By Matt Stefano Fordy is now going to hit the ice in university! It was announced on Friday that former Soo Thunderbirds captain Nolan Ford has committed to the Ontario Tech University Ridgebacks hockey club for the remainder of the 2021-2022 season. Ford, who played three seasons with the Soo Thunderbirds from 2017-2020, tallied 19 […]

By Matt Stefano There is now a new ownership group taking over the bird nest. The Nothern Ontario Junior Hockey League’s Soo Thunderbirds have announced today that former NHL defenceman Trevor Daley, along with former OHL defenceman Cole Jarrett and his wife Lee-Anne, will now be the new leaders of the franchise. Daley and the […]

By Matt Stefano Saturday night marked a battle for third place in the West Division between the Soo Thunderbirds and the Soo Eagles at the John Rhodes Community Centre in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The Thunderbirds, who entered Saturday night’s game with 36 points on the season, were just one point behind the Eagles for […]

By Matt Stefano Following the cancellation of Sunday night’s game due to severe weather conditions, the Soo Thunderbirds were back in action on Tuesday night as they took on the Blind River Beavers at the John Rhodes Community Centre. The Thunderbirds, who entered Tuesday night’s game with 39 wins, picked up their 40th victory of […]

By Matt Stefano After defeating the Blind River Beavers 4-3 in a shootout last Saturday in Blind River, the Soo Thunderbirds were back on John Rhodes ice on Thursday night as they took on the last place Espanola Express. On Thursday, the Thunderbirds were also up against a familiar face in forward Jamie Damignani, who […]