Smith hits 90 career goals, but Thunderbirds fall short to Rayside

By Matt Stefano After opening up their two-game road trip with a 4-2 victory over the fifth best team in Canada, the Powassan Voodoos on Saturday night at the Powassan Sportsplex, the Soo Thunderbirds were right back in action less than twenty four hours later on Sunday night as they were in Chelmsford for a […]

Thunderbirds hammer Wildcats, Smith moves into second on all-time goals list

By Matt Stefano After defeating the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners by a score of 4-3 this past Sunday afternoon in the Soo, the Soo Thunderbirds were back in action for their second straight home game on Wednesday night as they took on the Elliot Lake Wildcats at the John Rhodes Community Centre. This was also […]

Thunderbirds scare Wildcats before Halloween

By Matt Stefano It may have only been the night before Halloween, but the Soo Thunderbirds gave the Elliot Lake Wildcats quite a scare at the John Rhodes Community Centre on Wednesday night. It was a game that saw lots of shots, lots of goals and different coloured jerseys. The Thunderbirds scored seven times on […]

Smith’s hat trick leads Thunderbirds to third straight win

By Matt Stefano After extending their winning streak to two games, thanks to a 4-1 victory over the Cochrane Crunch at the NOJHL Showcase in Soo Michigan back on Wednesday night, the Soo Thunderbirds took to the Soo Peewee ice for the first and only time this season on Friday night for a rematch against […]

Thunderbirds come up short against Eagles

By Matt Stefano It’s been almost two weeks since the Thunderbirds were last in action on the ice, but on Friday night, the Thunderbirds played their first game of the month of February against the their cross-border rivals, the Soo Eagles. The Thunderbirds, who were looking to extend their winning streak to nine games on […]

Thunderbirds edge Beavers 4-3

By Matt Stefano After opening up a two-game homestand with a 5-4 victory over the Espanola Express back on Tuesday night, and extending their winning streak to six games, the Soo Thunderbirds concluded their two-game homestand on Friday night as they took on the Blind River Beavers at the John Rhodes Community Centre. Heading into […]

Thunderbirds double up Rapids

By Matt Stefano After defeating the Powassan Voodoos by a score of 6-4 on Saturday night in Powassan and moving into sole possession of first place in the NOJHL standings, the Soo Thunderbirds were back in action less than twenty four hours later as they were in French River on Sunday afternoon for a 4:00 […]

Smith leads Thunderbirds past Voodoos

By Matt Stefano After dropping a 4-1 decision to the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners last night at the Joe Mavrinac Community Centre in Kirkland Lake, the Soo Thunderbirds were looking to get back on the winning track twenty four hours later as they made a visit to Powassan on Saturday to take on the Voodoos. […]

Thunderbirds edge Rapids

By Matt Stefano After dropping 1-0 decision in a shootout to the Rayside Balfour Canadians this past Sunday in Chelmsford, the Soo Thunderbirds were looking to get back on the winning track on Friday night as they took on the French River Rapids at the John Rhodes Community Centre. Friday night’s game also marked the […]

McDonald and Smith make history in win over Espanola

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 […]

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