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By Matt Stefano First game, first win and first shutout! That’s the way the Soo Thunderbirds opened up their 2021-2022 regular season on Saturday night against the Blind River Beavers. The Thunderbirds, who played game one of their regular season on Saturday night in Blind River, blanked the home team Blind River Beavers by a […]
By Matt Stefano Jamie Henderson now has a job in the O! The Ontario Hockey League’s Ottawa 67’s have announced on Friday that they have hired Soo Thunderbirds assistant coach and general manager Jamie Henderson as the club’s Northern Ontario Scout. Henderson, who currently serves as the Thunderbirds assistant coach and general manager, is also […]
By Matt Stefano A shortened NOJHL season due to COVID is now in the past, and now the road to the Centennial Cup is finally back! The Soo Thunderbirds will officially kick off their 23rd season in the NOJHL tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m. in a road game against the Blind River Beavers. And as […]
By Matt Stefano He was about to enter his rookie season in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League this year, but now he’s a member of the Soo Thunderbirds! The Soo Thunderbirds have announced on Wednesday that they have acquired 2003-birth-year defenceman Connor Healy from the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League’s Weyburn Red Wings in exchange for […]
By Matt Stefano He spent one season playing AAA hockey down in Toronto, Ontario, but now he’s coming home this season to play junior. The Soo Thunderbirds have announced today that they have signed 2004-birth-year forward Kenny Belanger Jr. for the 2021-2022 season. Belanger, who is from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, played the 2019-2020 season […]
By Matt Stefano From Tunisia, to Quebec, and eventually to the Bird nest! The Soo Thunderbirds have announced today that they have signed Tunisian-born Canadian forward Youssef Chaouachi for the 2021-2022 season. Chaouachi, who is a 2002-birth-year forward, stands 6’2 and weighs 190 pounds. “I’m super excited to be joining the Thunderbirds,” Chaouachi said. “The […]
