By Sam Laskaris Writer Thanks to a four-goal outburst in the second period, the Six Nations Ironmen managed to win their historic season-opening game. The Ironmen downed the visiting Woodstock Lakers 6-4 in their first Northern Premier Hockey League (NPHL) match held Sunday at the Six Nations Sports & Cultural Memorial Centre. In previous years the Ironmen had exclusively competed in Indigenous adult hockey tournaments, including the annual Fred Sasakamoose Chief Thunderstick National Hockey Championship, always held in Saskatoon. While the Six Nations club still plans to participate in the 2026 national tourney, it has also joined the NPHL, a Senior A circuit that features 25 squads, primarily in Ontario. The Ironmen are competing in the league’s eight-team Capital Conference. Ironmen general manager Darrell Anderson was obviously pleased his charges…
Ironmen down Lakers in historic senior hockey contest
