By Matt Stefano Two Flyers have landed in the Bird Nest! The Soo Thunderbirds have announced on Thursday that they have signed a pair of players out of the Great North Under-18 Hockey League’s Kapuskasing Flyers, including defenceman Kyle Trottier and forward Kelsey Ouellet. “We are really excited to welcome Kyle and Kelsey and their families […]
By Matt Stefano The Soo Thunderbirds have announced on Wednesday that they have traded 2001-birth-year defenceman Cameron Dutkiewicz to the Timmins Rock in exchange for a player development fee. Dutkiewicz, who played last season with the Soo Thunderbirds, led all NOJHL defencemen in points (19) goals (9) and power play goals (6). The Timmins, Ontario […]
By Matt Stefano The 2021 National Hockey League Central Scouting Final Draft Rankings have been released on Thursday morning with one Soo Thunderbirds graduate making the list. That Soo Thunderbirds graduate is Robert Calisti (Ranked 156th). Calisti, who is ranked 156th on the NHL Central Scouting Final Draft Rankings list, played one season with the […]
By Matt Stefano He just completed his third season in the American Hockey League, and now he’s getting recognized. Former Soo Thunderbirds forward and current Syracuse Crunch assistant captain Boris Katchouk has been named to the 2020-2021 AHL North Division All-Star Team. This past season, Katchouk led the American Hockey League’s Syracuse Crunch in scoring […]
By Matt Stefano Savvy is heading to the dog house! The Soo Thunderbirds have announced on Thursday that forward Tyler Savard has signed with the Ontario Hockey League’s Soo Greyhounds for the upcoming season. Savard, who was drafted by the Soo Greyhounds in 11th round (220th overall) back in 2019, spent one season with the […]
By Matt Stefano He just graduated from the Soo Thunderbirds this past season, and now he’s going to continue playing hockey while attending university this fall. The Soo Thunderbirds have announced today that defenceman Warner Young has committed to the NCAA Division 3 Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Cardinals for the 2021-2022 season. Young, who […]
By Matt Stefano You can now add a gold medal to Jack Matier’s resume! On Thursday night, former Soo Thunderbirds defenceman Jack Matier won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2021 IIHF World Under-18 Hockey Championship, which was held in Frisco, Texas. Matier and the Canadians defeated Team Russia by a score of […]
By Matt Stefano Knock on wood Sault College Cougars hockey club. You now have yourself forward Caleb Wood! The Soo Thunderbirds have announced today that forward Caleb Wood has committed to the ACHA Division 2 Sault College Cougars hockey club for the upcoming season. “It feels great,” said Thunderbirds graduate Caleb Wood. “I’m very excited […]
By Matt Stefano The Soo Thunderbirds have announced today that forward Andrew Malek has committed to the Concordia University Wisconsin Falcons in NCAA Division 3 hockey for the 2021-2022 season. Malek, who is a 2000-birth-year forward, began his NOJHL career with the Blind River Beavers in 2019, before ending his NOJHL career with the Soo […]
By Matt Stefano He’s been the associate coach of the Soo Greyhounds since 2018, and now he’s about to lend a helping hand with the SMHA (Sault Major Hockey Assiciation) for the upcoming season. It was announced on Monday that former Soo Thunderbirds head coach and current Soo Greyhounds associate coach Jordan Smith will be […]
