By Matt Stefano Oldham and Arbs are becoming Cougars. The Soo Thunderbirds have announced on Wednesday that graduates Russell Oldham and Colby Arbour have both committed to the Sault College Cougars men’s hockey team for the 2022-2023 season. “We are thrilled to see both Russell and Colby continue their education at Sault College,” said Soo […]
By Matt Stefano It’s the hottest ticket in town! Game 7 of the NOJHL final between the Hearst Lumberjacks and the Soo Thunderbirds. And it all takes place tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m. at the John Rhodes Community Centre in the east end of Sault Ste. Marie. The Thunderbirds, who have a chance to hoist […]
Oh my, Oldham! Russell Oldham’s goal at the 6:11 mark of the overtime period gave the Soo Thunderbirds a 4-3 overtime victory against the Hearst Lumberjacks in game 6 of the NOJHL final last night in Hearst. The Thunderbirds have now tied the best-of-seven series up at three-games-apiece after trailing the Lumberjacks three-games-to-none. (Video courtesy […]
By Matt Stefano It’s official. There will be a game 7 of the NOJHL final in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario this Thursday night! And it’s all thanks to an overtime goal by Russell Oldham, which came just over six minutes into the overtime period on Tuesday night in game 6. On Tuesday night, Russell Oldham’s […]
By Matt Stefano The Soo Thunderbirds are now just one win away from moving on to the NOJHL West Division final! And it’s all thanks to a big second period they had on Sunday afternoon in Blind River. After falling behind 1-0 after twenty minutes of play, the Soo Thunderbirds came back to score four […]
By Matt Stefano The 2021-2022 regular season is now officially in the books and for the Soo Thunderbirds, it was nothing but a successful one! And as we get set for postseason action which is just under a week away, let’s take a look at some of the things our Soo Thunderbirds did during the […]
Prior to last night’s game against Kirkland Lake, the Soo Thunderbirds hockey club honoured their graduating players, including forwards Alfred Rotiroti, Russell Oldham, Cole Delarosbil and Colby Arbour. (Video credit to Matt Stefano)
By Matt Stefano The hottest team in the NOJHL is back on home ice! Tonight your Soo Thunderbirds will be looking to extend their winning streak to 14-straight games as they will take on the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners at the John Rhodes Community Centre, beginning at 7:30 p.m. The Thunderbirds, who are currently riding […]
By Matt Stefano The streak has hit double digits! The Soo Thunderbirds picked up their 10th straight victory on Friday night as they defeated the Cochrane Crunch by a score of 6-1 in front of 988 spectators at the GFL Memorial Gardens in downtown Sault Ste. Marie. The win also gave the Thunderbirds their 30th […]
By Matt Stefano First game, first win and first shutout! That’s the way the Soo Thunderbirds opened up their 2021-2022 regular season on Saturday night against the Blind River Beavers. The Thunderbirds, who played game one of their regular season on Saturday night in Blind River, blanked the home team Blind River Beavers by a […]
