The Lakehead Thunderwolves are perennial powers in the OUA and U Sports in Nordic Skiing and wrestling.

[citation needed] Their men's hockey program, resumed in 2001–02, annually leads the U Sports in attendance with minor pro attendance numbers (3000 per game) and has become one of the better programs in U Sports men's ice hockey.

The 1966–67 team coached by Hank Akervall and led by captain Dave Siciliano won the International Collegiate Hockey Association (ICHA) championship.

[citation needed] The alpine skiing team (a club sport) competes as one of a small handful of Canadian schools in the United States Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association (USCSA), including University of British Columbia and a few others.

Basketball is carried live on campus radio station CILU-FM and webcast on SSN Canada.