Smith makes 30 saves as Red Wings blank Thunderbirds 1-0

By Matt Stefano One goal. That’s all it took for the Elliot Lake Red Wings to pick up their 8th win of the season on Wednesday night. On Wednesday night, the Elliot Lake Red Wings improved their record to 8 wins and 8 losses on the season as they blanked the Soo Thunderbirds by a […]

Former Thunderbird Camaryn Baber commits to Reds

By Matt Stefano A former Soo Thunderbird is now heading to university! It was announced on Wednesday that former Soo Thunderbirds forward Camaryn Baber has committed to the University of New Brunswick Reds hockey team for the 2022-2023 season. Baber, who just graduated from the Ontario Hockey League this past season, played in 181 career […]

Thunderbirds play second straight game vs Red Wings

By Matt Stefano So, they meet again! Tonight the Soo Thunderbirds will be in action for their second straight game against the Elliot Lake Red Wings, beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the John Rhodes Community Centre. The Thunderbirds, who are entering tonight’s game sitting in first place in the NOJHL’s West Division (with 29 points), […]

Thunderbirds acquire Chitaroni from Cobourg

By Matt Stefano A local blueliner is coming home! The Soo Thunderbirds have announced on Sunday that they have acquired 2004-birth-year defenceman Mason Chitaroni from the OJHL’s Cobourg Cougars in exchange for a player development fee. Chitaroni, who is from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, stands 5’11 and weighs 180 pounds. “We are really excited to […]

Game Preview: Thunderbirds take on Beavers in a Tuesday night battle

By Matt Stefano Tuesday night hockey takes place tonight at the John Rhodes Community Centre in Sault Ste. Marie as the Soo Thunderbirds take on the Blind River Beavers in their fourth straight meeting, beginning at 7:00 p.m. This will also be game four of the six-game cohort series between these two clubs. BEST IN THE […]

Thunderbirds conclude 2020 in a good way

By Matt Stefano Wait! Didn’t the season just begin? It did one month ago. But on Sunday afternoon, the Soo Thunderbirds played their final game of the year 2020 as they were in Espanola for another afternoon matchup against the Espanola Express. The Thunderbirds were also coming off a 4-3 loss to the Express back […]

Thunderbirds Turnback Tuesday: (Jeff Whitfield 2000-2001)

By Matt Stefano With the 2020 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection officially in the books, we’ve decided to take this time to look back at a past Soo Thunderbird blueliner, who spent one season with his hometown Thunderbirds, before going on to have a four-year career in the Ontario Hockey League. In today’s first edition […]

WordPress Image Lightbox Plugin