By Matt Stefano After skating scoreless through the opening twenty minutes of play, the Soo Thunderbirds went on to score five goals in the final forty minutes, including four in the second period as they went on to defeat the Soo Eagles by a score of 5-1 at the Pullar Stadium in Sault Ste. Marie, […]
By Matt Stefano A 5-3 win here. A 5-4 win there. Those are the results the Soo Thunderbirds have had in their first two games of the new year. After defeating the Espanola Paper Kings by a score of 5-3 on Friday night at the John Rhodes Community Centre in Soo Ontario, the Soo Thunderbirds […]
By Matt Stefano After picking up a 6-1 win over the Cochrane Crunch last Saturday night at the John Rhodes, the Soo Thunderbirds returned to action on Wednesday night as they made a trip to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to take on the Soo Eagles at the Pullar Stadium. Wednesday night’s game also marked the […]
By Matt Stefano Logan Raffaele remains unbeaten. On Friday night, Soo Eagles goaltender Logan Raffaele improved his record to 6 wins and 0 losses on the season, as he made 31 saves to help lead the Soo Eagles to a 3-2 shootout victory over the Soo Thunderbirds at Pullar Stadium in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. […]
By Matt Stefano In my previous story, Michael Chaffay said he was just going to continue to play his game on Saturday night and see what happens. And on Saturday night, he did, and the Birds got the victory! On Saturday night, Soo Thunderbirds forward Michael Chaffay recorded his second straight multi-goal game, scoring a […]
By Matt Stefano Michael Chaffay had a night to remember across the river! On Friday night in game 3 of the NOJHL West Division final, Soo Thunderbirds forward Michael Chaffay recorded his first career playoff hat trick to lead his hometown Thunderbirds to a 4-1 win against the Soo Eagles at Pullar Stadium in Sault […]
By Matt Stefano Your Soo Thunderbirds are regular season champions! On Saturday night, the Soo Thunderbirds clinched the James Aspin Trophy (NOJHL regular season champions) for the eighth time in franchise history as they blanked the Soo Eagles by a score of 3-0 at the Pullar Stadium in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. The win also […]
By Matt Stefano The top team in the NOJHL continues to roll! After picking up a 6-1 victory over the Cochrane Crunch back on Friday night in Sault, Ontario, and moving into sole possession of first place in the NOJHL standings, the Soo Thunderbirds picked up another win on Tuesday night in Sault, Michigan as […]
By Matt Stefano Giving up a power play goal can hurt. Especially if it’s in overtime. On Wednesday night, the Soo Thunderbirds dropped a 2-1 decision in overtime against the Soo Eagles at the Pullar Stadium in Soo Michigan. Jack Mortson’s power play goal just 1:01 into overtime from Dylan Bachalo and Isaiah Gagerman proved […]
By Matt Stefano Make that back to back shutouts on the road! After blanking the Espanola Express by a score of 3-0 on Friday night in Espanola, the Soo Thunderbirds picked up their second consecutive shutout on Saturday night in Soo Michigan as they blanked the Soo Eagles 3-0 at the Pullar Stadium. Not only […]
