Thunderbirds; Cubs skate to 1-1 overtime draw

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – A well-played, tight-checking Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League affair Saturday at John Rhodes Community Centre saw the Soo Thunderbirds and Greater Sudbury Cubs skate to a hard-fought 1-1 overtime draw. After a scoreless opening 20 minutes, Sault Ste. Marie broke the ice midway through the proceedings while shorthanded when Aiden Atkinson […]

GALLERY: T-Birds’ Maguire shuts out Storm

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – Riding the first Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League shutout by rookie goaltender Nathan Maguire the Soo Thunderbirds blanked the Iroquois Falls Storm 3-0 Friday in a get together at John Rhodes Community Centre. A tight-checking opening frame was scoreless as the two clubs went to their respective dressing rooms knotted at […]

GALLERY: Thunderbirds shock Rapids with late 3rd period barrage

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – Storming back from a late third period deficit, the Soo Thunderbirds struck five times in the final six and a half minutes of regulation to shock the French River Rapids 6-4 Sunday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at John Rhodes Community Centre. Wasting little time to begin the scoring, […]

GALLERY: Thunderbirds take down rival Eagles

Photos: Justin Cairns SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – A workmanlike road effort that featured a well-balanced offensive attack and the shutout goaltending of Ryan Hicks powered the Soo Thunderbirds to a 5-0 triumph over the rival Soo Eagles Friday evening in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at Pullar Stadium. Some solid cycle work from the […]

GALLERY: Thunderbirds defeat Beavers in low-scoring affair

Photos: Caleigh Fera – Points North Media SUDBURY, Ont. – An Aiden Atkinson goal 3:43 into the third period proved to be the game-winner as the Soo Thunderbirds went on to defeat the Blind River Beavers 3-1 Wednesday afternoon at the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Showcase, presented by the Dairy Farmers of Ontario, in Sudbury. […]

GALLERY: Cubs double up T-Birds to wrap-up Day 1 of Showcase

Photos: Caleigh Fera – Points North Media SUDBURY, Ont. – A Nolan Newton power play marker 13:54 into the second period proved to be the eventual game-winner as the Greater Sudbury Cubs went on to double up the Soo Thunderbirds 4-2 Tuesday night in the final contest of Day 1 play at the Northern Ontario […]

GALLERY: Beavers need OT to edge Thunderbirds

Photos: Hélène Rancourt BLIND RIVER, Ont. – An impressive end-to-end dash up the ice by Jonah McIndoo saw him wire in the game-winner, 43 seconds into overtime, as part of a narrow 2-1 victory by the Blind River Beavers over the Soo Thunderbirds in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest Saturday at the Blind River […]

NOJHL names its September Players of the Month

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) announced Wednesday that Joseph Coates (Espanola Paper Kings); Max DeCoff (Soo Thunderbirds); Alexander Boivin (Hearst Lumberjacks) and Benjamin Coupal (Iroquois Falls Storm) have named its Forward; Journal Printing Defenceman; Goaltender and Orendorff & Associates Rookie of the Month, respectively, for September. FORWARD: Joseph Coates, Espanola Paper […]

Lumberjacks down Thunderbirds to win 6th straight

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – A solid start, then a pair of timely tallies from their captain Mathieu Comeau, lifted the Hearst Lumberjacks to their sixth straight win, a 6-3 triumph over the Soo Thunderbirds in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action Sunday at John Rhodes Community Centre. Extending a consecutive game point streak to eight […]

GALLERY: Thunderbirds soar over Cubs for 4th straight win

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – Breaking a tie game with the nights final three goals, the surging Soo Thunderbirds went on to register their fourth straight win Saturday, defeating the Greater Sudbury Cubs 5-2 in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up at John Rhodes Community Centre. Daks Klinkhammer got the Cubs going offensively just over […]

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