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Flyers fly over the lake 
February 4, 2012
It was a must win game for the Flyers tonight against the Fort Frances Lakers, but as are pretty much every game around this time of year. 

It took more than 60 minutes, but the Flyers were able to take a well deserved two points as they downed the Lakers 3-2 in overtime.

Jacob Nolan opened the scoring but it wasn't until 2:12 remaining remaining in the second period. His 11th goal of the season sent the Flyers to the dressing room with the momentum they needed to seal the victory in this one.

Ryan Wildman evened the score for the home team in the second period from Jordan Christianson and Byron Katapaytuk.

Teams traded goals in the third by Brett Wur and Jon Carlson both on the powerplay.
Chris Hoffman had a hand in the overtime goal as he accepted a nice pass from Anthony Bonner and sent a beautiful pass onto the tape of Dane Morin who put the puck into the Lakers net.

Matt Benson was excellent tonight stopping 38 of 40 shots on net and was the first star in the game

1st Star: M.Benson (SLF)
2nd Star: J.Christianson (FFL)
3rd Star: D.Morin (SLF)


Matt Benson (2-1-0)
Period 1
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Jacob Nolan (Cory LaCosse) 17:48
Period 2
Fort Frances Lakers - Ryan Wildman (Jordan Christianson, Byron Katapaytuk) 16:38
Period 3
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Brett Wur (powerplay) (Anthony Wolfe, Chris Hoffman) 11:35
Fort Frances Lakers - Jon Carlson (powerplay) (Byron Katapaytuk, Connor Hady) 14:38
Overtime
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Dane Morin (Chris Hoffman, Anthony Bonner) 4:39




Chris Hoffman recorded 23 points in nine games he played in January,
Including 2 had tricks, a 5 point game and 8 multi point games.
He is leading the league in goals.  Congratulation Chris


Flyers are back in the air
Flyers
hit the reset button and came out flying. Sioux Lookout wins 4:3 over Duluth and skated away with two important points. The Flyers tied their franchise record for wins in a single season (20), set back in 2009-10.
Matt Benson recorded his first SIJHL win for the Flyers and stopped 34 of 37 shots. The dynamic due added three points to to their scoring total, 2 Goals by Hoffman (57) and one assist by Wolfe (57).
This was the last time both team met in the regular season and the Flyers are happy about it. Even if the Flyers won the the last game the Clydesdales took the season series 6:3

Period 1
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Tanner Duffney (Cody Fraser, Zach Theilen) 16:56
Period 2
Duluth Clydesdales - Hunter Scott (Matt Morsette, Dillon Mershon) 3:26
Duluth Clydesdales - Hunter Scott (Dillon Mershon, Matt Morsette) 6:18
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Chris Hoffman (powerplay) (Matt Grove, Dane Morin) 7:00
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Chris Hoffman (Anthony Wolfe) 7:20
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Alex Beaulne (Cody Fraser, Anthony Bonner) 15:46
Period 3
Duluth Clydesdales - Matt Morsette (powerplay) (unassisted) 8:00

ATTENDANCE: 216

1ST STAR: Hoffman, Chris (SLF)
2ND STAR: Scott, Hunter (DUL)
3RD STAR: Fraser, Cody (SLF)


Flyers can't make it 4 in a row
Flyers got grounded by the Duluth Clydesdales 4:8. This is the third time this season the Dales win at Memorial Arena. Duluth closed the gap in the standing and is now only 2 points behind Sioux Lookout in the battle for 5th place.

Hoffman added to his league leading goal total and has now 35. But the nigth belong to Clydesdales Hunter Scott, 5 goals (2 Shorthanded) and one assist on the night - 1st star of the game.
Jayme Brattengeier left the game in the second period after a fight with Cody Stettin at 14:11.

Period 1
Duluth Clydesdales - Jordan Fontaine (Mark Williams) 3:42
Duluth Clydesdales - Hunter Scott (shorthanded) (Ben Michaud, Dillon Mershon) 7:52
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Jacob Nolan (Cody Fraser, Alex Beaulne) 12:20
Duluth Clydesdales - Hunter Scott (Dillon Mershon) 13:40
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Chris Hoffman (Anthony Wolfe, James McQueston) 16:01
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Chris Hoffman (Anthony Wolfe, Dane Morin) 19:46
Period 2
Duluth Clydesdales - Hunter Scott (Matt Morsette) 0:31
Duluth Clydesdales - Hunter Scott (Matt Morsette, Dillon Mershon) 7:27
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Max Strasser (Zach Theilen) 11:35
Duluth Clydesdales - Cody Stettin (powerplay) (Hunter Scott) 12:40
Duluth Clydesdales - Hunter Scott (shorthanded) (David Tearse) 17:43
Period 3
Duluth Clydesdales - Ryan Tront (unassisted) 5:36

 


SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
NEW YEAR
2 3  2:7 L
4 56  2:4 L
7  2:4 L
8 4:6 L
9 10 11 0:7L
1213 14 3:4 L
15 16 17 4:3 W
18 1920 21 2:4 L
22  2:5 L
23 24 8:2 W
25 11:2 W
2627  5:2 W
28
29 30 31 1 7:30
2 7:30
3 4  7:30

