The Borderland Thunder are a defunct Junior "A"
ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two o ...
team from
Fort Frances,
Ontario
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, Canada. They were a part of the
Superior International Junior Hockey League.
History
Despite four successful season in the SIJHL and a league title, the Thunder have opted to sit on the sidelines of Canadian Junior hockey. Although they still had an open door to re-enter the
Thunder Bay-based league, they have applied the past three seasons for entry into the
Manitoba Junior Hockey Leaguebr>
A return to the SIJHL is unlikely for the Borderland Thunder, as their place in the SIJHL has since been succeeded by the
Fort Frances Jr. Sabres as of the 2007–08 season.
Season-by-season results
Playoffs
*2002 ''Lost Final''
:Fort Frances Borderland Thunder defeated
Thunder Bay Bulldogs ''4-games-to-3''
:
Dryden Ice Dogs
The Dryden Ice Dogs are a junior A ice hockey team from Dryden, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Superior International Junior Hockey League.
History
At 49° 47′ North, the Ice Dogs were the most northern junior A team in Ontario until ...
defeated Fort Frances Borderland Thunder ''4-games-to-none''
*2003 ''Won League, Lost
Dudley Hewitt Cup semi-final''
:Fort Frances Borderland Thunder defeated
Dryden Ice Dogs
The Dryden Ice Dogs are a junior A ice hockey team from Dryden, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Superior International Junior Hockey League.
History
At 49° 47′ North, the Ice Dogs were the most northern junior A team in Ontario until ...
''4-games-to-none''
:Fort Frances Borderland Thunder defeated
Thunder Bay Bulldogs ''4-games-to-1'' SIJHL CHAMPIONS
:Third in
Dudley Hewitt Cup round robin (1-2)
:
Wellington Dukes (
OPJHL
The Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) is a Junior A ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada. It is under the supervision of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL). The league was listed as the 7th best ...
) defeated Fort Frances Borderland Thunder ''3-2'' in semi-final
*2004 ''Lost Semi-final''
:
Dryden Ice Dogs
The Dryden Ice Dogs are a junior A ice hockey team from Dryden, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Superior International Junior Hockey League.
History
At 49° 47′ North, the Ice Dogs were the most northern junior A team in Ontario until ...
defeated Fort Frances Borderland Thunder ''4-games-to-3''
*2005 ''Lost Final''
:Fort Frances Borderland Thunder defeated
Dryden Ice Dogs
The Dryden Ice Dogs are a junior A ice hockey team from Dryden, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Superior International Junior Hockey League.
History
At 49° 47′ North, the Ice Dogs were the most northern junior A team in Ontario until ...
''4-games-to-none''
:
Fort William North Stars
The Thunder Bay North Stars are a junior A ice hockey team from Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. They are a member of the Superior International Junior Hockey League.
History
After the fall of the Thunder Bay Flyers in 2001, the Superior Interna ...
defeated Fort Frances Borderland Thunder ''4-games-to-none''
External links
SIJHL Website
2001 establishments in Ontario
2005 disestablishments in Ontario
Defunct Superior International Junior Hockey League teams
Sport in Northern Ontario
Fort Frances
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