Fort Frances



Fort Frances is a town of about 8000 people in the Rainy River District in northwestern Ontario, Canada along the border with Minnesota across from International Falls, Minnesota. It is located where Rainy Lake narrows to form Rainy River. It is in the area under the jurisdiction of Hockey Northwestern Ontario formerly known as the Thunder Bay Amateur Hockey Association. Due to its' remoteness from the rest of Ontario it has sometimes entered teams in the Manitoba Amateur Hockey Association.

Teams

 * Fort Frances Athletics (1945-46 Thunder Bay Senior Playoffs)
 * Fort Frances Blackhawks
 * 1) (Thunder Bay Junior Hockey League, 1934-1935)
 * 2) (International American Hockey League, 1937-1938) withdrew
 * Fort Frances Borderland Thunder (Superior International Junior Hockey League, 2001-2005) withdrew
 * Fort Frances Canadians (1940s-1970s)
 * 1) (Northern Amateur League, 1947-1951)
 * 2) (Thunder Bay Senior Hockey League, 1952-1955) drop to intermediate level
 * 3) (Minnesota-Ontario Hockey League, 1957-1962)
 * 4) (Canadian Central Hockey League, 1971-1973) disbanded
 * Fort Frances Jr. Sabres (Superior International Junior Hockey League,  2007-2009)
 * Fort Frances Jaycees (1954-55 Thunder Bay Junior Playoffs)
 * Fort Frances Knights of Columbus (1959-60 Thunder Bay Junior Playoffs)
 * Fort Frances Lakers (Superior International Junior Hockey League, 2009-present)
 * Fort Frances Maple Leafs (1930s-1940s)
 * Fort Frances Orfuns (1931-32 Thunder Bay Junior Playoffs)
 * Fort Frances Royals
 * 1) (Manitoba Junior Hockey League, 1963-1964) join TBJHL
 * 2) Thunder Bay Junior Hockey League, 1964-1969)
 * Fort Frances Shevlin Pines (1939-40 Thunder Bay Junior Playoffs)
 * Fort Frances Thunderhawks (Hockey Northwestern Ontario (Senior), 2009-2012) withdrew late in season due to lack of players and ceased operations in March 2012
 * Fort Frances Tigers (1929-1931)

Allan Cup Champion

 * 1951-52 Fort Frances Canadians

Players

 * Dave Allison
 * Mike Allison
 * Murray Bannerman
 * Art Berglund
 * Brandon Bodnar
 * Keith Christiansen
 * Ray Frederick
 * John "Gino" Gasparini
 * Earl Johnson
 * Duncan Keith
 * Ed Kryzanowski
 * Chris Lindberg
 * Bill Selman
 * Neil Sheehy
 * Timothy Sheehy
 * Murray Skinner

Arenas

 * Fort Frances Memorial Sports Center