The Port Arthur Marrs were a junior ice hockey team that played in Port Arthur, Ontario (now part of the city of Thunder Bay). They were named for trucking company and sponsor W.H. Marr, Ltd., and contested the 1967 Memorial Cup, which they lost to the Toronto Marlboros.

History The Marrs played out of the Thunder Bay Junior Hockey League of Hockey Northwestern Ontario. They became the Thunder Bay Marrs in 1970 and then the Thunder Bay Case Eagles in 1971.

The North Stars folded on July 6, 1980, when the TBAHA left them with no league to play in.

Season-by-season standings Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results1925–26 16 5 11 0 - 53 89 10 3rd TBJHL1926–27 18 2 16 0 - -- -- 4 4th TBJHL1927–28 15 5 10 0 - 40 66 10 4th TBJHL1928–29 15 3 12 0 - -- -- 9 5th TBJHL1929–30 18 11 7 0 - -- -- 12 3rd TBJHL1930–31 14 5 9 0 - -- -- 10 4th TBJHL1931–32 12 7 5 0 - -- -- 14 3rd TBJHL1932–33 12 9 3 0 - -- -- 18 1st TBJHL1933–34 14 7 7 0 - -- -- 14 4th TBJHL1934–35 15 14 1 0 - 63 35 28 1st TBJHL1935–36 16 8 7 1 - 52 37 17 3rd TBJHL1936–37 18 13 5 0 - -- -- 26 1st TBJHL1937–38 18 14 3 1 - -- -- 29 1st TBJHL1938–39 18 10 5 3 - 76 54 23 1st TBJHL1939–40 16 8 7 1 - 69 66 17 1st TBJHL1940–41 18 15 2 1 - 146 79 31 1st TBJHL1941–42 Did not participate1942–43 10 5 4 1 - 57 47 11 2nd TBJHL1943–44 10 4 6 0 - -- -- 8 3rd TBJHL1944–45 11 9 1 1 - -- -- 19 1st TBJHL1945–46 7 7 0 0 - 59 19 14 1st TBJHL1946–47 6 0 6 0 - 16 46 0 4th TBJHL1947–48 9 1 8 0 - 23 92 2 4th TBJHL1948–49 12 3 8 1 - 59 95 7 4th TBJHL1949–50 18 5 13 0 - 85 120 10 4th TBJHL1950–51 21 2 19 0 - 56 146 4 4th TBJHL1951–52 30 14 12 4 - 152 144 32 2nd TBJHL1952–53 29 16 13 0 - 157 136 32 2nd TBJHL1953–54 35 11 24 0 - 132 190 22 3rd TBJHL1954–55 29 9 19 1 - 93 148 19 3rd TBJHL1955–56 30 19 9 2 - 139 89 40 2nd TBJHL1956–57 30 18 11 1 - 167 118 37 2nd TBJHL1957–58 21 6 14 1 - 61 106 13 2nd TBJHL1958–59 23 10 12 1 - 97 105 21 2nd TBJHL1959–60 20 6 14 0 - 70 87 12 3rd TBJHL1960–61 24 9 13 2 - 80 92 20 2nd TBJHL1961–62 28 18 7 3 - 152 103 39 2nd TBJHL1962–63 28 14 10 4 - 113 95 32 2nd TBJHL1963–64 26 10 8 8 - 97 101 28 1st TBJHL1964–65 24 13 10 1 - 132 100 27 2nd TBJHL1965–66 30 20 8 2 - 199 114 42 2nd TBJHL1966–67 28 21 5 2 - 176 99 44 1st TBJHL1967–68 32 15 13 4 - 162 145 37.5 2nd TBJHL1968–69 36 17 13 6 - 181 166 40 2nd TBJHL1969–70 30 10 16 4 - 132 162 24 3rd TBJHL1970–71 30 14 11 5 - 136 110 33 1st TBJHL1971–72 27 2 20 5 - -- -- 9 5th TBMJHL1972–73 22 12 8 2 - -- -- 26 2nd TBJBHL1973–74 31 19 9 3 - 205 145 41 2nd TBJHL1974–75 27 12 9 6 - 140 128 30 2nd TBJHL1975–76 30 20 5 5 - 167 99 45 1st TBJHL1976–77 25 20 4 1 - 197 89 41 1st TBJHL1977–78 26 8 14 4 - -- -- 20 5th TBJHL1978–79 25 14 9 2 - -- -- 30 2nd TBJHL1979–80 34 20 14 0 - 217 161 40 2nd TBJHL

