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38-642: Born in Fort Frances , Ontario , Allison spent his junior hockey career with the Cornwall Royals of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), appearing in 189 games from 1976 to 1979, and registering 89 points (18G-71A). He led the league in penalty minutes with 407 during his final season. Allison went undrafted, but was signed as a free agent by the then Stanley Cup champion Montreal Canadiens in 1979. Allison spent five seasons with

76-640: A 41–33–7–2 record in 83 regular season games, and 2–3 mark in 5 playoff appearances as the head coach of the Fairbanks Ice Dogs before leaving the team on April 3, 2023, in "an amicable parting." He is the brother of ex-NHL player Mike Allison . Allison resides in Des Moines with his wife and three daughters. Fort Frances Fort Frances is a town in, and the seat of, Rainy River District in Northwestern Ontario , Canada. The population as of

114-927: A bull moose ; maple leaves; a "Magneto", representative of electricity (industry); two men in a canoe ; a white pine tree; and the motto "Industry and Perseverance." The only local television channel serving Fort Frances is the Shaw TV community channel on Shaw Cable channel 10. There are no local broadcast outlets or repeaters serving Fort Frances; Shaw Cable carries CBWT-DT ( CBC ), CBWFT-DT ( Ici Radio-Canada Télé ) and CKY-DT ( CTV ) from Winnipeg , CITV-DT ( Global ) from Edmonton , and TVO, plus CITY-DT ( Citytv ), CHCH-DT (independent), CFTM-DT ( TVA , live feed) and TFO . CJBN-TV from Kenora used to be available on cable until it permanently signed off on January 27, 2017. United States network programming on Shaw TV comes from Detroit ( WDIV-TV , WXYZ-TV , WWJ-TV , and WTVS ) and Rochester ( WUHF ); stations from

152-628: A commercial in Fort Frances. The commercial, which dubs Fort Frances "one of the coldest places in Canada", was shot at the local Tim Hortons. In the days leading up to the filming, yarn was seen covering trees, benches, etc. Workers had spent the night covering the interior of the restaurant with yarn and building a giant toque on the roof. For the day, the coffee was free. In August 2015 the Seven Generations Education Institute hosted

190-809: A player/assistant coach with the Lumberjacks during the 1986–87 season. During the summer of 1987, Allison was signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs organization and spent the 1987–88 season playing with the Newmarket Saints of the AHL, recording 10 points (1G-9A) in 48 games. He then spent the first part of the 1988–89 season with the Halifax Citadels , the Quebec Nordiques AHL affiliate, playing in 12 games, and registering 3 points (1G-2A), before moving to

228-631: A population density of 292.2/km (756.8/sq mi) in 2021. Fort Frances had a population of 7,739 people in 2016, which represents a decrease of 2.7% from the 2011 census count. The median household income in 2015 for Fort Frances was $ 62,928, which was below the Ontario provincial average of $ 74,287. In 2021, Statistics Canada reported that the age demographic broke down as follows for Fort Frances: Under 14 — 14.9% 15 to 24 — 11.2% 25 to 34 — 12.1% 35 to 44 — 10.4% 45 to 54 — 12.0% 55 to 64 — 16.0% Over 65 — 23.4% The city coat of arms features

266-482: A week after the deadly Windsor tornado . On August 25, 2013, the town hosted the final pitstop in the Kraft Celebration Tour by receiving the most votes out of all 20 communities On January 14, 2014, Resolute Forest Products announced that it planned to stop operations of the final paper machine and close out its operations in Fort Frances by the end of the month. On December 13, 2014, Tim Hortons filmed

304-609: Is connected to Kenora via Highway 71, while Highway 11 provides connections to Devlin , Emo , and Rainy River to the west, and Atikokan and Thunder Bay to the east. Canadian National Railway travels into Fort Frances with freight traffic only and travels across the Fort Frances-International Falls International Bridge , over the Rainy River, into the US. Train, truck and car traffic to and from

342-750: Is home to the following amateur sports teams: Fort Frances was the home of the former amateur sports teams: Sporting facilities include : Fort Wayne Komets The Fort Wayne Komets are a minor league ice hockey team, which currently plays in the East Coast Hockey League . They play their home games at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana . They have won post-season championship titles in 1963, 1965, 1973, 1993, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, and 2021. In all of North American professional hockey, only

380-721: The 2021 census was 7,466 Fort Frances is a popular fishing destination. It hosts the annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship . Located on the international border with the United States where Rainy Lake narrows to become Rainy River , it is connected to International Falls, Minnesota by the Fort Frances–International Falls International Bridge . The town is the fourth-largest community in Northwestern Ontario after Thunder Bay , Kenora and Dryden . The Fort Frances Paper Mill

418-755: The Colorado Avalanche of the NHL , providing a direct line to Colorado's American Hockey League affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters . After a successful season and partnership proving beneficial to all parties, on July 21, 2015, the Komets announced a continuance of the affiliation with the Avalanche and new AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage on a two-year deal through the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons. However,