Flyers Schedule for December and January

Sioux Lookout Flyers Thunder Bay North Stars Wed, Dec 14

0:3

Sioux Lookout Flyers Dryden Ice Dogs Wed, Dec 21

0:5

Sioux Lookout Flyers Fort Frances Lakers Tue, Jan 03

2:7

Sioux Lookout Flyers Wisconsin Wilderness Fri, Jan 06

2:4

Sioux Lookout Flyers Wisconsin Wilderness Sat, Jan 07

2:4

Sioux Lookout Flyers Duluth Clydesdales Sun, Jan 08

4:6

Sioux Lookout Flyers Thunder Bay North Stars Wed, Jan 11

0:7

Sioux Lookout Flyers Dryden Ice Dogs Sat, Jan 14

3:4

Dryden Ice Dogs Sioux Lookout Flyers Tue, Jan 17

3:4

Sioux Lookout Flyers Duluth Clydesdales Tue, Jan 21

2:4

Sioux Lookout Flyers Wisconsin Wilderness Tue, Jan 22

2:5

Iron Range Ironheads Sioux Lookout Flyers Tue, Jan 24

2:8

Iron Range Ironheads Sioux Lookout Flyers Wed, Jan 25

2:11

Wisconsin Wilderness Sioux Lookout Flyers Fri, Jan 27

2:5


100 years of Home town Hockey Social

A sell out crowed at the Legion Hall celebrated 100 Years of Home town hockey in Sioux Lookout. The Flyers and Snipers Thank you.
And thanks to DJ Slipper-e for the great music
 

 


WOW -  5:2 Over Wilderness
Hoffman did it again

January 27 2012
Hoffman tallied his second hat trick in the last two games as the Flyers earned a 5-2 win against the nationwide 4th ranked Wisconsin Wilderness at Memorial Arena on Friday night.  434 fan watched some of the best hockey in the area, a fast pace end to end hockey game. Hoffman's first goal gave Sioux Lookout a 1-0 lead. His second made it 3-1 and he completed the hat trick with two and a half minutes left, on an empty net.
Cody Fraser tallied twice and set-up another.  Anthony Wolfe, Tanner Duffney and Jabob Nolan had two helpers each on the night.
Jayme Brattengeier registered the win
for Sioux Lookout as they improved to 19-24-1 while Wisconsin lost for just the fourth time all season as they slipped to 38-4-1. Gordy Defiel suffered the setback in the Wilderness net. 

1st Star:
C.Hoffman (SLF)
2nd Star: J.Brattengeier (SLF)
3rd Star: C.Fraser (SLF)
Period 1
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Chris Hoffman (powerplay) (Anthony Wolfe, Cody Fraser) 16:44
Period 2
Wisconsin Wilderness - Zach Blaisdell (powerplay) (Mike Dietrich) 2:07
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Cody Fraser (Tanner Duffney, Jacob Nolan) 8:35
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Chris Hoffman (Anthony Bonner, Anthony Wolfe) 14:43
Period 3
Wisconsin Wilderness - Shane Topf (pp) (Steve Hughes, Anthony Calabrese) 1:10
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Cody Fraser (Tanner Duffney, Jacob Nolan) 8:08
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Chris Hoffman (emptynet) (James McQueston) 17:33


Flyers score a franchise record 11 goals 
January 25, 2012
Sioux Lookout - Chris Hoffman registered hat trick and 15 different players recorded at least one point Wednesday night in the Flyers' second straight victory, an 11-2 runaway at the Sioux Lookout Memorial Arena.
This is the a new franchise record for the Sioux Lookout Flyers for goals scored in a game.  
The Ironhead started the night short five players due to injury and suspension. Sioux Lookout jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first period, including two goals by Brett Wur, and never looked back. Captain Anthony Wolfe (1G,4A) and Chris Hoffman (3G, 2A) both had a five points night. Jordan Davidson scored his first goal and added one assist. Again two shorthanded goals by Chris Hoffman and Cody Fraser, the Flyers have now 12 goals while a man short good for second in the league behind the Lakers (16).
Wur, Wolfe and Hoffman received the 3rd, 2nd and 1st star of the game. 
The Flyers have now soared 19 goals in the last two games and hopes to continue this production against the #4 team in the country on Friday 


Period 1
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Brett Wur (powerplay) (Anthony Wolfe, Chris Hoffman) 1:16
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Brett Wur (powerplay) (Chris Hoffman, Dane Morin) 9:14
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Chris Hoffman (Anthony Wolfe, James McQueston) 17:55
Period 2
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Chris Hoffman (shorthanded) (Anthony Wolfe, Matt Grove) 0:49
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Mike Riffel (Tanner Duffney, Jordan Davidson) 5:43
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Tim McFatridge (Max Strasser, James McQueston) 6:35
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Chris Hoffman (unassisted) 15:21
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Jordan Davidson (powerplay) (Jacob Nolan) 19:13
Period 3
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Zach Theilen (Ryan Cigile) 1:29
Iron Range Ironheads - Dario Torres (unassisted) 5:39
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Cody Fraser (shorthanded) (Ryan Cigile, Anthony Wolfe) 5:55
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Anthony Wolfe (Jacob Nolan, Brett Wur) 13:40
Iron Range Ironheads - Christopher Andre (Casey Skolnik, Benjamin Brouillard) 19:02


Sioux Lookout Flyers pick up win, looking for support from community

Sioux Lookout  Bulletin - Tim Brody - January 25, 2012

THE Sioux Lookout Flyers are back in the win column.

On January 17 the  Flyers were back in Sioux Lookout in front of their hometown fans after a tough three week road trip, looking to snap a nine game winless skid, which they did, edging the visiting Dryden Ice Dogs 4 – 3.

