Dryden’s McLaren Paulsen has opened up a 10-point lead in the SIJHL scoring race (46 points), the first 20-20 man in 2024-25, with 20 goals and 26 helpers. Five other Ice Dogs are in the top ten: Max Roby, Carson Devine, Payton Hu, Eli Antoine and Emmanuel Nkombou. Dryden leads in points, 35, goals for, 125, PP%, 33.7% and penalty minutes, 504.
The first place Ice Dogs and second place Bombers split a weekend series. The defensively-minded Bombers have allowed the fewest goals at 52. Alex Lucas leads the team in scoring with 27 points. Matthew Ofukany, 2.32 goals against, and Matthew Spencer-Dahl, 2.60/.918 continue to excel in goal.
Kam River is 8-2-0 in their last 10. Jett Mintenko is second in the scoring race with 36 points. Daxton Lang, 14 goals 19 assists, is sixth in league scoring. Kaden Goodwin is 19th with 10 goals and 12 helpers. Former Lumberjack Sam Keene joins veteran Ashton Sadauskas between the pipes. Expect Keene’s numbers to keep improving. Sadauskas is 9-4-0.
Thunder Bay broke a four-game slump in a resounding 13-4 romp over Kenora on Saturday. The Stars joined Dryden in the triple-digit club–106 goals for in 19 games. Tyler Jordan is the top gun with 29 points. Alex Remenda, Beau Helmeczi, Cohen Tangedal, Tag Bryson, and top rookie producer Evan Simeoni are 12th, 13th, 14th, 16th and 17th in league scoring respectively. The Stars have the SI’s top penalty kill with a 92.1% rating. They’ve allowed five goals while killing off 63 penalties, scoring three shorthanded. The Stars have played 13 of 19 games on the road.
Fort Frances beat Thunder Bay and the Fighting Walleye in Week 10, continuing their rebuild ahead of schedule. The Lakers have points in 14 of their 20 games, and are five points out of second place. Gunner Paradis is 5-2-0, with a 2.37/.929 split. His save percentage leads the league. Brady Krentz has 23 points to lead the team in scoring.
Red Lake is now the league’s hottest entity, sporting a six-game unbeaten streak in regulation. Nathan Dann and Quinn Szpak have 24 and 21 points respectively. Ethan Rau leads the league with a 2.16 GAA in 250 minutes. Koen Webber is 6-2-0.
Ironwood lost two close ones to the Miners, but gained an overtime point on Friday and huge confidence boost with their improved play in Week 10. Marshall Thomas has 28 points (10th place in league scoring). Nolan Fowler has 18. Former Miner Trent Boryszczuk joins Kole Kronstedt between the pipes.
Kenora’s struggles continue. The Islanders are winless in their last 14 games. There’s been a marked decrease in Kenora’s penalty minute totals of late.
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