Thunder Bay Bearcats
| Thunder Bay Bearcats | |
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| City | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| League | Superior International Junior Hockey League |
| Operated | 2001-2009 |
| Home arena | Fort William First Nations Arena |
| Colours | Burgundy, Yellow, and White |
| General manager | Ian Swalucynski |
| Head coach | Vern Ray |
| Franchise history | |
| 2001-2002 | First Nations Featherman Hawks |
| 2002-2003 | Nipigon Featherman Hawks |
| 2003-2006 | K&A First Nations Golden Hawks |
| 2006-2009 | Thunder Bay Bearcats |
The Thunder Bay Bearcats were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Superior International Junior Hockey League.
The team was founded in 2001 with the Superior International Junior Hockey League as the K&A First Nations Featherman Hawks. After one season they moved to Nipigon and became Nipigon Featherman Hawks. The next season they moved back to Thunder Bay and became the K&A First Nations Golden Hawks.
In 2006, the team was bought and renamed the Thunder Bay Bearcats. The Bearcats moniker was a prominent team name in the region in the 1950s.
In 2008, the Bearcats absorbed the Thunder Bay Bulldogs to resurrect and improve the city's Thunder Bay Kings Midget AAA program.
In May 2009, the Bearcats did not attend the league's AGM and it soon came out that the team was disbanding. It is not known whether or not the leave is permanent.
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