Thunder Bay North Stars The Thunder Bay North Stars are a Junior " A " ice hockey team from Thunder Bay , Ontario , Canada . They are a part of the Superior International Junior Hockey League . History . After the fall of the mighty Thunder Bay Flyers in 2001 , the Superior International Junior Hockey League was founded . The Thunder Bay Wolves , who had played for a short while in the Thunder Bay Junior B Hockey League , were a founding team , but after one season they changed their name to the Fort William Wolves . Fort William is one of the original names of the city of Thunder Bay . After two rather average seasons , the North Stars came to life . The team has won both the regular season and the playoff titles from 2004 through 2006 . Their first trip ( 2004 ) to the Central Canadian Championship , the Dudley Hewitt Cup , saw them finish in third place . In the round robin , the Stars lost to the North Bay Skyhawks of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League 5 - 4 , lost again to the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League ' s Aurora Tigers 4 - 0 , then came around to beat the NOJHL ' s Soo Thunderbirds 7 - 4 to make the semi - final . In the semi , the Stars kept it real close , but were not able to defeat the North Bay Skyhawks for the second time in the tournament , losing 3 - 2 . Their second Dudley Hewitt Cup ( 2005 ) saw them finish second in the round robin , but third overall . In the round robin they beat the OPJHL St . Michael ' s Buzzers 6 - 4 , lose to the host OPJHL Georgetown Raiders 4 - 0 , and then finally beat the North Bay Skyhawks with an 8 - 2 blowout . The semi - final put them up against the host Buzzers who put the boots to the Stars in a 6 - 2 victory . After winning their third straight of league championship , the Stars competed in their third straight Dudley Hewitt Cup . Going into the playoffs , the Stars finished the regular season with a phenomenal 50 - 2 - 0 - 0 record — the best in the entire Canadian Junior A Hockey League . The Stars took out the K & A Golden Hawks 4 games to none and then swept the Dryden Ice Dogs in the 4 game final as well . The Stars went to the Dudley on a high and kept rolling . They were lucky enough to be hosting the 2006 event . The team beat up the NOJHL ' s Sudbury Jr . Wolves 6 - 1 , but were then thrown around by the tournament favourite St . Michael ' s Buzzers 7 - 1 . In the final round robin game , the Stars played their SIJHL rival , Dryden Ice Dogs , and beat them 3 - 0 . By an interesting turn of events , the tourney tie - breaker was head - on - head victories . Fort William and Sudbury both finished with 2 - 1 records , but because the Stars won their game , the Stars received a bye to the finals . Dryden and St . Michael ' s also finished tied with a 1 - 2 record , but because the Ice Dogs shocked the Buzzers with an unlikely 3 - 2 victory , the powerhouse Buzzers were eliminated . Sudbury defeated Dryden 5 - 4 in the semi - final . The Stars and Wolves had a tight , but highscoring game . They were tied 6 - 6 and ended up going into overtime . The Stars scored quickly in extra time to win their first Dudley Hewitt Cup and earn the right to compete in the Royal Bank Cup 2006 . The Stars started up their first Royal Bank Cup with a loss to the host OPJHL Streetsville Derbys 3 - 2 . The second game saw them defeat the Quebec Junior AAA Hockey League ' s Joliette Action 4 - 3 in overtime . In the third game , the British Columbia Hockey League ' s Burnaby Express beat them 3 - 2 . The fourth game had to be won to avoid the chance of elimination and to lock up 3rd seed in the semi - final . To do this , the Stars defeated the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League ' s Yorkton Terriers in a hard fought 2 - 1 victory . The semi - final saw the luck fade from the North Stars . Up 2 - 0 with less than two minutes to go in the semi against the Burnaby Express , the Express scored two quick goals to send the game into overtime . Roughly a minute into the overtime , the Express sniped again , leaving the North Stars to sit on their bench and wonder about what could have been . Nevertheless , the North Stars are now the only team in SIJHL history to have ever won the Dudley Hewitt Cup or play in the Royal Bank Cup . For the 2007 - 08 season , the North Stars have switched to a Black , Silver , and White colour scheme as opposed to their traditional Green , Yellow , Black , and White one . In October 2010 , the North Stars folded , but their complete assets , roster , and name , were transferred to a new ownership group . The teams name was changed to the Thunder Bay North Stars . Season - by - season results . Playoffs . 2002 " DNQ " 2003 " Lost Semifinals " 2004 " Won League , Lost Dudley Hewitt Cup semifinal " 2005 " Won League , Lost Dudley Hewitt Cup semifinal " 2006 " Won League , Won Dudley Hewitt Cup , Lost 2006 Royal Bank Cup semifinal " 2007 " Lost Finals " 2008 " Lost Finals " 2009 " Won League , Lost Dudley Hewitt Cup final " 2010 " Won League , Lost Dudley Hewitt Cup final " 2011 " Lost Semifinals " 2012 " Lost Semifinals " 2013 " Lost Quarterfinals " 2014 " Lost Semifinals " 2015 " Lost Semifinals " Former Team . They used to be a Junior " A " team in Thunder Bay , Ontario . They played in the Thunder Bay Junior A Hockey League in 1978 - 79 and 1979 - 80 . In both those seasons they won the league championship and went on to play in the 1979 Dudley Hewitt Cup and 1980 Dudley Hewitt Cup playoffs . They folded in 1980 .