By Matt Stefano Dharan Cap’s shorthanded tally with just six seconds to go in the second period turned out to be the insurance goal of the game, as the Soo Thunderbirds went on to defeat the Blind River Beavers by a score of 6-2 in game 5 of the NOJHL West Division semifinal series on […]
By Matt Stefano The Blind River Beavers season is still alive thanks to an overtime goal by Andrey Manov. Just 1:35 into the first overtime period, Blind River Beavers defenceman Andrey Manov scored his first career overtime goal on the power play, as the Blind River Beavers defeated the Soo Thunderbirds by a score of […]
By Matt Stefano In the 2022-2023 regular season, the Blind River Beavers set a new franchise record for most wins in a regular season with 42. They also finished higher than the Soo Thunderbirds did in the NOJHL West Division standings by 11 points. But as we all know, the playoffs are a whole new […]
By Matt Stefano When Soo Thunderbirds captain Brock Santa Maria scores a goal in a playoff game, it usually turns out to be the game-winner. And on Monday night in game 3, he did it again! Brock Santa Maria’s power play goal at the 11:16 mark of the second period proved to be the game-winner, […]
By Matt Stefano After winning the first two games of the NOJHL West Division semifinal series last week in Blind River, the Soo Thunderbirds will now be back on John Rhodes ice tonight for game 3 of West Division semifinal series (Against the Blind River Beavers), beginning at 7:00 p.m. So far in this series, […]
By Matt Stefano The 2022-2023 Ontario Hockey League regular season is now officially over, but this season was one that saw two former Soo Thunderbirds win Rookie of the Year awards with their OHL clubs. This season, former Soo Thunderbirds forward Cooper Foster was named the Rookie of the Year for the Ottawa 67’s while […]
By Matt Stefano A fast start in the first period was once again the difference for the Soo Thunderbirds on Saturday night. On Saturday night, the Soo Thunderbirds took a 3-0 lead after the first period of play, before going on to a 5-4 victory over the Blind River Beavers in game 2 of the […]
Thunderbirds rookie forward Jackson Truchan had three goals and one assist in last night’s 6-3 win over the Blind River Beavers in game 1 of the NOJHL’s West Division semifinal series. Truchan’s third goal of the game, came at the 15:40 mark of the third period. (Video credit to hockeytv.com)
By Matt Stefano Scoring goals early is important. Especially when it’s in a playoff game! On Friday night, in their first game of the 2023 postseason, the Soo Thunderbirds scored five goals in the first period as they went on to double up the Blind River Beavers by a score of 6-3 in game 1 […]
By Matt Stefano On Wednesday evening, the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced its award recipients for the 2022-2023 season. And the list of this year’s award recipients saw one Soo Thunderbird player take home an honour. This year, Soo Thunderbirds forward Dharan Cap was named the recipient of the Mitch Tetreault Memorial Trophy as […]
