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 […]
By Matt Stefano After skating scoreless through the opening twenty minutes of play, the Soo Thunderbirds went on to score five goals in the final forty minutes, including four in the second period as they went on to defeat the Soo Eagles by a score of 5-1 at the Pullar Stadium in Sault Ste. Marie, […]
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 There were no signs of any football scouts at the John Rhodes Community Centre on Super Bowl Sunday. But on Super Bowl Sunday, fans in the stands at the John Rhodes were treated to a high-scoring affair that took place on the ice. After trailing the Espanola Paper Kings 7-3 late in […]
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 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 […]
