Fort William North Stars
| Thunder Bay North Stars | |
|---|---|
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| City | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| League | Superior International Junior Hockey League |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Home arena | Fort William Gardens |
| Colours |
Green, Gold, Black and White |
| Owner(s) | Scott and Kris Kellaway |
| General manager | Scott Kellaway |
| Head coach | Jeremy Adduono |
| Franchise history | |
| 2000-2002 | Thunder Bay Wolves |
| 2002-2003 | Fort William Wolves |
| 2003-2010 | Fort William North Stars |
| 2010-present | Thunder Bay North Stars |
| Championships | |
| Playoff championships | Five (2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010) |
The Thunder Bay North Stars are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Superior International Junior Hockey League.
After the fall of the Thunder Bay Flyers in 2001, the Superior International Junior Hockey League was founded. The Thunder Bay Wolves, who had played for a short while in the Thunder Bay Junior B Hockey League, were a founding team, but after one season they changed their name to the Fort William Wolves. Fort William is one of the original names of the city of Thunder Bay. After two rather average seasons, the North Stars came to life. The team won both the regular season and the playoff titles from 2004 through 2006.
Their first trip (2004) to the Central Canadian Championship, the Dudley Hewitt Cup, saw them finish in third place. In the round robin, the Stars lost to the North Bay Skyhawks of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League 5-4, lost again to the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League's Aurora Tigers 4-0, then came around to beat the NOJHL's Soo Thunderbirds 7-4 to make the semifinal. In the semi, the Stars kept it real close, but were not able to defeat the North Bay Skyhawks for the second time in the tournament, losing 3-2.
Their second Dudley Hewitt Cup (2005) saw them finish second in the round robin, but third overall. In the round robin they beat the OPJHL St. Michael's Buzzers 6-4, lose to the host OPJHL Georgetown Raiders 4-0, and then finally beat the North Bay Skyhawks with an 8-2 blowout. The semifinal put them up against the host Buzzers who put the boots to the Stars in a 6-2 victory.
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