The Flyers had to come from behind for the win after falling behind 2 – 1 after one period of play. Both teams tested each other often during a scoreless second period before Sioux Lookout took it up a notch in the third period scoring three goals to the Ice  Dogs’ one. Chris Hoffman, who has been an offensive power for the Flyers, had two of the Flyers goals and assisted on a third scored by Dane Morin. Anthony Bonner had the fourth Flyers goal. Jayme Brattengeier turned in another stellar performance between the pipes stopping 34 of the 37 shots he faced. Hoffman and Brattengeier were named the game’s top two stars. Head Coach/GM Brad Zangs commented on the win, following the team’s long, hard stretch on the road, “To be honest with you, I think the boys are relieved. I’m relieved.

It’s one of those things where you think, thank God we finally won. The boys battled hard the whole night and I think they were just fired up to be home and in front of our crowd. It kind of stunk because we were on the road for such a long time but I think the kids were excited.”

Zangs said the impact a full house of fans has on his team when playing in Sioux Lookout is amazing. “In this barn you know that whether there are 200 or 500 or 1000 people in this place when it’s loud you can feel the energy over on the bench and when we scored a goal you could just tell that people were excited and then we scored again and people got more excited and it really gives you goose bumps and makes you want to play harder and dig down and I think the boys did that for the fans.”

Zangs shared a bit about what being on the road is like. “You’re getting in at three in the morning and then you’ve got practise that afternoon so it’s been a trying tough thing but I think it will be good for the players down the road. What I mean by that is that when we get into play-offs and we have to be on the road we’ll be better for it. I think the boys, they’re just happy this long road trip is done.” Zangs pointed out that with the exception of one or two games, his team was within a point or two of winning each of the nine games they lost. “You have to take your hats off to the boys. They worked hard and it was a long month. They stayed in and they battled.

There were games we could have won but you have to create bounces for yourself and when you’re playing an away rink sometimes you don’t get those bounces and when we were home, we did get those bounces and the puck went our way.” Commenting on Chris Hoffman’s play, Zangs shared, “He’s on a roll right now. When he scored a goal against Dryden it was a hard shot and then it kind of trickled in. Right now for Hoff it’s going his way.” Zangs also praised his starting goalie Brattengeier. “I think he’s done an excellent job as our number one goaltender and I can’t be any happier.”

The Flyers play their next five games at home in Sioux Lookout and Zangs said he and the boys are looking forward to the home stay. Asked what fans can expect from their team over the rest of the season Zangs said, “We’re going to stay positive and buckle down and get ready for playoffs.

We think we can be a .500 club and that’s the goal right now, to take a lot of momentum into the play-offs. Play-offs are a second season and anything can happen.” Zangs praised his players, staff and team volunteers and billet parents for everything they have done for the club so far this season. Club President Mitch Wills said it’s been a year of ups and downs for the team.

“It has been a struggle throughout the year financially. We’ve had to ask some of the boys to help pay their billets as part of our plan to finish the year. Part of why it’s been a struggle is there have been a few sponsorships that didn’t come through. We decided to go through and finish the year and one of the things we want to get out there is that there are still opportunities out there for sponsorship.

The easiest way for the general public to support the team is at the gate buying a ticket.” Average game attendance in Sioux Lookout has been a little over 200 people and Wills said getting those numbers up to 300 or 400 fans a game would be a great help.

“I think this year’s team is more talented, a faster team. The skill set of the players has increased dramatically and we can compete with every team in the league,” Wills said. “I think we’re going to be competitive for the rest of the year. We’ve given the players and coach a vote of confidence and are looking forward to the play-offs in March.” Wills said working on special teams will be a priority for the club.

The mayor’s attendance challenge between the Flyers and Ice Dogs has been announced and Wills is asking the community to pack the Sioux Lookout Memorial Arena on Tuesday, February 14 at 7:30 p.m. Dryden residents will try to outdo the efforts of their Sioux Lookout neighbours the following evening in Dryden. More than 700 people attended last year’s challenge in Sioux Lookout.

This Saturday the Flyers are partnering with the Sioux Snipers women’s hockey team to host the 100 years of hometown hockey social at the Legion starting at 8 p.m. The event requires age of majority. Tickets are available from Wills at 737-0758 or Michelle Beaulne at 737-1038 or at Bloomin’ Wild Flowers. The team plans to hold a pulled pork sandwich supper at 5:30 p.m. at the Legion January 27 and plans to continue its fundraising efforts in the off season with Jimmy Roy working with them on a possible golf tournament. Looking forward to next season Wills said, “The plan for next year is we want to continue. But we have to look at every possibility out there. Come the spring we’ll be asking our sponsors if they’ll still be involved with the program.” As for the rest of this season he said the goal of the team is to break even. “That’s our goal this year and we’re on track to make it.”


Flyers roll over Ironheads
January 24, 2012
Sioux Lookout -- The Sioux Flyers made the most of the 43 shots on goal they managed against the Iron Range Ironheads on Tuesday night.

Sioux Lookout fired eight shots past the goaltending duo of Colton Ishmael and David Sargent, beating the Ironhead 8-2 for their ninth victory at Memorial Arena and seventeenth overall.
A four point night by Tim McFatridge (1G, 3A) and Zach Theilen (1G, 3A),  two shorthanded goals by Chris Hoffman (2G, 1A) and Cody Fraser (1G, 1A) lead the way for the home town team.
Both teams lace up again Wednesday Night in Sioux, 7:30pm.



