By Matt Stefano They both finished tied for first in league points during the regular season, and on Saturday night in the opening game of the West Division Final, they both finished tied for the most points during the evening. Lucas Theriault and Noah Boman both led the way offensively with three points each for […]
By Matt Stefano And so, they will meet again! For the second straight year, the Soo Thunderbirds will play against the Rayside Balfour Canadians in the NOJHL’s West Division Final, thanks to Tuesday night’s 4-3 win over the Blind River Beavers in game 6 of the West Division Semifinal. With the Thunderbirds leading the West […]
By Matt Stefano The Soo Thunderbirds are now just one win away from advancing to the West Division Final for the second straight year! After dropping back to back games in Blind River, both by identical 3-2 scores, the Soo Thunderbirds returned home for game 5 of the West Division Semifinal on Sunday night, with […]
By Matt Stefano After dropping a 3-2 decision to the Blind River Beavers back on Tuesday night in game 3 of the West Division Semifinal series, the Soo Thunderbirds entered game 4 with a 2-1 series lead against the Beavers on Friday night in Blind River, and were hoping to put a stranglehold lead on […]
By Matt Stefano They have not lost to the Blind River Beavers all season long. But on Tuesday night in Blind River, the Thunderbirds had their ten game winning streak against the Beavers snapped. After winning all eight regular season meetings against the Beavers this season, and opening up the West Division Semifinal series with […]
By Matt Stefano After doubling up the Blind River Beavers by a score of 4-2 in the opening game of the West Division Semifinal series back on Saturday night at the John Rhodes, the Soo Thunderbirds were right back in action twenty four hours later on St. Patrick’s Day as they were looking to go […]
By Matt Stefano After finishing first in the NOJHL standings with a record of 44 wins, 11 losses and 1 shootout loss, the Soo Thunderbirds began postseason action on Saturday night at the John Rhodes as they took on the Blind River Beavers in game 1 of the NOJHL’s West Division Semifinal series. The Thunderbirds […]
By Matt Stefano The Soo Thunderbirds have officially concluded their 20th regular season in the NOJHL, and are now getting set for the 2019 postseason. But as we get set for postseason action, let’s take a look at the how the 2018-2019 regular season went for the Thunderbirds. FAST START The Thunderbirds began the 2018-2019 […]
By Matt Stefano After defeating the Soo Eagles by a score of 5-3 last Saturday at the John Rhodes Community Centre, the Soo Thunderbirds were in action for their final game of the 2018-2019 regular season on Wednesday night, as they made a visit to Blind River to take on the Beavers. Entering Wednesday night’s […]
By Matt Stefano The Soo Thunderbirds played their final home game of their 2018-2019 regular season on Saturday night as they took on the Soo Eagles at the John Rhodes Community Centre. Saturday night’s game also marked the 100th career game for Thunderbirds defenceman Tristan Cicchello. The Thunderbirds, who were coming off a 3-2 overtime […]
