GALLERY: Storm, Thunderbirds skate to 2-2 OT draw

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – Backed by quality goaltending at both ends of the ice, the Iroquois Falls Storm and Soo Thunderbirds skated to a 2-2 overtime tie in a well-played Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest Saturday at John Rhodes Community Centre. It was the visiting Storm who notched the lone marker in the opening […]

GALLERY: Beavers top Thunderbirds to snap winless drought

Photos: Hélène Rancourt BLIND RIVER, Ont. – An Ellyott Dundas goal three and a half minutes into the third period proved to be the game-winner as the Blind River Beavers went on to defeat the Soo Thunderbirds 3-1 in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Sunday matinee at the Blind River Community Centre. The victory […]

GALLERY: Marceau hat trick powers Eagles over Thunderbirds

Photos: Justin Cairns SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – An Anden Marceau hat trick, including the game-winner late in the final frame, lifted the Soo Eagles to a 5-2 triumph over the Soo Thunderbirds Saturday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League cross-border affair at Pullar Stadium. Renewing acquaintances, the long-time rivals saw the hometown Eagles open […]

GALLERY: Thunderbirds edge Beavers on late power play goal

Photos: Hélène Rancourt BLIND RIVER, Ont. – A Drew Christian man advantage marker with 1:48 remaining in regulation proved to be the decider as the Soo Thunderbirds skated away with a narrow 3-2 triumph over the Blind River Beavers in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play Tuesday at the Blind River Community Centre. Clicking on the […]

GALLERY: Voodoos drop Thunderbirds for 6th straight win

Photos: Tanner Wallace (Tan Tan Photography) POWASSAN, Ont. – Continuing their current winning ways, the Powassan collected their sixth straight Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League triumph Saturday as the dropped the Soo Thunderbirds 4-2 at the Powassan Sportsplex. A solid start saw the Voodoos skate out to an early lead before the game was six minutes […]

GALLERY: Thunderbirds soar past Paper Kings

ESPANOLA, Ont. – A solid offensive effort saw the Soo Thunderbirds strike three times on the power play and once while shorthanded in soaring past the Espanola Paper Kings 7-0 Friday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at the Regional Recreation Complex. The shutout for Thunderbirds’ goaltender Cameron Boville was his first in the NOJHL. […]

GALLERY: Rock hold off Thunderbirds for 13th consecutive victory

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – Riding a four-goal night from Kaeden McArthur, the Timmins Rock continued their winning ways with a 13th straight triumph in defeating the Soo Thunderbirds 6-3 in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action Saturday at John Rhodes Community Centre. The surging Rock maintained their torrid pace early on as they took the […]

GALLERY: T-Birds tame Rapids

FRENCH RIVER – Continuing their solid start to the season, the Soo Thunderbirds jumped out to an early lead and went on the sink the French River Rapids 5-1 Friday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at Noelville Arena. Advancing quickly in transition, Sault Ste. Marie broke out in numbers and opened the scoring nearly […]

NOJHL names its November Players of the Month

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) announced Monday that Nolan Newton (Greater Sudbury Cubs); Braedyn Cyr (Timmins Rock); Frédéric Cousineau, (Timmins Rock) and Gavin Killoran (Soo Thunderbirds) have named its RBC Forward; Orendorff & Associates Defenceman; Skater’s Edge Source for Sports Goaltender and Journal Printing Rookie of the Month, respectively, for November. […]

GALLERY: Beavers hold off Thunderbirds 2-1 in NOJHL play Sunday

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – James Lin’s first Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League goal, coming nearly seven minutes in the second period, held up as the game-winner as the Blind River Beavers went on to edge the Soo Thunderbirds 2-1 Sunday afternoon at John Rhodes Community Centre. Going to work on an early power play, the […]

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