On June 29, 2023, Soo Thunderbirds graduate Cooper Foster was drafted in the 6th round (174th overall) by the Pittsburgh Penguins. Here’s what Foster had to say about getting drafted to the Pens:
By Matt Stefano June 29, 2023 was a great day for two Soo Thunderbird graduates in Nashville, Tennessee! In the second and final day of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft (Which was held at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville), former Soo Thunderbirds defenceman Andrew Gibson was taken in the 2nd round (42nd overall) by the Detroit […]
By Matt Stefano The NHL Entry Draft is getting set to get underway in Music City (Nashville, Tennessee) in just over two months! And at this year’s NHL Entry Draft, at least two Soo Thunderbird graduates are expected to take centre stage wearing NHL jerseys. On Tuesday, the National Hockey League officially released its Central […]
By Matt Stefano The 2022-2023 Ontario Hockey League regular season is now officially over, but this season was one that saw two former Soo Thunderbirds win Rookie of the Year awards with their OHL clubs. This season, former Soo Thunderbirds forward Cooper Foster was named the Rookie of the Year for the Ottawa 67’s while […]
By Matt Stefano A pair of Soo Thunderbird graduates have made the NHL Central Scouting’s Midseason Rankings list for the upcoming NHL Entry Draft in June. Those two Soo Thunderbird graduates are defenceman Andrew Gibson and forward Cooper Foster. Gibson, who is currently in his first season with the Ontario Hockey League’s Soo Greyhounds, spent […]
By Matt Stefano Logan Raffaele remains unbeaten. On Friday night, Soo Eagles goaltender Logan Raffaele improved his record to 6 wins and 0 losses on the season, as he made 31 saves to help lead the Soo Eagles to a 3-2 shootout victory over the Soo Thunderbirds at Pullar Stadium in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. […]
By Matt Stefano If you want to win hockey games, you need to find a way to score goals and get plenty of shots on net. But in this year’s Centennial Cup tournament, both of those things have seemed to be a problem for the Soo Thunderbirds. On Monday afternoon, in their third game of […]
By Matt Stefano It all starts tonight! The Soo Thunderbirds will play their opening game of the 2022 Centennial Cup tournament (Presented by Tim Hortons) tonight at 6:00 p.m. as they will take on the SJHL’s Flin Flon Bombers at Affinity Place in Estevan, Saskatchewan. And as we get set for tonight’s game, here’s what […]
By Matt Stefano Three seasons ago, the Hearst Lumberjacks defeated the Soo Thunderbirds four-games-to-three in the NOJHL final to go on to win their first ever Copeland Cup McNamara Trophy. And since then, no team was able to play for the Copeland Cup McNamara Trophy due to COVID-19. But now, here in 2022, the same […]
By Matt Stefano In my previous story, Michael Chaffay said he was just going to continue to play his game on Saturday night and see what happens. And on Saturday night, he did, and the Birds got the victory! On Saturday night, Soo Thunderbirds forward Michael Chaffay recorded his second straight multi-goal game, scoring a […]