2012 SIJHL Showcase

SIJHL SHOWCASE SCHEDULE
JAN 20-22, DULUTH HERITAGE SPORTS CENTER


Saturday 21st
4 Duluth  -  Sioux Lookout 2

Sunday 22nd

2 Sioux Lookout -  Wisconsin 5


Flyers ready for the Showcase
Sioux Lookout, Jan.18, 2012
The Flyers didn’t solve all their issues in Tuesday night’s 4-3 victory over the Dryden Ice Dogs, in front of 315 at Sioux Lookout Memorial Arena, but at least they provided themselves with something of a road map. 
Scoring from the blue line? Check
A multi-point game from Chris Hoffman? Check
Success on the power play? Fail
A strong, gritty bounce-back after a potentially devastating first-period 0:2 setback after 8 minutes in the game? Check

What do the Flyers need to do to escape their doldrums? For the most part, what they did against the Ice Dogs after the eight minute mark in the third goal. Control the puck, use their speed and play smart.

The Flyers show their new confidence in the showcase weekend in Duluth. All seven teams will converge on Duluth for what should prove to be an exciting weekend of hockey for fans. All games will count towards the regular season standings, and with only a month left in the season, there should be some great competition as teams jostle for playoff position. Also attending the event will be college and professional scouts and coaches. They will see quality Junior A players vying for an opportunity to move on to the next step of their playing careers.


Flyers Snap Nine-Game Skid, 4-3 Over Ice Dogs
Sioux Lookout, Jan.17, 2012
Sioux Lookout 
And the streak, thank heavens, is finally over.

With the help of two goals by Chris Hoffman and the game winner by Anthony Bonner with 2:54 left in the third , the Sioux Lookout Flyers snapped a nine-game losing streak with a triumphant 4-3 victory over the visiting Dryden Ice Dogs at the Memorial Arena.
The Team has been working really hard the last little while and not getting results. Tonight it felt like the group put together a full 60-minute effort and were rewarded for it. 315 fan cheered on the team after a long-awaited victory for Sioux Lookout.

Flyers will try to start a winning streak when they battle the Duluth Clydesdales, at the Showcase weekend in Duluth.
GAME DETAILS
SCORING SHOTS
1 2 3 TOTAL
Dryden Ice Dogs 2 0 1 3
Sioux Lookout Flyers 1 0 3 4
1 2 3 TOTAL
Dryden Ice Dogs 12 11 14 37
Sioux Lookout Flyers 4 15 12 31
POWERPLAYS
Dryden Ice Dogs 1 for 4 : Sioux Lookout Flyers 0 for 8
SCORING SUMMARY
Period 1
Dryden Ice Dogs - Bryce Maggrah (Chris Belhumer) 7:00
Dryden Ice Dogs - Bryce Maggrah (Cole Sonstebo) 7:24
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Chris Hoffman (Jayme Brattengeier) 18:57
Period 2
(no scoring)
Period 3
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Dane Morin (Chris Hoffman, Ryan Cigile) 1:25
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Chris Hoffman (Anthony Wolfe, Dane Morin) 8:26
Dryden Ice Dogs - Ian Schachte (powerplay) (Tom Kuhn) 15:27
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Anthony Bonner (unassisted) 17:06

1ST STAR: Hoffman, Chris (SLF)
2ND STAR: Brattengeier, Jayme (SLF)
3RD STAR: Maggrah, Bryce (DID)


RETURN TO THE RINK
Sioux Lookout, Jan.17, 2012
The Sioux Lookout Flyers followed up Saturday’s 3:4 defeat to the Dryden Ice Dogs by holding a series of meetings and an on-ice practice Monday at the Sioux Lookout Memorial Arena. Flyers head coach Brad Zangs continued to preach to the team the importance of putting each loss behind them, staying positive, and continuing to improve each day amidst facing a lot of adversity.

Tonight the Flyers looking to even the season series against the Ice Dogs with the first win in 2012. 
Puck drop is 7:30pm in the Sioux Lookout Memorial Arena, but not before you had a bowl of Chili at the lower Legion, starting at 5:30pm
.

Flyers - Ice Dogs  Jan. 17    7:30pm


Flyers Topped by Dogs in 4-3 Road Loss
Dryden, Jan.14, 2012
Its the third time in five games, Sioux Lookout was the team to score first when Chris Hoffman lit the lamp 4:59 into regulation. The early lead would evaporate later in the opening period though, as the Dogs scored a 16:59 to tie the game. With three goals in the second period Dryden to jump in front for good on the night. A late search was not enough. Off all the defeats the Flyers have endured during this difficult month-long stretch, perhaps none were as heartbreaking as the one they suffered Saturday night  against the Ice Dogs.

Trevor Zangs stopped 37-of-41 shots in his 10th SIJHL appearance.
Chris Hoffman scored his 21st and 22nd goal of the season

The Flyers come home for one game on Jan. 17 against the Dogs. 

Remember the pre game chili meal at the Legion on 5:30pm. 


