Joe Ellison with the Ontario Blue Jays

Cats Hire Ellison As New Manager

Thunder Bay, Ont., - The Thunder Bay Border Cats are excited to announce the hiring of Joe Ellison as the team's new field manager for the 2025 Northwoods League season. The 33-year-old native of Toronto, Ont., becomes the 15th manager in franchise history and the second Canadian born skipper, joining Mike Steed, who guided the Cats in 2010 and 2011. Ellison spent the past two seasons as the head coach of the Fort McMurray ... Full Story