By Matt Stefano A series is never over until it’s over! Just ask your 2022 NOJHL champion Soo Thunderbirds. After starting the NOJHL final series down 3-games-to-none against the Hearst Lumberjacks, the Soo Thunderbirds came all the way back to win their fourth game in a row on Thursday night in game 7, as they […]
By Matt Stefano It’s the hottest ticket in town! Game 7 of the NOJHL final between the Hearst Lumberjacks and the Soo Thunderbirds. And it all takes place tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m. at the John Rhodes Community Centre in the east end of Sault Ste. Marie. The Thunderbirds, who have a chance to hoist […]
Oh my, Oldham! Russell Oldham’s goal at the 6:11 mark of the overtime period gave the Soo Thunderbirds a 4-3 overtime victory against the Hearst Lumberjacks in game 6 of the NOJHL final last night in Hearst. The Thunderbirds have now tied the best-of-seven series up at three-games-apiece after trailing the Lumberjacks three-games-to-none. (Video courtesy […]
By Matt Stefano It’s official. There will be a game 7 of the NOJHL final in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario this Thursday night! And it’s all thanks to an overtime goal by Russell Oldham, which came just over six minutes into the overtime period on Tuesday night in game 6. On Tuesday night, Russell Oldham’s […]
Gibby getting er done! Andrew Gibson’s 3rd goal of the playoffs at the 17:38 mark of the second period turned out to be the game-winner in last night’s 3-2 win over the Hearst Lumberjacks. The Thunderbirds, who defeated the Lumberjacks 3-2 last night in game 5 of the NOJHL final, now only trail the Lumberjacks […]
By Matt Stefano The Soo Thunderbirds are not going anywhere! Except back to Hearst for game 6 of the NOJHL final, and a chance to even up the series at three. On Sunday night, the Soo Thunderbirds defeated the Hearst Lumberjacks by a score of 3-2 in game 5 of the NOJHL final in front […]
Last night, Thunderbirds forward Dharan Cap scored his 2nd goal of the playoffs at the 16:37 mark of the third period, which at that time gave the Thunderbirds a 4-1 lead. The Thunderbirds went on to win last night’s game by a score of 4-2 against the Hearst Lumberjacks in game 4 of the NOJHL […]
By Matt Stefano The Soo Thunderbirds hopes for winning the Copeland Cup McNamara Trophy are still alive! On Friday night, the Soo Thunderbirds got goals from four different players as they doubled up the Hearst Lumberjacks by a score of 4-2 in game 4 of the NOJHL final at Claude Larose Arena in Hearst. The […]
By Matt Stefano The Soo Thunderbirds battled back, but they still couldn’t get the victory. After trailing 3-0 after the first period and 4-2 after the second period, the Soo Thunderbirds battled back to tie the game at four with just 1:35 left to go in regulation, but ended up falling to the Hearst Lumberjacks […]
By Matt Stefano May the 5th be with you! Thursday, May 5 was a historic day for the Great North Under-18 Hockey League, as one player out of that league ended up being taken first overall in this year’s Ontario Hockey League Under-18 Priority Selection. With the first overall pick in this year’s draft, the […]