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456-749: The Duluth television market are not available on cable, though they are available over-the-air from repeaters in International Falls. Another radio station, CKWO FM 92.3 The Wolf, was licensed to the neighbouring Couchiching First Nation in 2003 and launched in 2004. Its unknown when the station left the air; the CRTC renewed CKWO-FM's licence from 1 September 2012 to 28 February 2013, with no known license renewals since that date. Rainy River District School Board Northwest Catholic District School Board Rainy River District School Board Northwest Catholic District School Board Fort Frances

494-589: The Grand Rapids Griffins and led them to a 40–30–12 record before losing in the first round. In 1997–98 he returned to Grand Rapids and led the team to a 30–25–7 record before being replaced with 20 games left in the season. Allison's next head coaching job came in 1999–2000 with the Fort Wayne Komets of the United Hockey League (UHL), leading them to a 40–27–7 record and to the third round of

532-623: The Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) built a fort here. In 1830 HBC Chief Factor John Dugald Cameron named the fur trading post after Frances Ramsay Simpson , the 18-year-old daughter of a London merchant, who had married earlier that year in London, George Simpson , Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, who would visit the fort many times. In 1841 she became Lady Simpson after George Simpson was knighted, and she died in 1853 at Lachine, Quebec . Incorporated in 1903,

570-673: The Indianapolis Ice of the IHL, serving as an assistant coach with the club for the rest of the season. Following the 1988–89 season, Allison retired as a player. In 1989–90, Allison was hired by the Virginia Lancers of the ECHL , finishing with a record of 36–18–6, good for third in the league, before losing in the first round of the playoffs. In 1990–91, Allison moved to the Albany Choppers of

608-597: The International Hockey League (IHL), where the club had a 22–30–3 record before suspending operations. Allison then finished the 1990–91 season coaching the Richmond Renegades of the ECHL , where they finished with a 29–29–6 record and lost in the first round of the playoffs. Allison returned as coach of the Renegades in 1991–92, leading the club to a 30–27–7 record, before falling in the second round of

646-654: The Iowa Stars of the AHL, the Dallas Stars ' affiliate, leading them to a 41–31–1–7 record before losing in the first round of the playoffs in his first season with the franchise. In between, he spent time behind the bench of the Fort Frances , Ontario -based Borderland Thunder of the Superior International Junior Hockey League . Allison was named head coach of the AHL's Peoria Rivermen on June 13, 2012, replacing Jared Bednar as head coach. He

684-766: The Original Six teams of the NHL and the Hershey Bears of the AHL have played continuously in the same city with the same name longer than the Komets. There have been two different hockey teams known as the Fort Wayne Komets. The original Komets franchise was founded in 1952 in the International Hockey League . In 1990 they moved to Albany, New York and became the Albany Choppers . They only played part of one season in Albany before folding on February 15, 1991. The second team

722-564: The Prince Edward Island Senators of the AHL. In 1994–95, he led them to a 41–31–8 record. Allison began the 1995–96 season with PEI, leading them to a 10–11–2 record through 23 games. When the parent team in Ottawa fired head coach Rick Bowness in late 1995, Allison was selected as his replacement. He was fired after 27 games, finishing with a record of 2–22–3, and was replaced by Jacques Martin . In 1996–97, Allison became coach of

760-703: The Sherbrooke Canadiens before being traded to the Edmonton Oilers , who assigned him to the Nova Scotia Oilers , their AHL team. Allison played in 68 games in Nova Scotia before spending the following two seasons with the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League (IHL). He contributed 11 points (2G-9A) in 14 playoff games as the Lumberjacks won the 1987 Turner Cup . He served as

798-523: The 2024-25 season. This is a partial list of the last ten seasons completed by the Fort Wayne Komets. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Fort Wayne Komets seasons Records as of the conclusion of the 2023–24 regular season. The Komets have honored over 40 personnel in three sections - Executive Builders, Team Personnel and Media - in the Komets Hall of Fame established in 1988. They have also retired numbers to honor 16 people over

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836-536: The Avalanche and Komets mutually agreed to end the affiliation one season early in 2016. After a season operating independently of an affiliation, the Komets agreed to a one-year affiliation deal with the Arizona Coyotes and their AHL affiliate, the Tucson Roadrunners , but did not extend the affiliation after the deal ended. On August 21, 2018, the Komets announced a new one-year affiliation agreement with

874-551: The Canadiens' AHL farm team , the Nova Scotia Voyageurs , with his best season coming in 1981–82 when he recorded 8 goals and 25 assists in 78 games, while finishing second in the league with 332 PIM . He eventually appeared in three games with Montreal during the 1983–84 season, recording no points and 12 PIM. The Canadiens moved their AHL club for the 1984–85 season to Sherbrooke , Quebec , and Allison played four games with

912-645: The International Falls, Minnesota area and airport. Fort Frances experiences a humid continental climate ( Köppen climate classification Dfb ), with cold winters and warm summers. Temperatures beyond 34 °C (93.2 °F) have been measured in all five late-spring and summer months. Summer highs are comparable to Paris and the Los Angeles Basin coastline in California , whereas winter lows on average resemble southern Siberia and polar subarctic inland Scandinavia . Fort Frances, along with Atikokan hold

