By Matt Stefano How often do you see a hockey team score fifteen goals in a single game? Not very often. But on Saturday night, that’s how many goals the Soo Thunderbirds scored against the Cochrane Crunch, who are the second lowest scoring team in the NOJHL. On Saturday night, the Soo Thunderbirds scored a […]
By Matt Stefano After defeating the Greater Sudbury Cubs by a score of 6-2 back on Thursday night in Sudbury, the Soo Thunderbirds will now be back on home ice tonight at 7:00 p.m. as they will take on the Cochrane Crunch at the John Rhodes Community Centre in Sault Ste. Marie. The Thunderbirds, who […]
By Matt Stefano Six goals. Six different players. The Soo Thunderbirds got goals from six different players on Saturday night as they defeated the Cochrane Crunch by a score of 6-1 at John Rhodes Community Centre in Sault Ste. Marie. The Thunderbirds, who scored six times on Saturday night, also scored six times in a […]
By Matt Stefano Getting a donut at the Tim Horton Events Centre is becoming a routine for the Soo Thunderbirds! The last time the Soo Thunderbirds made a visit to the Tim Horton Events Centre in Cochrane, was back on April 2, 2022, when they blanked the Cochrane Crunch by a score of 2-0 in the […]
By Matt Stefano Saturday night’s game in Cochrane marked the final game on the Soo Thunderbirds 2021-2022 regular season schedule. And for Noah Metivier, it was a night to remember! On Saturday night, Soo Thunderbirds rookie goaltender Noah Metiver made 23 saves for 6th shutout of the season, helping his hometown Thunderbirds to a 2-0 […]
By Matt Stefano The streak has hit double digits! The Soo Thunderbirds picked up their 10th straight victory on Friday night as they defeated the Cochrane Crunch by a score of 6-1 in front of 988 spectators at the GFL Memorial Gardens in downtown Sault Ste. Marie. The win also gave the Thunderbirds their 30th […]
By Matt Stefano It’s Friday and it’s game day! NOJHL action takes place in downtown Sault Ste. Marie tonight as your Soo Thunderbirds will take on the Cochrane Crunch at the GFL Memorial Gardens, beginning at 7:00 p.m. The Thunderbirds are entering tonight’s game with a record of 29 wins, 5 losses, 2 overtime losses […]
By Matt Stefano Another Soo Thunderbird is now a member of the Crunch. The Soo Thunderbirds have announced on Saturday that they have traded rookie defenceman Connor Healy to the Cochrane Crunch in exchange for a player development fee. In eleven games played with the Thunderbirds this season, Healy scored 1 goal and set up […]
By Matt Stefano Another blueliner is on the move. The Soo Thunderbirds have announced today that they have traded 2002-birth-year defenceman Mark Hill to the Cochrane Crunch in exchange for a player development fee. Hill, who is from Conception Bay South, Newfoundland, played one season with the Thunderbirds in 2020-2021, where he recorded 3 assists […]
By Matt Stefano The Soo Thunderbirds have announced today that they have acquired 2001 birth year forward Ryan Williams from the CCHL2’s Richmond Royals in exchange for a player development fee. Williams, who comes from Edmonton, Alberta, played with three teams during the 2019-2020 season, including the Cochrane Crunch, Elliot Lake Wildcats and Richmond Royals. […]
