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Points North: The Iceman Giveth, The Iceman Taketh

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Points North: The Iceman Giveth, The Iceman Taketh

By Ellie Katz

Points North is a biweekly podcast about the land, water and inhabitants of the Great Lakes.

This episode was shared here with permission from Interlochen Public Radio. 

Every November, mountain bikers flock to the woods of northern Michigan for the Iceman Cometh Challenge, a 30-mile mountain bike race that starts at a small town airport, cuts through steep forested hills, and ends at a campground.

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London Knights score 10 (yes, 10) in Ottawa, roll to 18th straight victory

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The London Knights were missing high-scoring Easton Cowan and Kasper Halttunen during their eastern Ontario swing. They still buried 21 goals in three games. The defending OHL champs blew out Ottawa 10-3 for their 18th consecutive win before 3,223 Sunday at TD Place. Sam Dickinson (two goals, five points), Denver Barkey (one goal, five points) […]

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Prospects Challenge: CHL 6, U.S. national team 1

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The inaugural game of the CHL USA Prospects Challenge quickly turned into a recruitment brochure for major junior hockey. The collection of Canadian Hockey League NHL draft blue-chippers took control with a three-goal second period in a 6-1 waxing of the United States under-18 team before 4,769 Tuesday at Canada Life Place in London. “Obviously, […]