Former Soo Thunderbird Andrew Gibson giving his thoughts on getting drafted by the Detroit Red Wings following yesterday’s NHL Draft.

By Matt Stefano June 29, 2023 was a great day for two Soo Thunderbird graduates in Nashville, Tennessee! In the second and final day of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft (Which was held at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville), former Soo Thunderbirds defenceman Andrew Gibson was taken in the 2nd round (42nd overall) by the Detroit […]

By Matt Stefano The NHL Entry Draft is getting set to get underway in Music City (Nashville, Tennessee) in just over two months! And at this year’s NHL Entry Draft, at least two Soo Thunderbird graduates are expected to take centre stage wearing NHL jerseys. On Tuesday, the National Hockey League officially released its Central […]

By Matt Stefano The 2022-2023 Ontario Hockey League regular season is now officially over, but this season was one that saw two former Soo Thunderbirds win Rookie of the Year awards with their OHL clubs. This season, former Soo Thunderbirds forward Cooper Foster was named the Rookie of the Year for the Ottawa 67’s while […]

By Matt Stefano A pair of Soo Thunderbird graduates have made the NHL Central Scouting’s Midseason Rankings list for the upcoming NHL Entry Draft in June. Those two Soo Thunderbird graduates are defenceman Andrew Gibson and forward Cooper Foster. Gibson, who is currently in his first season with the Ontario Hockey League’s Soo Greyhounds, spent […]

By Matt Stefano On Monday, it was announced that Soo Thunderbirds graduate and current Soo Greyhounds defenceman Andrew Gibson has been selected to participate in the 2023 Kubota CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game, which will take place at the Langley Events Centre in Langley Township, British Columbia on January 25. Gibson, who is currently in his […]

By Matt Stefano Today, the National Hockey League has officially released its October Central Scouting Players To Watch List for the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, which will take place next June in Nashville, Tennessee, and one Soo Thunderbird graduate is on that list! Soo Thunderbirds graduate and current Soo Greyhounds defenceman Andrew Gibson has received […]

By Matt Stefano It’s Miller time in net! The Soo Thunderbirds have announced on Monday that they have signed 2006-birth-year goaltender and Soo Greyhounds prospect Landon Miller. Miller, who is from Barrie, Ontario, spent the 2021-2022 season with the Vaughan Kings Under-16 AAA team, and was also among 40 OHL prospects to participate in Canada’s […]

By Matt Stefano After blanking the Cochrane Crunch by a score of 4-0 one week ago (September 24) in Cochrane, and concluding the month of September with 3 wins and 4 losses, the Soo Thunderbirds returned to action for their first game of October on Saturday, October 1 as they made a visit to Sudbury […]

By Matt Stefano Noah Metivier is getting a chance with the Hounds! It was announced yesterday that Soo Thunderbirds goaltender Noah Metivier has been invited to attend this year’s Soo Greyhounds Development Camp as a free agent. Metivier, who just completed his first season with the Soo Thunderbirds, finished this season with 20 wins, 3 […]