Marathon Renegades The Marathon Renegades were a Junior " A " ice hockey team from Marathon , Ontario . They were members of the Superior International Junior Hockey League . History . They were members of the North of Superior Junior B Hockey League from 1996 until 2004 . There is some speculation on the whether or not the team will be known as the Marathon Renegades or the North Shore Renegades in the 2006 - 07 season . When reached for comment , the league stated that they are still currently known as the Marathon Renegades . The Renegades had their official " roll - out " on July 7 in Marathon . The Executive consists of Al Cresswall , President ; John Moreau , Past President ; Denis Leduc , General Manager ; Don Savoie , Assistant General Manager ; and John Hooper , Director of Sales / Voice of the Renegades . The Executive introduced the club as North Shore , due to the franchise being split between Marathon and Terrace Bay , however due to conflicts , the franchise now is based in Marathon , and may play some games in White River . The Renegades announced games would be played in Marathon at the Marathon Arena ( capacity 680 ) . Home and away jerseys are patterned after the Washington Capitals jerseys of the late 90 ' s and into the early 2000s . 2006 - 07 . The Renegades ' historic first Junior " A " hockey game took place on September 22 , 2006 against the Schreiber Diesels . The game was something of a nightmare , with the Renegades losing 20 - 0 to the Diesels and getting outshot 111 - 10 . The only highlight for the Renegades was goalie Jayms Lyon who stopped 91 of 111 shots , playing the entire 60 minutes . Their first home game since the fall of the NSHL took place against the defending Central Canadian Champion Fort William North Stars on September 30 , 2006 , with the result was lopsided 15 - 3 loss . On a high point , newly acquired Dave McDonald , formerly of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League ' s Waywayseecappo Wolverines , scored the Renegades ' first ever Junior " A " goal in the loss . The goal came on the powerplay at 15 : 05 of the second period . In late September , the Renegades released goalie Jayms Lyon and picked up Charles Couture from the Estevan Bruins of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League . After 21 consecutive losses since their expansion , the Renegades gained their first ever SIJHL victory on December 3 , 2006 . After going up on the Thunder Bay Bulldogs by a score of 6 - 1 after the first period , the Bulldogs scored 5 straight goals to tie up the game by the early third period . At 14 : 32 of the third , Marathon ' s Justin Gaudreault scored to put the game away for good . Following an insurance marker , the Renegades defeated the Bulldogs by a score of 8 - 6 . Kyle Cantlon stopped 45 of 51 shots to clinch the historic first victory . To prove it was not a fluke , the Renegades won their next game on December 8 against the Dryden Ice Dogs 4 - 1 . At the end of the season , Marathon goaltender Kyle Cantlon was awarded the Daniel Beardy Memorial Trophy as the SIJHL Top Goaltender in the 2006 - 07 season . Cantlon led the league with a 0 . 916 save percentage . 2007 - 08 . The Marathon Renegades at one point were as high as fourth place in the 2007 - 08 SIJHL season , but after 37 games played were forced to resign from the rest of the campaign . Their problems resulted from weeks of playing with just over two lines of players . Injuries and early defections were blamed for this . Al Cresswell , team president , claimed that the shortage of players had become a health risk . The Renegades have not suspended operations , but have pulled out of the season . The Renegades got out to a great start with a record of six wins and seven losses at the start of November , leaving them sitting pretty in the SIJHL standings . The Renegades would not win again for another month and a half making their record 7 - 13 - 3 - 1 . The Renegades started cleaning house in November , with Jim MacDonnell becoming the fourth head coach in Renegades history and forward Mike Ainsworth being selected as the new team captain in November 2007 , following a string of losing games and a number of players deserting the team or demanding trades . After their seventh win , the Renegades who were very promising going into the season , never won again . After a thirteen game losing streak that would average roughly 10 goals against a game , played with a roster that was usually between 9 and 13 forwards and defensemen , the Renegades requested a leave from the rest of the 2007 - 08 season citing health concerns for their shortened bench . Their final 13 games will officially be listed as 1 - 0 forfeit losses .