Dogs welcome the struggling Flyers
January 14, 2012

Sevens of ten meetings this season -- this is the start of a home-and-home for the Dogs and the Flyers. Each team has won three games so fare. Flyers won one game on the road so did Dryden. The Flyers returning home after tonight’s game and an eight-game road trip, the Flyers were shut out for the third time in eight games, 7-0 by the Stars on Wednesday in Thunder Bay. They've lost five of five to begin the new year after a 3-4 month of December, and the slump has already worn thin on the team. Ten points separate Sioux Lookout and Dryden in the standing and if the Flyers want to get back in the race for third place tonight would be good starting point.
Note: Chris Hoffman is the new single season goal scoring leader in franchise history with 20 goals surpassing Darnell Ferland and Adam Wensley


Flyers can't reach the Stars, 7-0
Thunder Bay Jan 11, 2012– A rough opening 20 minutes left the Flyers in a hole they never climbed out of.
Flyers seemed overmatched from the start, getting outshot 10-6 in the first period of play with a short bench due to suspensions and the flu. The Flyers were down by two goals, scored by Quinn Rempel and Matt Kaarela in a 50 second span, after 20 minutes though.
In the second period, the North Stars again held a large shot advantage over the Flyers. Thunder Bay also padded its lead, with four goals.
Trevor Zangs started the third period in goal for the Flyers and both teams settled down and the final score was 7:0.

Playing on the road has been notoriously difficult for Sioux Lookout, eighth straight defeat for the Flyers, who have won once in their last 9.


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The Sioux Lookout Flyers are offering GAME WORN
JERSEYS  to the public. Those Jerseys are worn by the players during the 2008/09 to 11/12 season.

We will post new jerseys daily, starting with the white set.

Starting bid is $35  or Buy it now for $50. S/H $15 or local pick up

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Dales bump Flyers
The Flyers dropped their seventh straight game in a 6:4 setback against the Duluth Clydesdales at Duluth Heritage Sports Arena
Sunday night.

Despite what the scoreboard says, the Flyers have played solid hockey during their current stretch. 

Sioux Lookout got outshoot by Duluth, 34-46, but played the majority of the contest in the offensive zone. The game was very similar to Saturday’s and Friday's contest in which the Flyers had a strong start and solid game against the Wilderness, but dropped both game by 4:2 decisions.

 


Sioux Lookout

Final
2:4

January 6, 2012


Wisconsin

SCORING 1 2 3 T
Sioux Lookout Flyers 1 0 1 2
Wisconsin Wilderness 0 0 4 4
SHOTS 1 2 3 T
Sioux Lookout Flyers 7 6 9 22
Wisconsin Wilderness 8 16 22 46
Period 1
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Tanner Duffney (Jayme Brattengeier, James McQueston) 2:45
Period 2
(no scoring)
Period 3
Wisconsin Wilderness - Andrew Anderson (Nick Drill) 3:41
Wisconsin Wilderness - Mike Dietrich (Zach Blaisdell, Shane Topf) 4:28
Wisconsin Wilderness - Andrew Anderson (Austin Bevilacqua) 5:22
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Cody Fraser (unassisted) 7:53
Wisconsin Wilderness - Zach Blaisdell (emptynet) (Mike Dietrich) 19:58

Lakers 7,Flyers 2
Fort Frances, January 3, 2012

SteveTerry, Jon Carlson and Davis Smith scored power-play goals, Adam Wensley had three points, and the Fort Frances Lakers kept rolling in the New Year with their fifth straight win, beating the Sioux Lookout Flyers 7:2 Tuesday night.

James McQueston and Cody Fraser had the goals for the Flyers, who have dropped four straight with five more games on the road. Jayme Brattengeier made 27 saves in the loss.

Flyers going now south for three games on the weekend. Two against the Wilderness and the backend against the Duluth Clydesdales.



December 2011
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
27   1:5 L
28 29 30 12  4:3 W
3    4:6 L
4 5 6 7  4:1 W
89  6:3 W
10 4:7L
11 12 13 14  0:3 L
1516 17
18 19 20 21  0:5 L
2223 24
25

 

26 27 28 2930 31

Flyers will refocus and be back in 2012
Flyers have to re-focus after been shutout twice in a row, losing to the Dryden Ice Dogs 5:0 in Dryden. Flyers have now lost three in a row, but the x-mas break gives the team the chance to re-group and re-energized The players will come back on Jan. 3 to start the second half of the season and hope to rebound against the Fort Frances Lakers.


Former Flyers move on  - Williston State College
Photos by Crystal

Photos by Crystal

Chasen Dobranski, Ryan Presthus and former Flyers captain Dwight Lee 
Assistant Captain #25 Dwight Lee leads the Tetons with 7 Goals and 17 Assists in 13 Games, that’s good for 7th overall in the nation. He is followed up by line mate #17 Chasen Dobranski with 8 Goals and 13 Assists in 14 Games, he tied for 9th in the country.


Flyers lose in Thunder Bay 
December 14, 2011  THUNDER BAY, Ont
One goal in each period was enough for the Thunder Bay North Stars to beat Sioux Lookout Flyers 3-0 Wednesday evening in Superior International Junior Hockey League play at the Fort William Gardens.
The Flyers dropped to 15-15-1 on the season and are now at the 500 mark. 
SCORING 1 2 3 T
Sioux Lookout Flyers 0 0 0 0
TB North Stars 1 1 1 3
SHOTS 1 2 3 T
Sioux Lookout Flyers 3 10 5 18
TB North Stars 22 17 11 50
Period 1
Thunder Bay North Stars - Kyle Lapenskie (pp) (Tyler Osborne, Kyle Breukelman) 11:04
Period 2
Thunder Bay North Stars - Quinn Rempel (Brandon Wolframe, Marshall Fox) 11:39
Period 3
Thunder Bay North Stars - Quinn Rempel (Michael Orosey, Marshall Fox) 6:01

Flyers at the Bay
SIJHL - December 14, 2011
Sioux Lookout’s only game of the week goes Wednesday at Thunder Bay. It’s the beginning of eight straight on the road for the club. The Flyers are only five wins short of matching franchise record for wins in a season at 20.
The team has three skaters among the top 10 in SIJHL scoring. Anthony Wolfe (13g-23a-36pts) is sixth, Dane Morin (10g-23a-33pts) is seventh and Chris Hoffman (18g-12a-30pts) is tied for 10th.
The Flyers have have jumped to fifth on the penalty kill (81.18%). The seven shorthanded goals they have scored so far are the second most in the league.