Playoffs 1971 Won League, Won TBAHA Jack Adams Trophy, Lost Hewitt-Dudley Memorial Trophy semi-final Thunder Bay Marrs defeated Westfort Hurricanes 4 games to 1 TBJHL CHAMPIONS Thunder Bay Marrs defeated Fort Frances Royals (Independent) 3 games to none JACK ADAMS TROPHY CHAMPIONS Thunder Bay Marrs defeated Sudbury Wolves (NOJHA) 4 games to 3 Charlottetown Islanders (MJAHL) defeated Thunder Bay Marrs 4 games to 1 1972 DNQ 1973 Lost Final Fort William Canadians defeated Thunder Bay Eagles 3 games to none 1974 Lost TBAHA semi-final Thunder Bay Hurricanes (MWJHL) defeated Thunder Bay Eagles 3 games to none 1975 Won League, Lost Hewitt-Dudley Memorial Trophy semi-final Thunder Bay Eagles defeated Fort William Canadians 4 games to 2 Thunder Bay Eagles defeated Thunder Bay Hurricanes 4 games to 1 TBJHL CHAMPIONS Guelph CMC's (SOJHL) defeated Thunder Bay Eagles 4 games to 1 1976 Won League, Lost Hewitt-Dudley Memorial Trophy quarter-final Thunder Bay Eagles defeated Fort William Canadians 4 games to none Thunder Bay Eagles defeated Thunder Bay Beavers 4 games to none TBJHL CHAMPIONS Guelph Platers (SOJHL) defeated Thunder Bay Eagles 4 games to 1 1977 Won League, Won TBAHA Jack Adams Trophy, Lost Hewitt-Dudley Memorial Trophy semi-final Thunder Bay Eagles defeated Fort William Canadians 3 games to none Thunder Bay Eagles defeated Degagne Hurricanes 4 games to 1 TBJHL CHAMPIONS Thunder Bay Eagles defeated Thunder Bay Blades 4 games to none JACK ADAMS TROPHY CHAMPIONS North York Rangers (OPJHL) defeated Thunder Bay Eagles 4 games to 1 1978 DNQ 1979 Won League, Lost Dudley Hewitt Cup Semi-final Thunder Bay North Stars defeated Rural Voyageurs 3 games to none Thunder Bay North Stars defeated Degagne Buccaneers 4 games to 1 TBJHL CHAMPIONS Guelph Platers (OPJHL) defeated Thunder Bay North Stars 4 games to none 1980 Won League, Lost Dudley Hewitt Cup Semi-final Thunder Bay North Stars defeated Degagne Buccaneers 4 games to none with 1 tie TBJHL CHAMPIONS North York Rangers (OPJHL) defeated Thunder Bay North Stars 4 games to none

Championships TBJHL Champions: 1932, 1933, 1935, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1944, 1946, 1956, 1962, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980 Abbott Cup Champions: 1967 Abbott Cup Finalists: 1944, 1956 Memorial Cup Finalists: 1967

Notable alumni JuniorsLegends of Hockey (Archived) Lee Fogolin, Sr. Fred Page FlyersLegends of Hockey (Archived) Steve Black Ray Ceresino Steve Hrymnak Pentti Lund Calum MacKay Rudy Migay Dennis Olson Benny Woit North StarsLegends of Hockey (Archived) John Adams Bruce Gamble Stu McNeill Dennis Olson Ralph Stewart Gary Veneruzzo PA MarrsLegends of Hockey (Archived) John Adams Bill Fairbairn Gerry Hart Bob Kelly Vic Venasky Juha Widing TB MarrsLegends of Hockey (Archived) Lee Fogolin Jr. Nelson Pyatt

References

External links Hockey Thunder Bay website SIJHL website