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 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 […]
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: […]
By Matt Stefano When it comes to playing the Elliot Lake Wildcats, hitting double digits has just been a routine for the Soo Thunderbirds. The Thunderbirds and Wildcats have met six times this season, but three of those meetings have seen the Thunderbirds score eleven times. The Thunderbirds have defeated the Wildcats 11-3 twice in […]
By Matt Stefano Wednesday night hockey takes place at the John Rhodes Community Centre tonight at 7:00 p.m., as the Soo Thunderbirds take on the Elliot Lake Wildcats. The Thunderbirds enter tonight’s game with a record of 25 wins, 14 losses, 2 overtime losses and 3 shootout losses, good for 55 points and third place […]
By Matt Stefano After having their home game against the Espanola Express postponed back on January 18th due to inclement weather, the Soo Thunderbirds played their makeup game against them on Tuesday night at the John Rhodes Community Centre. Tuesday night’s game also marked the 100th career regular season game for Thunderbirds forward Avery Rebek. […]
By Matt Stefano The Soo Thunderbirds will be on John Rhodes ice tonight at 7:00 p.m., when they take on the Espanola Express at the John Rhodes Community Centre. The Thunderbirds enter tonight’s game with a record of 23 wins, 14 losses, 2 overtime losses and 3 shootout losses, good for 51 points and third […]
By Matt Stefano After dropping a 3-1 decision to the Espanola Express back on Wednesday night in the Soo, the Soo Thunderbirds were back on the road on Friday night in Elliot Lake to take on the last place Elliot Lake Wildcats. Soo Junior Greyhounds forward and Great North Midget League’s leading goal scorer Michael […]
By Matt Stefano Inclement weather forced a postponed game between the Soo Thunderbirds and the Rayside Balfour Canadians back on Wednesday, November 27th, but Wednesday, December 4th marked the makeup game between the two teams at the John Rhodes Community Centre. Wednesday night’s game also marked the debut of newly acquired forward Rylan Clemons, who […]
