The Port Arthur Marrs were a junior

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team that played in

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(now part of the city of

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). They were named for trucking company and sponsor W.H. Marr, Ltd., and contested the 1967

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, which they lost to the

Toronto Marlboros The Toronto Marlborough Athletic Club, commonly known as the Toronto Marlboros, was founded in 1903. It operated junior ice hockey and senior ice hockey teams in the Ontario Hockey Association and later the Ontario Hockey League. The Marlboros ...

History

The Marrs played out of the

Thunder Bay Junior Hockey League The Thunder Bay Junior A Hockey League (TBJHL) was a Canadian junior ice hockey league that existed from c. 1920 to 1980. The TBJHL operated in Northwestern Ontario, primarily in the Thunder Bay region. The Thunder Bay Junior A Hockey League w ...

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. They became the ''Thunder Bay Marrs'' in 1970 and then the ''Thunder Bay Case Eagles'' in 1971. The North Stars folded on July 6, 1980, when the TBAHA left them with no league to play in.

Season-by-season standings

Playoffs

*1971 ''Won League, Won TBAHA Jack Adams Trophy, Lost Hewitt-Dudley Memorial Trophy semi-final'' :Thunder Bay Marrs defeated

Westfort Hurricanes The Westfort Hurricanes were a Canadian Junior ice hockey club from Fort William, Ontario. The Herks were members of the Thunder Bay Junior A Hockey League and were Abbott Cup finalists once. History In 1972, the Hurricanes broke away from t ...

''4 games to 1'' TBJHL CHAMPIONS :Thunder Bay Marrs defeated

Fort Frances Royals The Fort Frances Royals were a Junior ice hockey club from Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada. The Royals were members of the Memorial Cup-eligible Thunder Bay Junior A Hockey League. History The Fort Frances Royals were founded in 1963 as members o ...

(Independent) ''3 games to none'' JACK ADAMS TROPHY CHAMPIONS :Thunder Bay Marrs defeated

Sudbury Wolves The Sudbury Wolves are an Ontario Hockey League (OHL) ice hockey team based in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. Sudbury has had various hockey teams competing at the junior and senior ice hockey levels of the game known as the "Wolves" (or "Cub Wolve ...

( NOJHA) ''4 games to 3'' :

Charlottetown Islanders The Charlottetown Islanders are a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). Based in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, the Islanders play their home games at the Eastlink Centre, which has 3,717 arena se ...

(

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) defeated Thunder Bay Marrs ''4 games to 1'' *1972 ''DNQ'' *1973 ''Lost Final'' :

Fort William Canadians The Fort William Canadians were a junior ice hockey team based in Fort William, Ontario, Canada. The Canadians were members of the Thunder Bay Junior A Hockey League and were Abbott Cup finalists three times. For a while, the ''Fort William ...

defeated Thunder Bay Eagles ''3 games to none'' *1974 ''Lost TBAHA semi-final'' : Thunder Bay Hurricanes ( MWJHL) defeated Thunder Bay Eagles ''3 games to none'' *1975 ''Won League, Lost Hewitt-Dudley Memorial Trophy semi-final'' :Thunder Bay Eagles defeated

''4 games to 2'' :Thunder Bay Eagles defeated Thunder Bay Hurricanes ''4 games to 1'' TBJHL CHAMPIONS :

Guelph CMC's The Guelph Platers were a junior ice hockey team based in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. The team played in the Ontario Hockey League, Ontario Junior Hockey League, and Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League. They were originally known as the CMC's un ...

(

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) defeated Thunder Bay Eagles ''4 games to 1'' *1976 ''Won League, Lost Hewitt-Dudley Memorial Trophy quarter-final'' :Thunder Bay Eagles defeated

''4 games to none'' :Thunder Bay Eagles defeated Thunder Bay Beavers ''4 games to none'' TBJHL CHAMPIONS :

Guelph Platers The Guelph Platers were a junior ice hockey team based in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. The team played in the Ontario Hockey League, Ontario Junior Hockey League, and Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League. They were originally known as the CMC's un ...

(

) defeated Thunder Bay Eagles ''4 games to 1'' *1977 ''Won League, Won TBAHA Jack Adams Trophy, Lost Hewitt-Dudley Memorial Trophy semi-final'' :Thunder Bay Eagles defeated

''3 games to none'' :Thunder Bay Eagles defeated Degagne Hurricanes ''4 games to 1'' TBJHL CHAMPIONS :Thunder Bay Eagles defeated Thunder Bay Blades ''4 games to none'' JACK ADAMS TROPHY CHAMPIONS :

North York Rangers The North York Rangers are a Junior "A" ice hockey team located in the North York district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the South Division of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) and were previously a part of the Metro ...

