Thunder Bay Bandits

The Thunder Bay Bandits are an expansion junior A team that began play in the Lakehead Junior Hockey League in the fall of 2020. The team is a replacement for the former Jr B team which was announced in February of 2020 as joining the Superior International Junior Hockey League. As of the announcing of the hiring of a head coach for the Walleye there was no official word if the Junior B team will be disbanded or if they will continue to play. However, the Jr. B team was morphed into the Pickerel franchise. The Kam River moniker is taken from the Kaministiquia River which runs through the city of Thunder Bay an is frequently shortened to Kam River. However, prior to beginning play, the team would be renamed the Thunder Bay Bandits