Local Push for Junior A Hockey Team

A return of junior A hockey to Fort Frances has now become a local effort.

This after word that a potential sale of the Fort Frances Sabres by the Thunder Bay ownership group failed.

Wayne Strachan, who coached the team in the Superior International Junior Hockey League, says he and the team's scouting director Grant Perrault have launched a campaign to make the team a community-owned and operated.

"I definitely think the community, even the district, can rally around this," says Strachan, "could rally around this and do something like the Sioux Lookout Flyers have went and successfully now operated their for a year and a half now. They have stability beyond next year and it's all community funded and owned."

Strachan is hoping to secure at least 15 sponsors and 75 season ticket holders within the next two weeks to start the season.

Anyone want to help can call Wayne at 276-1831 or Grant at 276-1625.