NEWS RELEASE
SIJHL
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The Superior International Junior Hockey League announces that its Board of Governors has unanimously approved a return-to-play plan that will see regular season games resume on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022.
The regular season will not be extended as a result of the Province of Ontario’s 27- day pause on many activities and sports, including hockey. It will conclude as originally planned with the final games being played on Saturday, March 26.
The playoff tournament for the Bill Salonen Cup is slated to begin on Tuesday, March 29.
Additionally, the SIJHL has postponed its 2021-22 Showcase, originally scheduled from Feb. 8 through 10, to March 1 through 3. The Showcase will remain in Spooner, Wisconsin home of the Wisconsin Lumberjacks.
The complete SIJHL schedule for the remainder of the regular season will be released in the coming days. The league’s re-opening weekend schedule is as
follows:
Friday, Feb. 4
- Thunder Bay North Stars at Kam River Fighting Walleye, 7:30 p.m. EST, NorWest Arena, Oliver Paipoonge, ON
- Fort Frances Lakers at Wisconsin Lumberjacks, 7:05 p.m. CST, Spooner Civic Center, Spooner, Wisconsin
Saturday, Feb. 5
- Fort Frances Lakers at Wisconsin Lumberjacks, 7:05 p.m. CST, Spooner Civic Center, Spooner, Wisconsin
- Kam River Fighting Walleye at Dryden GM Ice Dogs, 7:30 p.m. CST, Dryden Memorial Arena, Dryden, ON
