Thunderbirds hang on to beat Beavers

By Matt Stefano After dropping a 7-1 decision to the Rayside Balfour Canadians in the Soo on Saturday night, the Soo Thunderbirds were looking to get back on the winning track less than twenty four hours later as they made a visit to Blind River on Sunday afternoon for a 2:00 p.m. matchup against the […]

Serre leads Beavers past Thunderbirds

By Matt Stefano After blanking the Blind River Beavers by a score of 4-0 on Friday night in the Soo and extending their winning streak to six games, the Soo Thunderbirds were right back in action just twenty four hours later in Blind River, for the second game of the home and home series against […]

Thunderbirds blank Beavers and record second consecutive shutout

By Matt Stefano After blanking the last place Elliot Lake Wildcats by a score of 7-0 back on Wednesday night at the John Rhodes Community Centre, the Soo Thunderbirds were back in action on Friday night in the Soo, for the first game of a home and home series against the Blind River Beavers. The […]

Thunderbirds vs Beavers Game Preview

By Matt Stefano The Soo Thunderbirds will play their final game of the month of January tonight when they take on the Blind River Beavers at the John Rhodes Community Centre, beginning at 7:00 p.m. The Thunderbirds enter tonight’s game with a record of 26 wins, 14 losses, 2 overtime losses and 3 shootout losses, […]

Hayes leads Thunderbirds past Beavers

By Matt Stefano After dropping a 3-2 decision in overtime on Thursday night to the Blind River Beavers in Blind River, the Soo Thunderbirds were back at home just twenty four hours later on Friday night for a rematch against the Beavers at the John Rhodes Community Centre. The Thunderbirds, who also entered Friday night’s […]

Mauro scores overtime goal in win over Thunderbirds

By Matt Stefano After dropping a 4-3 decision in a shootout to the Soo Eagles last Friday in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, the Soo Thunderbirds were in Blind River on Friday night to take on the Blind River Beavers. Friday night’s game also marked the debut of newly acquired forward Coltan Hayes, who came over […]

Thunderbirds get swept in home and home series vs Beavers

By Matt Stefano After dropping a 4-1 decision to the Blind River Beavers on Friday night in Blind River, the Soo Thunderbirds were back on John Rhodes ice on Saturday for a rematch against the 3-0 Beavers. The Thunderbirds ended up getting swept in the home and home series against the Beavers on Saturday night […]

Power play goals lift Beavers past Thunderbirds

By Matt Stefano After defeating the Espanola Express by a score of 3-1 this past Sunday night in Sault Ste. Marie and improving their record to 2-0, the Soo Thunderbirds were in Blind River on Friday the 13th for their first road game of their 2019-2020 regular season. The Thunderbirds, who were minus forwards Nick […]

Thunderbirds eliminate Beavers in 6 and move on to play Rayside

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 […]

Thunderbirds one away from the West Division Final

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 […]

WordPress Image Lightbox Plugin