Fort Frances Jr. Sabres

Hockey team
team = Fort Frances Jr. Sabres

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logosize = 125px
city = Fort Frances, Ontario
league = Superior International Junior Hockey League
founded = 2007
arena = Fort Frances Memorial Sports Center
colours = Black, Red, and White
coach = Wayne Strachan
GM = Wayne Strachan
|The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres are a Canadian Tier II junior 'A' ice hockey team based in Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Superior International Junior Hockey League.

History

The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres are the first Junior "A" team to play in Fort Frances since the Fort Frances Borderland Thunder left the league in 2005. The Borderland Thunder wanted to play in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, but chose to go into hiatus when they did not receive clearance for the transfer. The Sabres have a new ownership group and are the seventh member of the Superior International Junior Hockey League.

On September 14, 2007, the Fort Frances Jr. Sabres played their first ever game at home in Fort Frances. Playing the Thunder Bay Bulldogs, the Sabres played the shocker and defeated the Bulldogs solidly, 5-1, to receive their first ever team win. The Sabres first ever goal came 3:14 into the first period by Alessio Tomassetti. Goaltender Ryan Faragher (himself a Fort Frances native) picked up the win with 29 saves.

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External links

* [http://www.fortfrancesjrsabres.com/ Fort Frances Jr. Sabres Webpage]
* [http://www.sijhl.com/ SIJHL Official Webpage]