Big change in Kam River
First year head coach Dwight Lee and the Kam River Fighting Walleye of the Superior International Jr. Hockey League have parted ways after just 10 games.
The SIJHL team confirmed that it is looking for a new bench boss to take over from Lee. Kam River had a record of 5-5-0 to begin the ’24-25 season under Lee and recently dropped a pair of games to its cross town rival Thunder Bay North Stars.
A perennial powerhouse through its first three seasons as members of the SIJHL, the Fighting Walleye has one championship and two other trips to the league finals to show for its efforts since its debut season 2021-2022.
Notably, the Fighting Walleye had success in ’21-22, ’22-23 and ’23-24 under three different head coaches — Matt Valley, Geoff Walker and Jesse Messier. Kam River won the SIJHL crown in ’22-23 with Walker as the head coach.