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Recent BFL Canada U15A Queens News
THUNDER BAY, ON – As January came to a close, the U13 Thunder Bay Queens showcased their talents by securing gold at the Cloquet Heartbreaker Tournament. The team delivered an outstanding performance, allowing a mere three goals against while netting an impressive 21 goals throughout the tournament. With two shutouts shared by the netminders on the weekend against Hibbing and Cloquet, the U13 Thunder Bay Queens sealed the Championship with a commanding 5-1 victory against Rock Ridge. Looking ahead, the team awaits competing in the local Norwest Minor Hockey Tournament, February 23-25, 2024.
This past weekend the BFL Canada U15A Thunder Bay Queens continued the winning streak, clinching their fourth Championship title, emerging victorious at the OMGHA Cabin Fever Classic, beating the host Maple Grove in the gold medal game. The team would go undefeated in all four matchups - conquering OMGHA White 4-1, North Wright County Riverhawks 7-2, Brainerd River Falls 3-1, and closed out the championship with a shutout performance by Norah Traer between the pipes against OMGHA Black 3-0.
In a separate event, The Staal U11 Thunder Bay Queens faced off against teams from Schreiber, Longlac and Nipigon in the Annual Nipigon Elks Tournament this weekend. The Queens displayed their prowess, concluding the event with a perfect 4-0 record, capturing the Championship by defeating the Longlac Timberwolves with a convincing 5-0 score. The team is wrapping up their tournament schedule for the 2023-24 season as they gear up to compete in Minnesota at the Hermantown Fire and Ice Tournament, February 9-11, 2024.
Lastly, February 9-11, 2024 marks the second weekend of our two part Thunder Bay Queens inaugural Northern Boreal Select Series. The Halfway Motors U18A Thunder Bay Queens and U15AA Thunder Bay Queens will welcome two High School Teams from Northwestern Ontario, the Fort Frances Muskie Girls and the Kenora St. Thomas Aquinas Saints. The series promises to showcase competitive women’s hockey and foster regional sportsmanship. We wish good luck to all participating teams and look forward to seeing the community come together to support and cheer on the teams. Please check out the Northern Boreal Select Series social media page for the complete weekend schedule and all event updates.
THUNDER BAY – The Staal U11 Thunder Bay Queens and BFL Canada U15A Queens both return home from Minnesota with Gold.
Coming off of a tournament win on New Year’s Eve, the Staal U11 Thunder Bay Queens were right back at it playing this past weekend in the Minnesota Winter Storm. The team went undefeated 4-0, to capture their second straight Tournament Championship. Emma Prior finished the weekend as the top player in goals and point with a total of 13 points, followed by her line mates Avery Williamson with 8 points and Amy Coley with 6 points. The team came out on top 5-2 in the finals against Roseville-Mahtomedi to bring home their second championship this season. The Staal U11 Queens have a 10-4-2 record vs their counterparts from Minnesota. Next up for the team is the Nipigon Tournament in February.
Equally, the BFL Canada U15A Thunder Queens take home the gold from the Skate for the Roses tournament this weekend in Stillwater, Minnesota. The U15A Thunder Bay Queens are proving to be a force this season notching their third tournament win this year. Head Coach Scott Wrigley stated that it was a team effort, getting contributions from all players to go undefeated and taking home the championship. The team will be on the road again in a few weeks competing in the Cabin Fever Tournament February 2-4, 2024.
Lastly, to close out the weekend the U22 Thunder Bay Queens travelled to Winnipeg where they would face 3 new opponents from the Manitoba Women’s Junior Hockey League. Coming off of four wins last weekend at home when the MWJHL Polar Ice and Silvertips made the trip to Thunder Bay to participate in the Northern Boreal Select Series, the U22 Queens were eager to meet their new opponents. In game one, the team would face the fourth place Gray Owls, opening the weekend with a 6-3 win. The second matchup with the Western Predators, third in the MWJHL standings would prove to be a nail biter with the Queens finding the equalizer with 15 seconds left in the third at 1-1, sending the game into overtime. The game remained undecided after 5 minutes of overtime, and a 3-person shootout, it would take another 2 rounds to settle the score with the Predators taking the win. To close out the exhibition weekend, the Queens would meet the second place Prairie Blaze. Another closely contested matchup with the Blaze securing a win with less than a minute left to play in the third period.
THUNDER BAY – Three of the Thunder Bay Queens teams are making some noise this weekend, all going undefeated in round robin play to place first in their pools respectively.
The U18AA Mallon’s Play It Again Sports Queens finished first in their pool out of 10 teams and first overall out of 40 teams, with a 4-0 record after two days of play and will be playing for the Gold Medal tomorrow in the USA-Canada Cup in Kitchener/Waterloo. The U18AA Queens continue to make their mark this season with victories against the Hamilton Hawks 4-0, the Sudbury Lady Wolves 2-0, the Ottawa Jr. 67’s 1-0, and the Kitchener Lady Rangers 3-1.
The U15AA Thunder Bay Queens are taking part in the annual 2Nations College Prep in Brampton, winning tonight in OT to solidify their place in the Quarter finals Sunday morning against the number one ranked team in the province, Durham West Lightning. On the road to the quarter finals, the U15AA Queens have been tenacious, coming from behind in all 4 games to go undefeated against the Peterborough Ice Kats 3-1, the St. Catharines Brock Jr. Badgers 3-1, the Pittsburgh Penguins Elite 2-1, and the Bluewater Hawks 4-3 OT win.
The U15A BFL Canada Queens went a perfect 3-0 in their first three games of the Centennial Hockey Girls Super Chill Tournament in Blaine, MN and will now take on Osseo-Maple Grove Black at 9 a.m. in Sunday’s Semi-Final. The U15A Queens came on top in the tightly contested game Friday evening with the South West Force 1-0, and battled hard with two late goals in the third to capture the win against Alexandria 2-1. They closed out pool play Saturday evening with a dominate win against the Centennial/SLP 11-0.