950-585: The International Hockey League, which became available when the previous IHL ceased operations in 2001. In 2010 that league also ceased operations, and the Komets joined the Central Hockey League (CHL) along with the surviving members of their former league. In 2012 they left the CHL for their current league, the ECHL . For the 2014–15 season , the Komets entered into a one-year affiliation with

988-603: The NHL's Vegas Golden Knights and AHL affiliate Chicago Wolves . The affiliation was later extended for the 2019–20 season. The affiliation with the Golden Knights ended on May 19, 2022. On July 27, 2022, the Komets announced a new affiliation agreement with the NHL's Edmonton Oilers and their AHL affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors . On May 28, 2024, the Komets and Edmonton Oilers extended their affiliation agreement for

1026-660: The United States traverses the International Bridge. Fort Frances Transit operated until 1996, and Fort Frances Handi-Van Transit is a provincially-funded service run by the Town of Fort Frances. Caribou Coach Transportation Company Incorporated cancelled its bus route to and from Thunder Bay in October 2017. The route was once served by Greyhound Canada . North Air operates a taxi service from Fort Frances whose service area includes

1064-592: The World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium's (WINHEC) Annual General Meeting at the Nanicost Grounds for members attending from all over the world. There are three airports in the area, one of which is in the United States. The two city airports are for general aviation and the other is a privately owned floatplane base. Fort Frances Municipal Airport does not have regularly scheduled commercial airline service. It

1102-653: The course of their history. List of Fort Wayne Komets alumni who played more than 100 games in the IHL and 100 or more games in the National Hockey League / World Hockey Association . List of Fort Wayne Komets alumni who played more than 25 games in the ECHL and 25 or more games in the National Hockey League . These are the top-ten point-scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed regular season. Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; * = still active with

1140-870: The playoffs. Allison then moved to the Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) for the 1992–93 season, leading the Fronts to a 36–19–11 record and the third round of the playoffs before losing to the Peterborough Petes . He returned to the Frontenacs in 1993–94, posting a 30–28–8 record, but lost to the Belleville Bulls in the first round. Allison was hired by the Ottawa Senators organization in 1994 as head coach of their top farm team,

1178-594: The playoffs. He returned to the IHL as coach of the Milwaukee Admirals , the Nashville Predators ' IHL affiliate, leading the team to a 42–33–7 record, but losing in the first round of the playoffs. He moved with the club to the American Hockey League (AHL) in 2001–02, but missed the playoffs with a 30–35–10–5 record. Allison then took a few years away from the professional ranks before taking over

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1216-441: The record for the highest temperature ever recorded in the province of Ontario. On 13 July 1936 the mercury climbed to 42.2 °C (108.0 °F). In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Fort Frances had a population of 7,470 living in 3,451 of its 3,779 total private dwellings, a change of -3.5% from its 2016 population of 7,739 . With a land area of 25.55 km (9.86 sq mi), it had

1254-415: The town held a big centennial celebration in 2003. The main employer was a pulp and paper mill established in the early 1900s. It had numerous owners over the years, notably Edward Wellington Backus . Most recently owned by Resolute Forest Products , the mill employed about 700 persons until its closure in 2014. On June 25, 1946, the town was struck by a tornado , which caused major damage and struck

1292-494: The western district. In 1731, he built Fort Saint Pierre near that spot as support for the fur trade with native peoples. In 1732, his expedition built Fort Saint Charles on Magnuson's Island on the west side of Lake of the Woods . After some time, Fort Saint Pierre fell out of use. In 1817, following the War of 1812 and the redefinition of borders between Canada and the United States,

1330-759: Was an assistant coach of the AHL's Chicago Wolves for the 2013–14 AHL season. Allison became the head coach and general manager of the Des Moines Buccaneers in the United States Hockey League in 2014. He was relieved after the team finished last in the Western Conference in the 2017–18 season . Allison became the fourth head coach in the history of the North American Hockey League's Fairbanks Ice Dogs in January 2022. He compiled

1368-485: Was formerly the main employer and industry in the town until its closure in January 2014. New Gold , a Canadian mining company, acquired mineral rights to the area in 2013. The Rainy River mine commenced processing ore on September 14, 2017 and completed its first gold pour on October 5, 2017. Fort Frances was the first European settlement west of Lake Superior and was established by French Canadian Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye , first commander of

1406-420: Was founded in 1985 in Flint, Michigan where they were known as the Flint Spirits . In 1990, only two days after the first Komets team left Fort Wayne, the Franke family of Fort Wayne bought the Flint Spirits, moved them to Fort Wayne, and took the Komets name and history. From 1985-1999 they also played in the IHL, then in 1999 they moved to the United Hockey League (UHL). In 2007 the UHL changed its name to

1444-416: Was previously served by only one company, Bearskin Airlines , with flights to and from Kenora, Winnipeg , Thunder Bay, and Dryden . Falls International Airport has flights to Minneapolis–Saint Paul by Delta Connection . Ontario Highway 11 and Ontario Highway 71 , the latter of which ends in Fort Frances, are the two major highways in the community. Both are part of the Trans-Canada Highway . The town

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