tracking range of the Kam River Fighting Walleye atop the standings of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Highs and lows of Superior
Through addition and subtraction, the Superior International Jr. Hockey League has managed to hold steady with seven teams — six in northwestern Ontario and one in northern Wisconsin.
…[read more]Walker and the Walleye
A showdown between the top two teams in the Superior International Jr. Hockey League is on the marquee as the first place Kam River Fighting Walleye is set to play host to the second seed Dryden Ice Dogs tonight and Saturday evening at NorWest Arena.
…[read more]Kramps to Kam River
Under-rated forward Noah Kramps has joined the first place Kam River Fighting Walleye of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League via the Stony Plain Flyers of the Capital Jr. Hockey League, Hockey News North has confirmed.
…[read more]’06-07 Schreiber Diesels
They were only in existence for four years as a small town junior A franchise. But back during the 2006-2007 season, the upstart Schreiber Diesels won the Superior International Jr. Hockey League championship in stunning fashion.
…[read more]Back in the north country
A second segment in a given season serves as a stretch run towards spots in the standings ahead of the playoffs. It is also about another stage in player development. And with the 2023 sector of schedules back in play let us take a sled through the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, the Superior International Jr. Hockey League and the Great North Under 18 Hockey League.
…[read more]Gushue has the Dog in him
Jake Gushue is living an extraordinary adventure as a first-year assistant coach with the Dryden Ice Dogs of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Fort Frances fires coach
Paul MacLean has been fired as head coach and general manager of the Fort Frances Lakers of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League, Hockey News North has confirmed.
…[read more]Winning ways of Walleye
Playing through an unforeseen coaching change has not slowed the flow of the surging Kam River Fighting Walleye of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]In defense of Kam River
Already in first place in the Superior International Jr. Hockey League, the Kam River Fighting Walleye has bolstered its blue line with the addition of two big 20-year old defensemen from the Kindersley Klippers of the Saskatchewan Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Espanola to Kam River
A high end forward is on his way to the first place team in the Superior International Jr. Hockey League via the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Kam River in the lead
Geoff Walker has his first win as the head coach of the first place Kam River Fighting Walleye of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Walker on the Kam River
Geoff Walker is returning to the Superior International Jr. Hockey League as the new head coach of the Kam River Fighting Walleye, Hockey News North has confirmed. The 34-year old Walker has walked away from his pro coaching gig with Vannas HC in Sweden to take over as the bench boss in Kam River.
…[read more]Rock adds Superior d-man
Top flight defenseman Brandon Rossetti has landed with the Timmins Rock of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League from the Fort Frances Lakers of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League. He had requested a trade out of Fort Frances.
…[read more]Kam River coaching change
Head coach Matt Valley and the Kam River Fighting Walleye of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League have parted ways as the team seeks a full time coach. The 32-year old Valley is a full time teacher in the Thunder Bay area and he and his wife recently welcomed their second child.
…[read more]Eight straight for Dryden
Dryden Ice Dogs are on a good run. After starting the Superior International Jr. Hockey League season with three losses, Dryden has since reeled off eight wins in succession.
…[read more]Walleye and Dogs make a deal
Being primary rivals did not prevent the Kam River Fighting Walleye and Dryden Ice Dogs from making a one for one trade.
…[read more]Who let the Dogs out?
Dryden Ice Dogs are on a run. The barking Dogs from Dryden have won six straight games since beginning the 2022-2023 Superior International Jr. Hockey League season with three losses.
…[read more]Doucette delivers for K-River
Ryan Doucette delivered big time in his delayed debut with the Kam River Fighting Walleye of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Five straight wins for Dryden
After dropping three games in a row to begin the 2022-2023 regular season the Dryden Ice Dogs of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League have reeled off five successive victories.
…[read more]Cochrane to Wisconsin
Cochrane Crunch of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and Wisconsin Lumberjacks of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League have completed a trade.
…[read more]Kam River fights back
This one surely ranks as a comeback for the ages. Trailing 5-1 with just over 10 minutes to play in the third period, the Kam River Fighting Walleye staged an epic rally to remain unbeaten atop the standings of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Four up for Fighting Walleye
The reigning regular season pennant winners from Kam River are perfect through four games to begin the 2022-2023 Superior International Jr. Hockey League campaign.
…[read more]How sweep it is!
Kam River Fighting Walleye and Wisconsin Lumberjacks both had two wins on the weekend as 2022-2023 regular season play got underway in the Superior International Jr. Hockey League.
…[read more]Puck drops on the SIJHL
Hockey games — and in due course, championships — are won on the ice. And while hockey writers do not determine victory, some of us see ourselves as soothsayers who forecast and foresee based on a combination of analysis and fact finding. Which brings this singular wordsmith to infer, suppose and have a hunch relative to the balance of power in the Superior International Jr. Hockey League.
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