By Matt Stefano After dropping a 6-3 decision to the Greater Sudbury Cubs back on Saturday night in the Soo, the Soo Thunderbirds will be looking to get back on the winning track tonight at 7:00 p.m. as they will take on their International Bridge rivals, the Soo Eagles at the John Rhodes. The 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 After picking up a 2-1 victory in a shootout back on Wednesday night in the Soo and extending their winning streak to four games, the Soo Thunderbirds are now getting set to take on the Soo Eagles tonight at 7:00 p.m. at the John Rhodes Community Centre. The Thunderbirds, who are entering […]
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 After being crowned Copeland Cup McNamara Trophy champions for the 5th time in franchise history last season, the Soo Thunderbirds officially returned to the ice for their 24th season in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League on Friday night at the John Rhodes Community Centre as they took on their cross-border rivals […]
By Matt Stefano From a Thunderbird to an Eagle. The Soo Thunderbirds have announced on Tuesday that they have traded forward Kenny Belanger Jr. to the Soo Eagles in exchange for a player development fee. “Kenny worked really hard last season and he was looking for more of an opportunity and a bigger role,” said […]
By Matt Stefano The schedule is out! Your Soo Thunderbirds will officially kick off their 2022-2023 regular season on Friday, September 9, when they take on their cross-border rivals the Soo Eagles at the John Rhodes Community Centre, beginning at 7:00 p.m. The Thunderbirds, who are the defending NOJHL champions, will play a total of […]
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 They may have let a 3-1 lead slip away in the third period, but the Soo Thunderbirds still got the job done in overtime! On Wednesday night, the Soo Thunderbirds picked up a 4-3 overtime victory against the Soo Eagles in game 2 of the NOJHL West Division final series at the […]
