By Matt Stefano Saturday night marked the final game for the Soo Thunderbirds before the Christmas break and new year as they took on the Timmins Rock at the Essar Centre. With the T-Birds winning all fourteen of their home games this season thus far, the third ranked team in the nation was looking to […]
By Matt Stefano He’s been on fire as of late, recording nine points in his past four games and tonight T-Birds forward Matt Caruso continued to stay hot as he scored three times and assisted on another in an 8-0 win over the Iroquois Falls Eskis on Friday night at the Essar Centre. “The game […]
By Matt Stefano Heading into Wednesday night action, the Soo Thunderbirds were looking to extend their winning streak to four games as they took on the visiting Blind River Beavers at the Essar Centre. The Beavers, meanwhile, were coming off back to back overtime losses to the Soo Eagles (3-2 OT) on Saturday, followed by […]
By Matt Stefano Sunday night marked the final road game before the Christmas break and the new year for the Soo Thunderbirds as they were at Chelmsford Arena to take on the Rayside Balfour Canadians. Following a thrilling 3-2 overtime victory over Powassan at the Essar Centre on Saturday night and a 4-1 win back […]
By Matt Stefano After defeating the Rayside Balfour Canadians 4-1 on Wednesday night at the Essar Centre, the Soo Thunderbirds welcomed the Powassan Voodoos for their first and only visit to Sault Ste. Marie on Saturday night. These two clubs were also in the Canadian Junior Hockey League top 20 rankings this week, with the […]
By Matt Stefano The Soo Thunderbirds have announced on Thursday they have acquired free agent defenceman Khadyn Butterfly from the OJHL’s Markham Royals. Through 19 games with the Royals this season, Butterfly had 4 goals and 8 points along with 40 penalty minutes. “Khadyn brings a lot of experience to our back end and will […]
By Matt Stefano After being blanked by the Blind River Beavers 1-0 on Saturday and having their six game winning streak snapped, the Soo Thunderbirds welcomed the Rayside Balfour Canadians to the Essar Centre on Wednesday for the first time this season. It also marked the midway point of the regular season for the T-Birds […]
By Matt Stefano After beating the Elliot Lake Wildcats 4-1 on Friday night at Centennial Arena, the Soo Thunderbirds were looking to make it a lucky seven straight wins in Blind River on Saturday night. 64 shots on net for the T-Birds didn’t do the trick though, as they fell to the Blind River Beavers […]
By Matt Stefano Heading into Friday night on a five game winning streak, the Soo Thunderbirds were looking to continue their winning ways as they took on the Elliot Lake Wildcats at Centennial Arena. It was also announced on Friday that the T-Birds currently owned the Canadian Junior Hockey League’s second best winning percentage at […]
Forward – # 4 Matt Caria Soo Thunderbirds Statistics: 2004-2005 Regular Season/Playoffs GP 48 G 31 A 39 P 70 PIM 78/GP 11 G 12 A 11 P 23 P 35 T-BIRD HIGHLIGHTS: In 2004-2005, Caria became just the third Soo Thunderbird to be named the NOJHL rookie of the year, joining Patrick Jarrett (1999-2000) […]
