By Matt Stefano Rotiroti is going to be a Raider! The Soo Thunderbirds have announced today that forward Alfred Rotiroti has committed to play for the Rivier University Raiders hockey club in NCAA Division 3 hockey for the 2022-2023 season. “I am extremely excited and proud to commit to the Raiders NCAA program for the […]
By Matt Stefano Good defence and good goaltending win hockey games! Just ask the Soo Thunderbirds. After opening up their three-game East Division road trip with a 3–1 win in Kirkland Lake on Friday, followed by a 3-1 win in Powassan on Saturday, the Soo Thunderbirds concluded their three-game East Division road trip with a […]
Kelsey Ouellet’s power play goal last night in Powassan turned out to be the game-winning goal in a 3-1 win! (Video courtesy of HockeyTV.com)
By Matt Stefano A pair of power play goals in the first period helped the Soo Thunderbirds come out with another big two points on Saturday night. The Thunderbirds took a 2-0 lead after the first period, thanks to power play goals by Cooper Foster and Kelsey Ouellet, before going on to defeat the Powassan […]
By Matt Stefano After defeating the Espanola Express by a score of 4-1 back on Sunday afternoon in Espanola, the Soo Thunderbirds were back in action on Friday night for their second straight road game as they made a visit to Kirkland Lake to take on the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners. The Thunderbirds, who entered […]
By Matt Stefano Make it five wins in a row for the Soo Thunderbirds! The Soo Thunderbirds extended their winning streak to a season-high five games on Sunday afternoon in Espanola as they defeated the Espanola Express by a score of 4-1 at the Espanola Regional Recreation Complex. The Thunderbirds, who were in action in […]
Colby Arbour scored his first career overtime goal last night as the Soo Thunderbirds defeated the Timmins Rock by a score of 3-2 in overtime at the John Rhodes. Arbour’s goal came at the 3:04 mark of the overtime period. (Video from HockeyTV.com)
By Matt Stefano The first shot on net of the overtime period turned out to be huge for the Soo Thunderbirds on Saturday night! Colby Arbour’s goal 3:04 into overtime turned out to be his first career game-winning goal as the Soo Thunderbirds defeated the Timmins Rock by a score of 3-2 in overtime at […]
By Matt Stefano Are you ready to rock? Because the Thunderbirds take on the Rock tonight! Saturday night hockey takes place tonight at the John Rhodes Community Centre as your Soo Thunderbirds will take on the Timmins Rock, beginning at 7:30 p.m. The Thunderbirds are entering tonight’s game with a record of 23 wins, 5 […]
By Matt Stefano Wednesday night’s game was a matchup between the top two teams in the NOJHL’s West Division. But on the ice, the game appeared to be one-sided! On Wednesday night, the first place Soo Thunderbirds hammered the second place Soo Eagles by a score of 8-1 at the John Rhodes Community Centre in […]