(

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) defeated Thunder Bay Eagles ''4 games to 1'' *1978 ''DNQ'' *1979 ''Won League, Lost

Dudley Hewitt Cup The Dudley-Hewitt Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy awarded to the Central Canadian Junior A champion. The trophy is currently decided by round robin tournament format, at the conclusion of the playoffs of the Ontario Junior Hockey League, ...

Semi-final'' :Thunder Bay North Stars defeated Rural Voyageurs ''3 games to none'' :Thunder Bay North Stars defeated Degagne Buccaneers ''4 games to 1'' TBJHL CHAMPIONS :

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) defeated Thunder Bay North Stars ''4 games to none'' *1980 ''Won League, Lost

Semi-final'' :Thunder Bay North Stars defeated Degagne Buccaneers ''4 games to none with 1 tie'' TBJHL CHAMPIONS :

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) defeated Thunder Bay North Stars ''4 games to none''

Championships

TBJHL The Thunder Bay Junior A Hockey League (TBJHL) was a Canadian junior ice hockey league that existed from c. 1920 to 1980. The TBJHL operated in Northwestern Ontario, primarily in the Thunder Bay region. The Thunder Bay Junior A Hockey League wa ...

Champions'': :1932, 1933, 1935, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1944, 1946, 1956, 1962, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980 ''

Abbott Cup The Abbott Memorial Cup, commonly referred to as the Abbott Cup, was awarded annually from 1919 through 1999 to the Junior "A" ice hockey Champion for Western Canada. The Cup was named after Captain E.L. (Hick) Abbott who was a noted hockey pl ...

Champions'': :1967 ''

Finalists'': :1944, 1956 ''

Finalists'': :1967

Notable alumni

''Juniors'' *

Lee Fogolin, Sr. Lidio John Fogolin Sr. (February 27, 1927 — November 29, 2000) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1948 and 1956. Playing career Fogolin ...

Fred Page Frederick Page (September 29, 1915 – December 23, 1997) was a Canadian ice hockey administrator and ice hockey referee. He originated from Port Arthur, Ontario, where he played junior ice hockey, refereed locally and later at the Memorial C ...

''Flyers'' *

Steve Black Stephen Black (March 31, 1927 – June 12, 2008) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Black Hawks between 1949 and 1951. The rest of his career, which lasted ...

* Ray Ceresino *

Steve Hrymnak Stefan "Steve" Hrymnak (March 3, 1926 – November 23, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 18 regular season games in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black Hawks and 2 playoff games for the Detroit Red Wing ...

* Pentti Lund *

Calum MacKay Calum "Baldy" MacKay (January 1, 1927 — August 21, 2001) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings and Montreal Canadiens between 1947 and 1955. With Montreal he won the St ...

* Rudy Migay * Dennis Olson *

Benny Woit Benedict Francis Woit (January 7, 1928 – December 7, 2016) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Black Hawks between 1951 and 1956. With Detroit he won the Stanley Cup t ...

''North Stars'' *

John Adams John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. Befor ...

Bruce Gamble Bruce George Gamble (May 24, 1938 – December 29, 1982) was a professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1962 and 1972, with some stints in the minor leagues during that time. Junior career Gamble ...

Stu McNeill Stu McNeill (born September 25, 1938) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played eleven games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a prof ...

* Dennis Olson * Ralph Stewart *

Gary Veneruzzo Gary Raymond Veneruzzo (born June 28, 1943) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played seven games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the St. Louis Blues during the 1967–68 and 1971–72 seasons, and 348 games in th ...

PA Marrs *

* Bill Fairbairn * Gerry Hart * Bob Kelly *

Vic Venasky Victor William Venasky (born March 6, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings between 1972 and 1979. Career As a junior, Venasky played on the Port Arthur Ma ...

Juha Widing Juha Markku "Whitey, Flying Finn" Widing (July 4, 1947 – December 30, 1984) was a Swedish professional ice hockey centre who was the third Finnish-born player (after Albert Pudas and Pentti Lund) to play in the National Hockey League (NHL). W ...

''TB Marrs''http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayersByTeam.jsp?team=Thunder+Bay+Marrs *

Lee Fogolin Jr. Lee Joseph Fogolin (born February 7, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League. He played for the Buffalo Sabres and the Edmonton Oilers, appearing in 924 NHL regular season games between ...

Nelson Pyatt Frederick Nelson Pyatt (born September 9, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Pyatt was born in Port Arthur, Ontario. Drafted in 1973 by both the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League and the Minnesota Fighting Sa ...

References

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External links

Hockey Thunder Bay websiteSIJHL website
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