By Matt Stefano The Soo Thunderbirds know what it’s like to be facing elimination in the NOJHL final. And in the end, they also know what it’s like to come back and be crowned NOJHL champions! Last season, the Soo Thunderbirds came all the way back to eliminate the Hearst Lumberjacks in seven games in […]

Jackson Truchan’s goal in the first period of last night’s game, gave him his 18th point of the playoffs, which tied the franchise record for most points by an American-both player in a playoff season.

By Matt Stefano The Soo Thunderbirds are now just two wins away from winning their second straight Copeland Cup McNamara Trophy! On Sunday night, the Soo Thunderbirds took a two-games-to-one lead in the NOJHL final series, as they defeated the Timmins Rock by a score of 4-1 in front of 346 fans at the John […]

By Matt Stefano Mars had a night to remember on Thursday night in Sudbury! On Thursday night, Soo Thunderbirds forward Wyatt “Mars” Marlow led the way offensively with two goals and two assists, as the Soo Thunderbirds went on to defeat the Greater Sudbury Cubs by a score of 5-2 at the Gerry McCrory Countryside […]

By Matt Stefano As the Soo Thunderbirds get to begin their NOJHL West Division final series tonight in Greater Sudbury, the T-Birds have announced yesterday their team award winners for the 2022-2023 regular season. This year’s award winners were Jackson Truchan (Rookie of the Year), Anton Petrovskiy (Hardest Working Player), Don Stares (T-Birds Staff Award), […]

By Matt Stefano After eliminating the Blind River Beavers four-games-to-one in the NOJHL West Division semifinal series last week, the Soo Thunderbirds are now getting set for round two of playoff action tonight in Greater Sudbury, as they will take on the Greater Sudbury Cubs in game 1 of the NOJHL West Division final, beginning […]

By Matt Stefano In the 2022-2023 regular season, the Blind River Beavers set a new franchise record for most wins in a regular season with 42. They also finished higher than the Soo Thunderbirds did in the NOJHL West Division standings by 11 points. But as we all know, the playoffs are a whole new […]

By Matt Stefano After winning the first two games of the NOJHL West Division semifinal series last week in Blind River, the Soo Thunderbirds will now be back on John Rhodes ice tonight for game 3 of West Division semifinal series (Against the Blind River Beavers), beginning at 7:00 p.m. So far in this series, […]

Thunderbirds rookie forward Jackson Truchan had three goals and one assist in last night’s 6-3 win over the Blind River Beavers in game 1 of the NOJHL’s West Division semifinal series. Truchan’s third goal of the game, came at the 15:40 mark of the third period. (Video credit to hockeytv.com)

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 […]