Senior Thistles Win Opener

The Kenora Triple "a" Senior Thistles started their march to the 2011 Allan Cup with a victory.

The Thistles played their first game of the season on Saturday night and blanked the Southwest Prairie Thunder 3-0.

Jeff Richards, Jeff Heringer and Ryan Bowen scored for the Kenora Seniors, while Tyler Gordon back-stopped the team with the shutout.

The Thistles next game is at home against Fort Frances on December 10th.

Meanwhile, the Kenora Triple "A" midget Thistles snapped a seven game winless streak Saturday night.

The Thistles wrapped up their road trip to Thompson, Manitoba with a 3-2 shootout

win over the Norman North Stars.

On Friday, the North Stars upended the road weary Thistles 5-1.

And Beaver Brae's girls hockey team improved its record to 3-0 in the young NorWOSSA

season.

The Broncos shutout their cross town rivals, the Thomas Aquinas Saints 4-0 Friday night.