Thunder Bay Wolverines

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The Thunder Bay K&A Wolverines were a

The Wolverines won their second straight TBJBHL regular season crown in 2006–07 with a 24–3–3 record. They moved directly into the league final against the highly competitive Thunder Bay Northern Hawks. The Hawks took Game 1 6–3, they tied the next game 2–2, and the third game was won by the Hawks 4–2. In this race to 8 points, the Hawks were leading 5–1. The Wolverines took the fourth game 3–2, but the Northern Hawks took Game 5 7–4 to take a 7-points-to-3 series lead. The Hawks could take the series with a win or tie. It was not to be, the Wolverines came together came back with a comeback, winning Game 6 4–1 and Game 7 6–1. With the series tied 7–7, Game 8 had to be a win for either team to take the playoff crown. The Wolverines competed the comeback winning the game 5–3 and the series 9-points-to-7.

The Wolverines, as Northern Ontario Jr. B champions, received their second crack at the

In 2007–08, the Wolverines may have had the best regular season in TBJBHL history, outside of the 2003–04 Thunder Bay Northern Hawks undefeated season. After going 24–1–5, the Wolverines found themselves, again, in the finals against the Northern Hawks. The Hawks won Game 1 5–1, but the Wolverines countered with 5–0 and 6–3 victories in the next two games. Game 4 was a 5–4 Hawks victory to even out the series, but games 5 and 6 went to the Wolverines 6–5 and 6–3 respectively to win the Wolverines a third straight playoff title.

The Wolverines moved on the

In 2008 it was announced that the Wolverines would be the hosts of the 2009 Keystone Cup tournament. They finished the Thunder Bay Jr. B season in first place with a 25–5–0 record. In the league final, the Wolverines defeated the Thunder Bay Northern Hawks 4-games-straight to win the league.

Both the Wolverines and the Northern Hawks advanced to the Keystone Cup, played at the Thunder Bay Tournament Centre in April 2009. The Wolverines started the tournament with a 6–1 win over the Northern Hawks. Later that night, they beat the

On June 14, 2009, the Thunder Bay Wolverines were promoted to Junior A as members of the Superior International Junior Hockey League.

2009–10

The Wolverines began their first season in the Junior A Superior International Junior Hockey League on September 18, 2009. At home, the Wolverines lost to the Fort Frances Lakers 3–2. The next night, the Wolverines defeated the Lakers 4–3 to get their first ever Junior A victory.

Mid-season, the Wolverines moved to Schreiber, Ontario. The entire league schedule was altered to reflect this and the league was informed of the move. After only a couple of games, the team was moved back to Thunder Bay and their website claimed that the move to Schreiber was never meant to be permanent.

The Wolverines finished fourth in the league, but lost the league quarter-final to an underdog Fort Frances Lakers.

On June 7, 2010, the Wolverines unceremoniously and without stated reason left the SIJHL. For owner Bill MacLaurin, this was the third time he had dropped ownership of a team in the SIJHL (first was the Featherman Hawks and second was the Schreiber Diesels). This was after a second season was announced by the club, that the team would be moving to the Fort William First Nation Arena, and tryout dates were given.

Season-by-season standings

Playoffs

• 2010 Lost quarter-final

Fort Frances Lakers defeated Thunder Bay Wolverines 4-games-to-3