By Matt Stefano After dropping an 8-4 decision to the Elliot Lake Red Wings back on Tuesday night in Elliot Lake, the Soo Thunderbirds were back on John Rhodes ice on Friday night for their final home game of September as they took on the French River Rapids, who made their first and only visit […]
By Matt Stefano Tonight’s the night! Your defending Copeland Cup McNamara Trophy champion Soo Thunderbirds will officially kick off their 2022-2023 regular season tonight at 7:00 p.m., when they take on their cross-border rivals the Soo Eagles at the John Rhodes. Tonight’s game will also be the first time these two clubs will meet since […]
By Matt Stefano Wednesday night hockey takes place tonight at the John Rhodes Community Centre in Sault Ste. Marie as your Soo Thunderbirds will take on the Blind River Beavers, beginning at 7:30 p.m. The Thunderbirds will also be looking to get back on the winning track tonight, following a 4-0 loss to the Powassan […]
By Matt Stefano The holiday season is officially upon us and the Soo Thunderbirds are now on Christmas break until January 7. And with already 28 games officially behind them, let’s take a look at how the team and some players did – by the numbers. 1. That’s where the Soo Thunderbirds currently sit in […]
By Matt Stefano A shortened NOJHL season due to COVID is now in the past, and now the road to the Centennial Cup is finally back! The Soo Thunderbirds will officially kick off their 23rd season in the NOJHL tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m. in a road game against the Blind River Beavers. And as […]
By Matt Stefano He spent one season playing AAA hockey down in Toronto, Ontario, but now he’s coming home this season to play junior. The Soo Thunderbirds have announced today that they have signed 2004-birth-year forward Kenny Belanger Jr. for the 2021-2022 season. Belanger, who is from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, played the 2019-2020 season […]
By Matt Stefano Another Saultite is joining the orange and blue! The Soo Thunderbirds have announced on Thursday that they have signed 2001-birth-year forward Colby Arbour for the upcoming season. Arbour, who just turned 20-years-old back on May 24, is joining the Thunderbirds after spending the 2019-2020 season with the St. Mary’s Knights high school […]
By Matt Stefano With hockey season just over a month away, the Soo Thunderbirds have concluded their 2021 Development Camp, which was held at the John Rhodes Community Centre from Friday, August 6 – Sunday, August 8. After the first two days of having on-ice skills development and off-ice workouts, the club concluded their three-day […]
By Matt Stefano The Soo Thunderbirds have announced today that six players from last year’s roster will be returning to the club for the upcoming season. Those players are forwards Russell Oldham, Brock Santa Maria, Ty Zachary, Ethan Novello and Tyson Doucette and defenceman Kaden Dundas. FIREBIRD PROSPECT REMAINS A THUNDERBIRD Twenty-year-old forward and Sault […]
By Matt Stefano One week ago today, the Soo Thunderbirds fell to the Blind River Beavers by a score of 6-3 at the Blind River Community Centre in Blind River. But tonight they will be back on John Rhodes ice at 7:00 p.m. to take on the very same Beavers team. The Soo enters tonight’s […]
