Thunder Bay Fighting Walleye
| Thunder Bay Fighting Walleye | |
|---|---|
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| City | Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada |
| League | Lakehead Junior Hockey League |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Home arena | Thunder Bay Tournament Centre |
| Colors |
Black, Orange, and White |
| Owner(s) | Derek Geddes (2017) |
| General manager | Derek Geddes (2017) |
| Head coach | Dale Savela (2017-18) |
| Franchise history | |
| 2009-2017 | Thunder Bay Stars |
| 2017-present | Thunder Bay Fighting Walleye |
The Thunder Bay Fighting Walleye are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Thunder Bay, Ontario. They play in the Lakehead Junior Hockey League and are eligible to compete for the Keystone Cup, Junior B Championship of Western Canada.
History
The Thunder Bay Stars joined the Thunder Bay Junior B Hockey League in 2009. The team was formed after the K&A Wolverines accepted an invitation to play Junior A in the Superior International Junior Hockey League.
In both 2010 and 2011, the Stars finished third in the regular season, but managed to upset the second place Nipigon Elks in the league semi-finals to earn entrance into the league finals. In both cases, the Stars were defeated by the Thunder Bay Northern Hawks.
At the end of the 2016-17 season long time Stars owners Dave and Scott Simpson sold the franchise to Derek Geddes. The team was rebranded as the Thunder Bay Fighting Walleye.
Season-by-season standings
| Season | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | Results | Playoffs |
| 2009-10 | 30 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 12 | 123 | 222 | 3rd | Won Semifinals (Elks)
Lost Finals (Northern Hawks) |
| 2010-11 | 30 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 22 | 123 | 161 | 3rd | Won Semifinals (Elks)
Lost Finals (Northern Hawks) |
| 2011-12 | 32 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 30 | 149 | 171 | 3rd | Lost Semifinals |
| 2012-13 | 32 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 29 | 140 | 143 | 3rd | Lost Semifinals |
| 2013-14 | 30 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 34 | 123 | 104 | 2nd | Lost Finals |
| 2014-15 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 30 | 149 | 132 | 2nd | Won Semifinals 1-4 (Elks) Lost Finals 0-4 (Northern Hawks) |
| 2015-16 | 32 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 54 | 210 | 81 | 1st | Won Semifinals 4-0 (Falcons) Lost Finals 2-4 (Northern Hawks) |
| 2016-17 | 30 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 12 | 114 | 231 | 4th | Lost Semifinals 1-4 (Elks) |