Lakehead Junior Hockey League: Difference between revisions

In the 2003–04 season, the [[Thunder Bay Northern Hawks]] were a dominant champion, sporting a 22–0–2 perfect record and a Thunder Bay Junior B championship. In the [[Northern Ontario Regional Junior B Hockey Championship]], the Northern Hawks defeated the [[Wawa Travellers]] four-games-straight to advance to the Keystone Cup tournament in [[Schreiber, Ontario]]. At the Keystone Cup, the Northern Hawks finished with 2 wins, 1 loss, and 2 ties, which earned them a spot in the tournament's bronze medal game. The Hawks fell in the Bronze Medal Game 7–5 to the [[Heritage Junior B Hockey League]]'s [[Red Deer Vipers]].

 

The [[Thunder Bay Wolverines|K&A Wolverines]] were awarded the right to host the 2009 [[Keystone Cup]]. For the first time in over ten years, a Thunder Bay Junior B team finished the Keystone Cup round robin with a perfect record. The Wolverines (5–0) went into the final against the [[Pacific International Junior Hockey League]]'s [[Richmond Sockeyes]], but fell 6–5 in double overtime to take the Silver Medal. The finish was the best performance by a Thunder Bay Junior B club since the 1999 [[Fort William Hurricanes]], who won the Keystone Cup. At the end of the season, the Wolverines jumped to Junior A, joining the [[Superior International Junior Hockey League]].