Special teams help lead Thunderbirds to win over Red Wings

By Matt Stefano If you want to win hockey games, you need to have good special teams. And that’s exactly what the Soo Thunderbirds showed to their fans on Friday night against the Elliot Lake Red Wings! On Friday night, the Thunderbirds got a pair of power play tallies and a shortanded marker as they […]

Game preview: Thunderbirds play rematch against Red Wings

By Matt Stefano Friday night hockey takes place tonight at the John Rhodes Community Centre as your Soo Thunderbirds will have their second straight meeting against the Elliot Lake Red Wings, beginning at 7:30 p.m. The Thunderbirds, who are entering tonight’s game sitting in first place in the NOJHL’s West Division, are also coming off […]

Gibson scares Red Wings before Halloween

By Matt Stefano So far this season, Thunderbirds defenceman Andrew Gibson has been giving the Elliot Lake Red Wings a good scare. And on the night before Halloween, he did it again! On Saturday, October 30, rookie defenceman Andrew Gibson scored twice and added a helper, leading the Thunderbirds to a 4-1 victory over the […]

Thunderbirds fall to Cubs in overtime

By Matt Stefano After handing the Greater Sudbury Cubs their first shutout loss in team history back on Sunday night in Sudbury, the Soo Thunderbirds were back on John Rhodes ice on Friday night for their second straight meeting against the very same Cubs team. Despite recording 45 shots on net, including 20 in the […]

Game Preview: Thunderbirds meet Cubs for the second straight game

By Matt Stefano Different rink, same two teams! Friday night hockey takes place tonight at the John Rhodes Community Centre as your Soo Thunderbirds will have their second straight meeting against the Greater Sudbury Cubs, beginning at 7:30 p.m. The Thunderbirds are entering tonight’s game with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 1 […]

Thunderbirds hand Cubs their first ever shutout loss

By Matt Stefano For the first time in Cubs history, the Greater Sudbury Cubs fans had nothing to cheer about for the whole game. And the Soo Thunderbirds were the reason why! On Sunday night, the Soo Thunderbirds handed the Greater Sudbury Cubs their first shutout loss in team history as they blanked them by […]

Thunderbirds trade Healy to Cochrane

By Matt Stefano Another Soo Thunderbird is now a member of the Crunch. The Soo Thunderbirds have announced on Saturday that they have traded rookie defenceman Connor Healy to the Cochrane Crunch in exchange for a player development fee. In eleven games played with the Thunderbirds this season, Healy scored 1 goal and set up […]

Foster leads Thunderbirds past Red Wings

By Matt Stefano It didn’t take long for the Soo Thunderbirds to get back on the winning track! After having their three-game winning streak snapped against the Soo Eagles back on Sunday afternoon, the Soo Thunderbirds rebounded with a 6-2 victory over the Elliot Lake Red Wings on Wednesday night in Sault Ste. Marie. “Our […]

Game preview: Thunderbirds take on Red Wings at the Rhodes

By Matt Stefano Wednesday night hockey takes place tonight at the John Rhodes as your Soo Thunderbirds will face off against the Elliot Lake Red Wings, beginning at 7:00 p.m. The Thunderbirds are entering tonight’s game with a record of 7 wins, 2 losses and 1 shootout loss, and are also currently tied with the […]

Thirty-nine shots not enough, Thunderbirds get blanked by Eagles

By Matt Stefano After defeating the Espanola Express by a score of 3-2 in overtime on Saturday night in Espanola, the Soo Thunderbirds were right back in action on Sunday afternoon at the John Rhodes for a matinee game against the Soo Eagles. Both the Soo Eagles and the Soo Thunderbirds also entered Sunday afternoon’s […]

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