THUNDER BAY – A trio of Thunder Bay Kings AAA teams will be heading to Sault Ste. Marie to take part in the Northern Ontario Hockey League Showcase that runs Thursday through Sunday.
Each of the Kings’ clubs will have five games apiece on their docket beginning with a trio of tilts Thursday against their respective age-group opponents from the Soo Jr. Greyhounds.
Friday’s slate has the U13 and U14s taking on the Jr. Greyhounds once more, while the U15s will meet both the Soo and the North Bay Trappers.
Saturday’s schedule features the Thunder Bay squads taking to the ice twice.
The U13s will go up against North Bay and the Sudbury Wolves as will the U14 Kings.
Meanwhile, the U15s, they’ll meet the Timmins Jr. Rock and Sudbury.
Wrapping up the weekend Sunday, both the U13 and U14s will face off against the Wolves.
NOHL SHOWCASE SCHEDULE
All games at John Rhodes Community Centre in Sault Ste. Marie
Thursday, Nov. 12
U15: vs. Soo Jr. Greyhounds 5:30 p.m.
U13: vs. Soo Jr. Greyhounds 7:30 p.m.
U14: vs. Soo Jr. Greyhounds 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 13
U14: vs. Soo Jr. Greyhounds 11 a.m.
U15: vs. Soo Jr. Greyhounds 11:30 a.m.
U13: vs. Soo Jr. Greyhounds 3 p.m.
U15: vs. North Bay Trappers 5 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 14
U13: vs. North Bay Trappers 8:30 a.m.
U14: vs. North Bay Trappers 12 p.m.
U15: vs. Timmins Jr. Rock 2 p.m.
U14: vs. Sudbury Wolves 7 p.m.
U13: vs. Sudbury Wolves 8 p.m.
U15: vs. Sudbury Wolves 8 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 15
U13: vs. Sudbury Wolves 8:30 a.m.
U14: vs. Sudbury Wolves 8:30 a.m.
KITCHENER BLUELINE WRAP
The Thunder Bay U16 Kings returned from the 55th annual Blueline Tournament in Kitchener, with a 1-1-2 overall record in four tightly contested affairs.
U16 vs. Upper Canada Cyclones: Upper Canada never trailed in the matchup and eventually pulled out a narrow 4-3 triumph.
Ryder Milani scored twice for the Kings while Nolan Grennier notched the other marker.
Alex Simeoni chipped in with a pair of assists as well.
U16 vs. Rochester Coalition: Another close game proved to be low-scoring as the clubs played to a 1-1 tie.
Jesse Ukrainec had the lone Thunder Bay goal, which was an unassisted effort.
Carter Wemigwans was in net for the draw.
U16 vs. Credit River Capitals: The Kings let a late two-goal lead get away and had to settle for a 3-3 result, that saw each squad collect a point.
After the Capitals opened the scoring midway through the proceedings, Thunder Bay countered with a couple of markers deep in the second stanza off the sticks of Simeoni and Ukrainec.
Then after Milani made it 3-1 with 8:49 to go in the third period, Credit River rallied to earn a draw, including picking up the equalizer with just 52 seconds left in the contest.
Wemigwans was in net to earn a point for the squad.
U16 vs. Canadian International Hockey Academy: Picking their only win in the 15-team U16 Division saw them defeat CIHA, out of Rockland, Ont., 5-1.
After falling behind early, Thunder Bay answered with five unanswered goals to collect the triumph.
Leading the way was Colin McDonald who bagged a hat trick and Simeoni, who also did his part with a goal and three helpers.
Grennier had the other marker, while recording the win net for the Kings was Roman Frattaroli.
Photo credit: James Mirabelli
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