The Western Ontario Athletic Association is preparing to welcome a new team to its Senior Mens Hockey League in time for the upcoming 2023-24 season.
The Thornbury Senior Hockey Club is expected to play out of the Beaver Valley Community Centre & Arena and will be closing a naming contest around noon to let the public have their say.
The choices are the Georgian Bay Applekings, Thornbury Merchants and Thornbury Steelheads.
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The Thornbury community last had a team in the Intermediate B league back in the seventies.
The team will join area clubs including the Saugeen Shores Winterhawks, Ripley Wolves, Durham Thundercats and the Lucknow Lancers.