Thunder Bay Premier Squash League

Looking for some good, competitive squash this fall/winter?

The Thunder Bay Premier Squash League is a new team-based league for players looking for regular competitive matches in a fun but challenging format. This league is designed for higher-skilled players looking for regular, competitive matches against some of Thunder Bay’s stronger squash players.

For our inaugural season, the league consists of 4 teams of three players, with teams balanced according to Club Locker ratings. Matches will take place Thursday evenings at the Canada Games Complex.

After Week 2 (Oct 8):

  1. .Team Cameron: 24 points

2. Rally Dogs (Bob): 21 points

3. Boasting Bulldogs (Angelo): 20 points

4. The Retrievers (Nick): 19 points

For Fall 2026 Season:
  • Start date: Thursday, October 1, 2026
  • Time: Thursday evenings, approximately 8:00–9:45 p.m.
  • Location: Canada Games Complex
  • Courts: 1, 3 and 4
  • League length: Will be based on number of teams and will be adjusted year to year but for inaugural season we will run for 12 weeks plus an additional 2 weeks for playoffs
  • Cost: $100 per player – e-transfer to nickpersichino@gmail.com and indicate your name in the Note section
  • Facility admission or membership is not included in the league fee
  • Prize money will be awarded to the top team(s), with remaining league funds going toward an end-of-season social.

General Format

Players will be ranked according to their Club Locker rating with teams built to create as much competitive balance as possible.

Assuming a full field of 18 players:

  • The top six rated players will each be placed on separate teams
  • The bottom six players will then be paired with the top six in reverse order — the highest-rated player will be paired with the lowest-rated player, second-highest with second-lowest and so on
  • The remaining six players will be selected through a draft
  • Draft order will be determined randomly, with teams drawn from a hat
  • Once teams are formed, each team will have a No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 player based on rating.

Each team will play another team each week.

Players will normally compete against the corresponding player on the opposing team:

  • No. 1 vs. No. 1
  • No. 2 vs. No. 2
  • No. 3 vs. No. 3

Matches should generally be played from the lowest-ranked players to the highest-ranked players, although teams are welcome to arrange a different order when needed.

Players who are not competing at the time will help referee matches.

Subs

Can’t make a week? Teams may use a sub/spare player.

It is the team’s responsibility to arrange a spare when one of its players is unavailable. If a replacement cannot be found, the match will be forfeited.

Subs:

  • Cannot already be registered members of another league team
  • Are responsible for their own facility admission or membership

We will have 4 teams this fall:

Team #1
Sean Cameron (5.15)
Rick Gauthier (4.43)
Bill Richardson (3.88)

The Retrievers
Nicholas Persichino (4.95)
James Gill (4.5)
Cameron Bill (3.88)

Boasting Bulldogs
Angelo Papa (4.89)
Adam Salomon (4.25)
Brent Trevisan (3.9)

Team #4
Bob Shine (4.62)
Kristof Karpiuk (4.54)
Dan Morostica (4.14)

Oct. 1
Team 1 vs 4 court #1
The Retrievers vs 3 court #3

Oct. 8
Team 1 vs The Retrievers court #1
Team 3 vs 4 court #3

Oct. 15
The Retrievers vs 4 court #1
Team 1 vs 3 court #3

Oct. 22
The Retrievers vs 3 court #1
Team 1 vs 4 court #3

Oct. 29
Team 3 vs 4 court #1
Team 1 vs The Retrievers court #3

Nov. 5
Team 1 vs 3 court #1
The Retrievers vs 4 court #3

Play will pause for the NWO squash tournament which is set for Nov. 18 to 22

Dec. 3
Team 1 vs 4 court #1
The Retrievers vs 3 court #3

Dec. 10
Team 1 vs The Retrievers court #1
Team 3 vs 4 court #3

Dec. 17
The Retrievers vs 4 court #1
Team 1 vs 3 court #3

CHRISTMAS

Jan. 7
The Retrievers vs 3 court #1
Team 1 vs 4 court #3

Jan. 14
Team 3 vs 4 court #1
Team 1 vs The Retrievers #3

Jan. 21
Team 1 vs 3 court #1
The Retrievers vs 4 court #3

Play-Offs (details to come)

  • Three courts are booked at 7:40pm, 8:20pm and 9:00pm each week.
  • Players are advised to be ready to play starting at 7:55 PM. Do warm-up prior to your game. A five-minute warm-up on court will be enforced.
  • Winners must enter scores into Club Locker. Actual points will be recorded by other team player’s who will act as scorekeepers and referees.
  • Best of 5 games for all matches.
  • Order of play should be weakest to strongest players.
  • Teams are responsible for subs if someone on team cannot make it.

The following is a list of substitute players. Please choose a replacement according to Club Locker rating (as much as possible anyway) and connect with one of these players if you are unable to play. Failing to do so will result in automatic loss.

  • Mitch Marostica (4.72)
  • Joe Petch (4.30)
  • Chris McCarthy (4.23)
  • Steve Bill (4.10)
  • Anthony Rossetti (4.09)
  • Milos Sepa (3.86)
  • Graham Bill (3.5)

We do have a third court booked and we invite all subs to come out for Club Locker Challenge opportunities amongst each other.

Feel free to invite other players who may be interested to improve or find out their Club Locker rating.

Registration is closed for Fall League but connect with Bob Shine (bob.shine1@outlook.com) if you would like to play and he will discuss options with you directly.