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The Girls Rock try curling event will take place on Feb. 15 at the Port Arthur Curling Centre.

The Rochester Honkers will help the Cats kick off the home portion of their schedule with a four-game set.

Thunder Bay scored three times in the first and three more times in the second to secure the win, their fourth in a row.

Thunder Bay beat Kenora for the fourth time in four outings this season, downing the visitors 6-1 on Friday night.

Team tied for 11th with two games to go before the postseason begins early next year.

Superior International Junior Hockey League team plans to soldier on despite incidents that led to postponement and cancellation of weekend games.

Saturday's 3-2 win over Sioux Lookout was the team's sixth in a row overall.

Daxton Lang had two goals and five assists, Jett Mintenko had a six-point night and Kaden Goodwin had a hat trick to lead Kam River past Sioux Lookout.

The goaltender is the first Thunder Bay player to suit up for Canada since Mackenzie Blackwood in 2016.

Thunder Bay goaltender made 12 saves on 12 shots in Canada's 5-2 triumph on Thursday.