Flyers grounded by Ironheads, 7:4
December 10, 2011
It was a game that had all the makings of a great battle. But the Ironheads did what they do, and the Flyers fell flat in the second of back-to-back games.
Trevor Zangs started in net, stopping 13 of 18 shots for the Flyers, while Jayme Brattengeier came in relief just one minute in the second period, stopping 17 shots he faced. 
The Flyers scored twice on the powerplay on seven opportunities and did not allow a goal shorthanded, but scored their 7 goal of the season been one man short.
The Flyers will look to quickly forget this 7-4 loss to the Iron Range Ironheads and prepare for the up coming contests. The next game for the Flyers comes Wednesday night in Thunder Bay when they visit  the Thunder Bay North Stars.
SCORING SHOTS
1 2 3 TOTAL
Iron Range Ironheads 2 4 1 7
Sioux Lookout Flyers 1 2 1 4
1 2 3 TOTAL
Iron Range Ironheads 15 13 9 37
Sioux Lookout Flyers 14 19 16 49
SCORING SUMMARY
Period 1
Iron Range Ironheads - Patrick Campbell (Spencer Peratalo, Justin Becton) 11:56
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Cody Fraser (unassisted) 15:57
Iron Range Ironheads - Shamus ONeill (Benjamin Brouillard, Christopher Andre) 19:52
Period 2
Iron Range Ironheads - Saylor Preston (Casey Skolnik, Shamus ONeill) 0:27
Iron Range Ironheads - Karl Poss (Benjamin Brouillard) 0:52
Iron Range Ironheads - Benjamin Brouillard (Dario Torres) 5:24
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Anthony Wolfe (shorthanded) (Dane Morin, Matt Grove) 9:20
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Dane Morin (powerplay) (Mike Riffel, Ryan Cigile) 14:54
Iron Range Ironheads - Benjamin Brouillard (Casey Skolnik, Saylor Preston) 18:56
Period 3
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Chris Hoffman (powerplay) (Mike Riffel) 16:28
Iron Range Ironheads - Saylor Preston (emptynet) (unassisted) 19:36

 


 

Flyers put pedal to the metal
December 10, 2011
Dane Morin tallied two goals and an assist Friday night to help lead the Sioux Lookout Flyers to their second consecutive victory on home ice against the Fort Frances Lakers.

Cory LaCosse, Cody Fraser, Matt Sanford  and Max Strasser each recorded a goal and Anthony Wolfe dashed out three assists. Flyers goaltender Jayme Brattengeier stopped 35 of 38 shots on net to pick up his 12 win of the year. This win ties the record for the most wins by a Flyers goalie in a single season.

The Flyers welcome the Ironheads for a date on Saturday night as they look to keep their winning streak alive.

SCORING SHOTS
1 2 3 TOTAL
Fort Frances Lakers 0 1 2 3
Sioux Lookout Flyers 2 1 3 6
1 2 3 TOTAL
Fort Frances Lakers 8 21 9 38
Sioux Lookout Flyers 11 15 9 35
POWERPLAYS
Fort Frances Lakers 0 for 4 : Sioux Lookout Flyers 2 for 7
SCORING SUMMARY
Period 1
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Max Strasser (Dane Morin) 5:10
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Dane Morin (unassisted) 15:35
Period 2
Fort Frances Lakers - Jon Carlson (unassisted) 4:32
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Dane Morin (powerplay) (Mike Riffel, Anthony Wolfe) 17:08
Period 3
Fort Frances Lakers - Jordan Christianson (Byron Katapaytuk, Marty McFadden) 9:24
Fort Frances Lakers - Brett McMahon (Davis Smith, Alex Bruess) 11:11
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Cory LaCosse (Anthony Wolfe) 13:11
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Cody Fraser (powerplay) (Matt Grove) 13:34
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Matt Sanford (emptynet) (Anthony Wolfe, Jacob Nolan) 19:59


Flyers ice the Dogs and win 4:1

SCORING 1 2 3 T
Sioux Lookout Flyers 2 2 0 4
Dryden Ice Dogs 0 0 1 1
SHOTS 1 2 3 T
Sioux Lookout Flyers 12 10 5 27
Dryden Ice Dogs 7 16 19 42
Period 1
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Chris Hoffman (unassisted) 4:02
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Matt Grove (powerplay) (Cody Fraser, Matt Sanford) 14:55
Period 2
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Max Strasser (unassisted) 2:10
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Chris Hoffman (powerplay) (Dane Morin, Ryan Cigile) 11:01
Period 3
Dryden Ice Dogs - Jesse Linner (Ryan Lobreau) 16:15

Flyers can not solve a short benched Dryden team and fall back to 5th place
 
Flyers
4
 
Ice Dogs
6
 
GAME DETAILS
SCORING SHOTS
1 2 3 T
Sioux Lookout Flyers 3 0 1 4
Dryden Ice Dogs 4 2 0 6
1 2 3 TL
Sioux Lookout Flyers 10 14 9 33
Dryden Ice Dogs 16 16 8 40

