By Matt Stefano He was about to enter his rookie season in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League this year, but now he’s a member of the Soo Thunderbirds! The Soo Thunderbirds have announced on Wednesday that they have acquired 2003-birth-year defenceman Connor Healy from the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League’s Weyburn Red Wings in exchange for […]
By Matt Stefano He spent one season playing AAA hockey down in Toronto, Ontario, but now he’s coming home this season to play junior. The Soo Thunderbirds have announced today that they have signed 2004-birth-year forward Kenny Belanger Jr. for the 2021-2022 season. Belanger, who is from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, played the 2019-2020 season […]
By Matt Stefano From Tunisia, to Quebec, and eventually to the Bird nest! The Soo Thunderbirds have announced today that they have signed Tunisian-born Canadian forward Youssef Chaouachi for the 2021-2022 season. Chaouachi, who is a 2002-birth-year forward, stands 6’2 and weighs 190 pounds. “I’m super excited to be joining the Thunderbirds,” Chaouachi said. “The […]
By Matt Stefano Noah Boman is becoming a Cougar! The Soo Thunderbirds have announced today that graduate Noah Boman has committed to the ACHA Division 2 Sault College Cougars hockey club for the 2021-2022 season. In 61 career games played with the Thunderbirds, the 21-year-old forward found the back of the net 33 times and […]
By Matt Stefano After going a whole season without OHL hockey due to COVID, the OHL is now getting set to prepare for their 2021-2022 season. And with OHL Training Camps set to begin, there will be a total of three players from the Soo Thunderbirds who will be attending OHL Training Camps this year, […]
By Matt Stefano He didn’t get drafted by an NHL team this past July, but he’s still going to hit the ice with an NHL team come September. Former Soo Thunderbird and current Soo Greyhounds star defenceman Robert Calisti has been invited to the Florida Panthers Development Camp, which will take place from September 10-14 […]
By Matt Stefano Another Saultite is joining the orange and blue! The Soo Thunderbirds have announced on Thursday that they have signed 2001-birth-year forward Colby Arbour for the upcoming season. Arbour, who just turned 20-years-old back on May 24, is joining the Thunderbirds after spending the 2019-2020 season with the St. Mary’s Knights high school […]
By Matt Stefano With hockey season just over a month away, the Soo Thunderbirds have concluded their 2021 Development Camp, which was held at the John Rhodes Community Centre from Friday, August 6 – Sunday, August 8. After the first two days of having on-ice skills development and off-ice workouts, the club concluded their three-day […]
http://www.soothunderbirds.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2021/07/IMG_1217.mp4 By Matt Stefano The Soo Thunderbirds are preparing for the 2021-2022 season and with hockey season fast approaching, there are limited spots available for this year’s development camp. This year’s Soo Thunderbirds Development Camp runs from August 6 – 8 at the John Rhodes Community Centre in Sault Ste. Marie, and is open to […]
By Matt Stefano He played as an affiliate player with the NOJHL’s Soo Thunderbirds back in 2018-2019, and now he’s an NHL draft pick! On Saturday afternoon, defenceman and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario native Jack Matier was selected in the 4th round (124th overall) by the Nashville Predators in the second and final day of […]
