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The New York Islanders warm up before the Hockeyville game. Photos by Eric Boutilier. The city of North Bay could not have asked for much more from the Hockeyville game they witnessed Monday night.

Just like old times! Thrashers forward Chris Thorburn talks to the local media just like he did back in 1999 when he joined the North Bay Centennials. Photo by Chris Dawson.

The Temiscaming Royals moved to 4-0 on the season with a 5-4 overtime victory against the Elliot Lake Bobcats.

The North Bay Trappers dropped their second straight game on Sunday as they fell 7-2 to the Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves at the Countryside arena in Sudbury on Sunday afternoon. Mitchell Davis and Adam Marceau scored for the Trappers in the loss.

On Saturday both the Junior and Senior teams from Northern and West Ferris travelled to Ivor Wynne Stadium to begin their respective NDA seasons. In the Junior game both teams started off quickly scoring early.

With a Hockeyville buzz filling the arena, the North Bay Skyhawks and Blind River Beavers gave the over 2200 fans in attendance quite a show Sunday night.

Eric Yung scored the only goal of the game at the 19 minute mark as the Lakers Men's soccer team defeated Queen's 1-0. Lakers keeper Matt Likuski earned the shutout. The Lakers are now one game above .500 (3-2-0) on the season.

The Nickel City Sons defeated the North Bay Trappers 10-6 in Chelmsford in Great North Midget League regular season play. It was the regular season opener for both clubs.

Kory Cashaback scored two goals but it was far from enough as the Nipissing Alouettes dropped their third straight falling 7-3 to the Deseronto Storm. Will Laporte scored the other Alouettes goal. Caydon Edwards took the loss in goal.

The first three years of the Nipissing Lakers Varsity XC program proved to be a revolving door of athletes, with only very few returnees from year one to two, and only 2 returning athletes last year from the 2005 campaign.