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 […]
Cooper Foster’s power play goal at the 18:48 mark of the second period proved to be the game-winner last night as the Soo Thunderbirds went on to defeat the Blind River Beavers by a score of 4-1 at the John Rhodes Community Centre. The Ottawa 67’s prospect also gave himself his 10th goal of the […]
By Matt Stefano Wednesday night hockey takes place tonight at the John Rhodes Community Centre in Sault Ste. Marie as your Soo Thunderbirds will take on the Blind River Beavers, beginning at 7:30 p.m. The Thunderbirds will also be looking to get back on the winning track tonight, following a 4-0 loss to the Powassan […]
By Matt Stefano After opening up the year 2022 with a 6-2 win over the Greater Sudbury Cubs on Friday night in the Soo, the Soo Thunderbirds were right back in action on Saturday night for their second straight home game as they took on the Powassan Voodoos, who made their first and only visit […]
By Matt Stefano They haven’t played against each other in 798 days, but now they finally face each other again tonight! Tonight the Soo Thunderbirds will take on the Powassan Voodoos at the John Rhodes Community Centre, beginning at 7:00 p.m. This will also be Powassan’s first and only visit to the Soo this season. […]
By Matt Stefano A pair of early goals in the first period helped the Soo Thunderbirds come out with a big two points on Friday night in their first game of the new year. On Friday night, the Thunderbirds scored two goals on their first two shots of the game, which eventually led to a […]
By Matt Stefano A former Soo Thunderbird is on his way to the AHL! The American Hockey League’s Syracuse Crunch have announced on Saturday that they have signed former Soo Thunderbirds defenceman Owen Headrick to a professional tryout contract. Headrick, who played with the Soo Thunderbirds from 2013-2015, began playing this season with the University […]
By Matt Stefano The National Hockey League Central Scouting’s Midterm Rankings were officially released on Wednesday afternoon for the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, and former Soo Thunderbirds forward Tyler Savard has made the list. Savard, a former Soo Thunderbird who is currently in his first season with the Ontario Hockey League’s Soo Greyhounds, is ranked 183rd […]
By Matt Stefano The Soo Thunderbirds ended up making a second move before Monday’s 6:00 p.m. NOJHL trade deadline. After trading second-year forward Tyson Doucette to the OJHL’s Aurora Tigers during Monday’s NOJHL trade deadline, the Soo Thunderbirds then made another move on that day as they traded rookie defenceman Creo Solomon to the GOJHL’s […]
By Matt Stefano Doucer is on the move. The Soo Thunderbirds have announced on Monday that they have traded their leading goal scorer Tyson Doucette to the OJHL’s Aurora Tigers in exchange for a player development fee. Doucette, who served as one of the Thunderbirds assistant captains this year, entered the holiday break as the […]
