By Matt Stefano After winning the first two games of the NOJHL West Division semifinal series last week in Blind River, the Soo Thunderbirds will now be back on John Rhodes ice tonight for game 3 of West Division semifinal series (Against the Blind River Beavers), beginning at 7:00 p.m. So far in this series, […]

By Matt Stefano A fast start in the first period was once again the difference for the Soo Thunderbirds on Saturday night. On Saturday night, the Soo Thunderbirds took a 3-0 lead after the first period of play, before going on to a 5-4 victory over the Blind River Beavers in game 2 of the […]

By Matt Stefano Scoring goals early is important. Especially when it’s in a playoff game! On Friday night, in their first game of the 2023 postseason, the Soo Thunderbirds scored five goals in the first period as they went on to double up the Blind River Beavers by a score of 6-3 in game 1 […]

By Matt Stefano Playoff action begins this Thursday as your Soo Thunderbirds will take on the Blind River Beavers in game 1 of the NOJHL’s West Division semifinal series! The Thunderbirds, who finished the regular season in third place in the NOJHL’s West Division with 78 points, will take on the Beavers, who finished in […]

By Matt Stefano Giving up a shorthanded goal can sting. Especially when it turns out to be the game-winner. Caleb Minns shorthanded goal at the 4:52 mark of the third period proved to be the game-winner, as the Blind River Beavers went on to blank the Soo Thunderbirds by a score of 2-0 at the […]

By Matt Stefano A former Soo Thunderbird got the job done in overtime for the Blind River Beavers on Tuesday night. On Tuesday night, former Soo Thunderbirds forward Jake Kovacs scored the overtime goal for the Blind River Beavers with just 33 seconds left to go in overtime, giving the Beavers a 3-2 win over […]

By Matt Stefano They both have the same number of wins and losses. They both have the same number of goals and points. And now tonight, they will both be battling it out for position. Tonight is a battle for second place in the NOJHL’s West Division as your Soo Thunderbirds will take on the […]

By Matt Stefano Sometimes your first career goal can turn out to be the most important goal of the game. That’s what happened when Blind River Beavers defenceman Andrey Manov scored late in the game on Wednesday night in the Soo. On Wednesday night, Blind River Beavers defenceman Andrey Manov scored his first NOJHL goal […]

By Matt Stefano It’s been a great start to the year 2023 for Soo Thunderbirds newcomer Ranon Joseph. After recording back-to-back multi-point games in his first two games played with the Soo Thunderbirds last week, Soo Thunderbirds newly signed defenceman Ranon Joseph recorded his third straight multi-point game on Tuesday night with a goal and […]

By Matt Stefano The Soo Thunderbirds are heading into the Christmas break on a seven-game winning streak! On Saturday night, in their final game before the Christmas break, the Soo Thunderbirds extended their winning streak to seven games as they defeated the Blind River Beavers by a score of 4-1 at the Blind River Community […]