By Matt Stefano Dharan Cap’s shorthanded tally with just six seconds to go in the second period turned out to be the insurance goal of the game, as the Soo Thunderbirds went on to defeat the Blind River Beavers by a score of 6-2 in game 5 of the NOJHL West Division semifinal series on […]
By Matt Stefano When Soo Thunderbirds captain Brock Santa Maria scores a goal in a playoff game, it usually turns out to be the game-winner. And on Monday night in game 3, he did it again! Brock Santa Maria’s power play goal at the 11:16 mark of the second period proved to be the game-winner, […]
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 If the Timmins Rock wanted to clinch first overall in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League this season, all they needed to do was pick up a win against the Soo Thunderbirds on Sunday afternoon. And on Sunday afternoon, that’s what they did. On Sunday afternoon, in their final game of the […]
By Matt Stefano Friday night’s game at the John Rhodes was a battle of two third place teams in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, as the third place team in the West Soo Thunderbirds took on the third place team in the East Powassan Voodoos. Both the Thunderbirds and the Voodoos also entered Friday […]
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 Fletchy had a night to remember in his NOJHL debut with the Soo Thunderbirds on Saturday night! In his first NOJHL game played with the Soo Thunderbirds on Saturday night, Soo Thunderbirds affiliate goaltender Maverick Fletcher turned aside 26 shots to help lead the Thunderbirds to a 3-2 overtime victory over the […]
By Matt Stefano Since arriving in Sault Ste. Marie earlier this month, Ranon Joseph has recorded at least one point all seven of his games played this season with the Soo Thunderbirds. And on Friday night in just his eighth game played, he put up another three. On Friday night, Soo Thunderbirds defenceman Ranon Joseph […]
By Matt Stefano They started fast. They finished strong. And in the end, they came out with another big two points. On Saturday night, the Soo Thunderbirds jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the opening five minutes of the game, before having to kill off four penalties in the final thirteen minutes of the […]