POWERPLAYS
Sioux Lookout Flyers 0 for 6 : Dryden Ice Dogs 2 for 6


December will be key
December 3, 2011
The Sioux Lookout Flyers think December will be a key month for their season. If so, they have to like how it started.
Sioux Lookout (13-12-4) opened December with a 4:3 win over Dryden on Friday. Brad Wur scored the game winner in the third period and Jayme Brattengeier recorded 33 saves for his 10 win of the season.
This is a month that the Flyers can really use this time to develop a lot of different things because come January, February, March, the team need to really know exactly what there're doing, where they're going and how they are going to get there.
Having concluded a four-game homestand, the Flyers head back on the road for two against the Ice Dogs. This is the first visit to Dryden this season. The Flyers are 7-3-1 on the road this season and collecting 15 points in eleven games away from home.


Flyers win 4:3
Great game against Dryden 
SCORING 1 2 3 T
Dryden Ice Dogs 1 2 0 3
Sioux Lookout Flyers 1 2 1 4
SHOTS 1 2 3 T
Dryden Ice Dogs 11 13 10 34
Sioux Lookout Flyers 8 11 11 30
Period 1
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Chris Hoffman (sh) (James McQueston) 11:30
Dryden Ice Dogs - Austin Lewis (pp) (Len Pelletier, Tyson Holder) 12:40
Period 2
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Chris Hoffman (Jacob Nolan, Brett Wur) 4:38
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Alex Beaulne (powerplay) (Anthony Wolfe) 9:56
Dryden Ice Dogs - Thomas Greene (powerplay) (unassisted) 13:24
Dryden Ice Dogs - Jesse Linner (Ryan Lobreau, Len Pelletier) 14:33
Period 3
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Brett Wur (Cory LaCosse, Alex Beaulne) 1:06

Trading Day
Flyers where very active on the December 1 dead line with several trades including a major deal between the Flyers and Lakers involving five players.

Mike Riffel (D), Jon Stephansson (D), and Dane Morin (F) will join the Flyers in return for Brandon Fehd (D) and Bryan Broders (F) who are going to  the Fort Frances Lakers.

The Flyers also trades Jacob Brown for future considerations, he will join AJ Merritt in Sudbury with the Cubs.

The Flyers aquired Cody Fraser from the Smith Falls Bears in CCHL. He is not new to the SIJHL he played 43 games and recorded 17 points for the North Stars in the 2009/10 season.

 
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
30 31 1 2 3 4 0:2 L
5
6 6:3 W
7 8 9 10 11 2:4 L
12 3:2 W
13 14 15 16 0:1 L
17 18 19 6:2 W
20 21 22 2:5 L
23 24 25
26 0:3 L
27 1:5 L 28 29 30 1 2 7:30
3 7:30


Flyers fall 5:1 to Wilderness
Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011

 
SCORING 1 2 3 T
Wisconsin Wilderness 3 0 2 5
Sioux Lookout Flyers 0 1 0 1
SHOTS 1 2 3 T
Wisconsin Wilderness 12 10 14 36
Sioux Lookout Flyers 11 6 6 23
Period 1
Wisconsin Wilderness - Steve Hughes (powerplay) (Anthony Calabrese) 10:40
Wisconsin Wilderness - Andrew Anderson (Danny Bartkowiak) 14:05
Wisconsin Wilderness - Christian Belobaba (powerplay) (Lucas Hendrickson) 19:05
Period 2
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Anthony Wolfe (shorthanded) (unassisted) 18:07
Period 3
Wisconsin Wilderness - Andrew Habel (Mike Dietrich) 8:55
Wisconsin Wilderness - Zach Blaisdell (unassisted) 16:28


A quite night in Sioux Lookout and 
Wilderness blank Flyers 3:0
Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011

SCORING 1 2 3 T
Wisconsin Wilderness 0 1 2 3
Sioux Lookout Flyers 0 0 0 0
SHOTS 1 2 3 T
Wisconsin Wilderness 10 11 23 44
Sioux Lookout Flyers 7 13 9 29
POWERPLAYS
Wisconsin Wilderness 0 for 4 : Sioux Lookout Flyers 0 for 4
SCORING SUMMARY
Period 1
(no scoring)
Period 2
Wisconsin Wilderness - Anthony Calabrese (Steve Hughes, Mike Dietrich) 11:52
Period 3
Wisconsin Wilderness - Zach Blaisdell (unassisted) 5:53
Wisconsin Wilderness - Nick Drill (Mike Dietrich) 19:20

Brattengeier SIJHL Player of the week
In two starts last week the 19-year-old native of Nipigon, Ont., allowed only one even-strength goal against and a solid .952 save percentage helping the Flyers continue their push towards third place in the SIJHL standings.
He began by turning aside 29 of 30 shots he faced in hard-luck1-0 setback at Thunder Bay Wednesday and followed that up with a 31-save performance Saturday backstopping Sioux Lookout to 6-2 road victory over the North Stars.

With his efforts Brattengeier now shares second spot in the league in wins with nine and also jumped into a tie for third overall in save percentage at .916 while logging more minutes than any other goaltender in the SIJHL at just under 1,067.


