Burls is on the move. The Soo Thunderbirds have announced on Tuesday that they have traded 2002-birth-year defenceman Zane Burleigh to the Ontario Junior Hockey League’s Caledon Admirals in exchange for a player development fee. Burleigh, who played one season with the Soo Thunderbirds during 2021-2022, scored once and set up 7 others in 46 […]

By Matt Stefano The Soo Thunderbirds are now just one win away from moving on to the NOJHL West Division final! And it’s all thanks to a big second period they had on Sunday afternoon in Blind River. After falling behind 1-0 after twenty minutes of play, the Soo Thunderbirds came back to score four […]

By Matt Stefano Noah Metiver has shut the door again! And this time in his playoff debut. After closing out the 2021-2022 regular season with three shutouts in his last three starts, Soo Thunderbirds rookie goaltender Noah Metiver recorded his first career playoff shutout in his playoff debut on Thursday night at the John Rhodes, […]

By Matt Stefano Since signing with the Soo Thunderbirds during the 2021 offseason, rookie forward Kelsey Ouellet has turned out to be one of the top forwards on the Soo Thunderbirds this season. And last night in his first career playoff game played, Ouellet played a big role in helping the Thunderbirds to a victory. […]

By Matt Stefano Game 1 is in the books! Kelsey Ouellet and Michael Chaffay combined for four points on Thursday night as the Soo Thunderbirds defeated the Blind River Beavers by a score of 3-2 in game 1 of the West Division semifinal series at the John Rhodes. The Thunderbirds, who defeated the Beavers 3-2 […]

By Matt Stefano Playoff hockey is finally back and it all starts tonight! Tonight your Soo Thunderbirds will be in action for their first game of postseason play as they will take on the Blind River Beavers in game 1 of the NOJHL’s West Division semifinal series, beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the John Rhodes […]

By Matt Stefano Make it 15 big ones! On Sunday afternoon, the Soo Thunderbirds picked up their 15th straight victory as they defeated the Blind River Beavers by a score of 4-3 in overtime at the Blind River Community Centre in Blind River. The Thunderbirds, who picked up their 15th straight victory on Sunday afternoon, […]

By Matt Stefano Wednesday night’s game was a night to remember for Cole Delarosbil! After setting a career-high for most points in a single season with 10, thanks to his one-assist performance back on Sunday afternoon in Noelville, Cole Delarosbil ended up finding of the back of the net three times for the Soo Thunderbirds […]

By Matt Stefano Today is Wednesday, March 2 and it’s game day! But not only is it just game day, it’s also the first game of the season that arena capacity crowds can officially return to 100%. Tonight your Soo Thunderbirds will be back on John Rhodes ice (7:00 p.m.) as they will take on […]

By Matt Stefano The shutout didn’t happen, but the victory still did! Noah Zeppa’s shutout bid was broken with just 27 seconds to go in the third period, but the Soo Thunderbirds still picked up a big two points on Wednesday night as they defeated the Blind River Beavers by a score of 4-1 at […]