The top three teams in the Superior International Junior Hockey League all picked up wins on Friday night.
The Dryden GM Ice Dogs cruised to a 9-0 victory over the Ironwood Lumberjacks. Khalen Menger picked up his first two goals of the season and chipped in with an assist to lead the Ice Dogs attack. Baden Pazdzierski notched his 10th of the season to sit 3rd in league scoring.
Quinn Schutte had a goal and two assists to lead the Thunder Bay North Stars to a 3-1 win over the Kam River Fighting Walleye.
Bryant Linklater scored late in the 3rd to lift the Fort Frances Lakers past the Red Lake Miners 5-4. It was his second of the night. Lyndon Gould chipped in with a pair while setting up two more for the Lakers.
While the North Stars remain in 1st place in the SIJHL, the Lakers are a point back in second place and the Ice Dogs have closed the gap and are just two points out of first with a game in hand. Saturday night the Ice Dogs have a rematch with the Lumberjacks while Red Lake meets the Bombers in Sioux Lookout at 7:00 pm.
