SUPERIOR INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE
SIJHL MEDIA UPDATE
Release Date: Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017
SIJHL announces preseason schedule
THUNDER BAY, Ont. – The Superior International Junior Hockey League announced Tuesday its preseason schedule heading into the 2017-18 campaign.
There are presently 10 contests on the league’s exhibition slate with preseason action set to begin on Friday, Sept. 8 as the Fort Frances Lakers host the Minnesota Iron Rangers while the Thief River Falls Norskies travel to Manitoba to take on the Winkler Flyers (MJHL) in a pair of 7:30 p.m. CT starts.
Winkler and Thief River Falls will then finish off a home-and-home set the following evening at Ralph Engelstad Arena at 7 p.m. CT.
Sunday, Sept. 10 has the Norskies welcoming the Selkirk Steelers (MJHL) in a 3:30 p.m. CT matinee at The Ralph.
Two more tilts are scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 13 as the Lakers head to Hoyt Lakes Arena to tangle with the Iron Rangers at 7 p.m. while Thief River Falls will be off to Selkirk, Man., for a 7:30 p.m. encounter vs. the Steelers at the Selkirk Rec. Complex.
A SIJHL neutral-site affair has the Iron Rangers and Norskies squaring off in Crookston, Minn., at 7 p.m. on Sept. 15 while the Lakers entertain the English River Miners at Ice for Kids Arena at 7:30 p.m. on that same date.
Preseason play then wraps up Sept. 16 as Minnesota and Thief River Falls play once more at the Crookston Sports Center at 7 p.m. CT and English River welcomes Fort Frances to Cochenour Arena in a 7:30 p.m. start.
Any further SIJHL exhibition contests will be announced when and if they are finalized.
The SIJHL’s regular season begins Sept. 22.
The following is the league’s preseason schedule: (As of Aug. 22)
| 2017 SIJHL preseason schedule | ||||
| DATE | VISITOR | HOME | TIME | VENUE |
| Friday, Sept. 8 | Minnesota Iron Rangers | Fort Frances Lakers | 7:30 p.m. | Ice For Kids Arena |
| Friday, Sept. 8 | Thief River Falls Norskies | Winkler Flyers (MJHL) | 7:30 p.m. | Winkler Rec. Complex |
| Saturday, Sept. 9 | Winkler Flyers (MJHL) | Thief River Falls Norskies | 7 p.m. | Ralph Engelstad Arena |
| Sunday, Sept. 10 | Selkirk Steelers (MJHL) | Thief River Falls Norskies | 3:30 p.m. | Ralph Engelstad Arena |
| Wednesday, Sept. 13 | Fort Frances Lakers | Minnesota Iron Rangers | 7 p.m. | Hoyt Lakes Arena |
| Wednesday, Sept. 13 | Thief River Falls Norskies | Selkirk Steelers (MJHL) | 7:30 p.m. | Selkirk Rec. Complex |
| Friday, Sept. 15 | Minnesota Iron Rangers | Thief River Falls Norskies | 7 p.m. | Crookston Sports Center |
| Friday, Sept. 15 | English River Miners | Fort Frances Lakers | 7:30 p.m. | Ice For Kids Arena |
| Saturday, Sept. 16 | Minnesota Iron Rangers | Thief River Falls Norskies | 7 p.m. | Crookston Sports Center |
| Saturday, Sept. 16 | Fort Frances Lakers | English River Miners | 7:30 p.m. | Cochenour Arena |
| Dates/Times subject to change | ||||