Former Soo Thunderbird Nolan Ford commits to Ontario Tech Ridgebacks

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 […]

Thunderbirds announce 2020-2021 team award winners

By Matt Stefano With the 2020-2021 season officially in the books, the Soo Thunderbirds have decided to announce their team award winners on Thursday night. And one player who heard his name get called twice on Thursday night, was graduating forward Parker Morgan. STAFF AWARD: DON STARES The Thunderbirds Staff Award has only been in the team’s […]

Soo Thunderbirds 2020-2021 Season Preview

By Matt Stefano It didn’t happen in September! It didn’t happen in October! But now for the first time ever, it’s starting up here in November! The Soo Thunderbirds will officially kick off their 2020-2021 regular season on Friday, November 20th at 7:00 p.m, when they take on the Blind River Beavers at the John […]

Thunderbirds announce team award winners

By Matt Stefano After finishing the 2019-2020 regular season with a record of 30 wins, 19 losses, 3 overtime losses and 4 shootout losses, the Soo Thunderbirds announced its team award winners on Thursday. Two Thunderbirds that won more than one award, were defenceman Nolan Ford and forward Jake Kovacs SCHOLASTIC PLAYER OF THE YEAR: […]

A tribute to Nolan Ford

By Matt Stefano With the NOJHL season cut short due to the coronavirus, the Soo Thunderbirds would like to take this time to recognize their graduating captain # 27 Nolan Ford. Ford, who was also known as “Fordy”, spent three seasons with the Soo Thunderbirds from 2017-2020, recording 19 goals and 68 points in 161 […]

Thunderbirds hang on to beat Beavers

By Matt Stefano After dropping a 7-1 decision to the Rayside Balfour Canadians in the Soo on Saturday night, the Soo Thunderbirds were looking to get back on the winning track less than twenty four hours later as they made a visit to Blind River on Sunday afternoon for a 2:00 p.m. matchup against the […]

Thunderbirds take on Express tonight

By Matt Stefano Wednesday night hockey takes place tonight at the John Rhodes Community Centre as the Soo Thunderbirds will take on the Espanola Express at 7:00 p.m. The Thunderbirds enter tonight’s game with a record of 21 wins, 13 losses, 2 overtime losses and 3 shootout losses, good for 47 points and third place […]

Thunderbirds lose second straight game

By Matt Stefano After kicking off their two game homestand with a 3-2 loss to the Rayside Balfour Canadians on Saturday night, the Soo Thunderbirds were back in action less than twenty four hours later as they took on the defending NOJHL champions, the Cochrane Crunch on Sunday afternoon (5:00 p.m.) at the John Rhodes […]

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