Flyers win back-end of mini series with the Stars 6:2 in T Bay
Sioux Lookout Flyers went ahead in the first period 3:1 and never looked back and took the game 6:2 over the Stars. Tanner Duffney scoring the winning goal and Matt Sanford with two goals in the game. The Flyers also got their top scorer Anthony Wolfe back in the line-up. Wolfe made an immediate impact, after missing the last three games with a lower body injury. He scored two goals and added an assist in the game.
Jayme Brattergeier recorded his 9th win of the season with a .916 save percentage, making 31 saves on 33 shots. 

GAME DETAILS
SCORING SHOTS
  1 2 3 TOTAL
Sioux Lookout Flyers 3 0 3 6
Thunder Bay North Stars 1 1 0 2
  1 2 3 TOTAL
Sioux Lookout Flyers 9 0 17 26
Thunder Bay North Stars 6 3 24 33
SCORING SUMMARY
Period 1
Thunder Bay North Stars - Brandon Wolframe (powerplay) (Matt Kaarela, Marshall Fox) 3:29
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Matt Sanford (Jacob Nolan, Ryan Cigile) 4:40
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Cory LaCosse (Jacob Brown, Jayme Brattengeier) 15:59
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Tanner Duffney (Anthony Wolfe, Matt Grove) 18:32
Period 2
Thunder Bay North Stars - Bradley Cox (unassisted) 6:23
Period 3
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Matt Sanford (unassisted) 2:23
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Anthony Wolfe (Jacob Brown, James McQueston) 9:57
Sioux Lookout Flyers - Anthony Wolfe (powerplay) (Chris Hoffman, Brandon Fehd) 14:16

1ST STAR: Wolfe, Anthony (SLF)
2ND STAR: Sanford, Matt (SLF)
3RD STAR: Brattengeier, Jayme (SLF)


North Stars host Flyers as mini series concludes
Release date: Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2011
The Thunder Bay North Stars and Sioux Lookout Flyers will conclude a 4 game mini series on Saturday night at Fort William Garden.
Sioux Lookout is expected to start Jayme Brattergeier in goal again, to face his former team in his home town.
Brattergeier stopped 29 of 30 shots in the 1:0 lose on Wednesday which earning him the 3rd star of the game.
Sioux Lookout forward Brett Wur missed the last game for family reason and it was not known if he would be rejoining team for this game. Sioux Lookout also hopes to have their top scorer Anthony Wolfe back in the line-up. Wolfe missed all three previous games against the Stars with a lower body injury. 


North Stars edge Flyers 1-0
Release date: Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011

THUNDER BAY, Ont. – A Brandon Wolframe power play goal with 8:09 remaining proved to be the only tally of the night as the Thunder Bay North Stars blanked Sioux Lookout Flyers 1-0 Wednesday evening in Superior International Junior Hockey League action at the Fort William Gardens.

Neither Thunder Bay’s Marc Nother nor Sioux Lookout’s Jayme Brattengeier would allow any pucks to get past them in their respective team nets through the first two periods in the tight-checking affair.

The lone marker would come just as a Flyers’ penalty was expiring when Kyle Breukelman’s low shot from the left point was poked at by Travis Tilley before Wolframe jammed home the loose puck for the game’s lone marker from the top of the crease.

With the victory Thunder Bay takes sole possession of third place in the SIJHL standings moving to 25 points, two ahead of Sioux Lookout.

Nother would make 14 saves in all on the night lowering his league-best goals-against average to 1.61 while Brattengeier made 29 stops in a hard-luck defeat.


Flyers win 3:2 and complete comeback in OT
 SCORING 1 2 3 OT T
North Stars 2 0 0 0 2
Flyers 0 1 1 1 3
 SHOTS 1 2 3 OT T
North Stars 16 11 8 2 37
Flyers 14 13 8 4 39

SANFORD NETS WINNER 
AS FLYERS BEAT STARS IN OT

Sioux Lookout, Nov. 12
-- Matt Sanford scored 3:05 into overtime to lift the Sioux Lookout Flyers to a 3-2 victory over Thunder Bay North Stars on Saturday night, while both head coaches watched the game from the stands after the one game suspensions for the fights on Fridays game. Kyle Lapenskie and Kyle Breukelman scored for Thunder Bay in the first period.
Chris Hoffman scored the only goal of the second period at 16:01. 
Matt Grove tied the game at the 17:19 mark of the third period to send the game into OT.
Trevor Zangs stopped 35 shots for the his 3rd win of the season and is now 3-1-0.

1ST STAR: Sanford, Matt 
2ND STAR: Hoffman, Chris  
3RD STAR: Grove, Matt (all SLF)

 


Flyers fall to the North Stars 2:4, 
but not go down without a fight
 SCORING 1 2 3 T
Thunder Bay North Stars 3 1 0 4
Sioux Lookout Flyers 0 1 1 2
 SHOTS 1 2 3 T
Thunder Bay North Stars 25 9 6 40
Sioux Lookout Flyers 10 8 14 32


The Sioux Lookout Flyers are back in the win column outworking the winless Iron Range Ironheads 6-3 Sunday night at Memorial Arena in Sioux Lookout.
 SCORING 1 2 3 T
Iron Range Ironheads 1 1 1 3
Sioux Lookout Flyers 1 2 3 6
 SHOTS 1 2 3 T
Iron Range Ironheads 21 17 11 49
Sioux Lookout Flyers 14 15 14 43

 

Flyers can't solve Jason Dzurik and fall to the Clydesdales 
Nov.4, 2011
 SCORING 1 2 3 T
Duluth Clydesdales 1 1 0 2
Sioux Lookout Flyers