The Kenora Triple A Senior Thistles begin their quest for an Allan Cup championship today.
The Thistles arrived in Dundas yesterday and will practice this morning before opening the tournament with a game at 3:30 eastern time against the southern Ontario champions, the Brantford Blast.
The Thistles are in a pool that also features the Clarenville Caribous from Newfoundland.
The Caribous won the Allen Cup when Kenora hosted back in 2011
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