A loss for the Southwest Storm to open the Maritime Junior C hockey championship.

They fell 7-0 to the host Sunny Corner Thunder from Miramichi.

The Storm are back at it Thursday afternoon at 4:30 against Tri-County, New Brunswick.

In other news, the Storm were awarded the 2025 Maritime Junior C championship.

It will be held next year at the Sandy Wickens Memorial Arena in Barrington.