By Matt Stefano The Soo Thunderbirds have announced on Wednesday that they have officially signed forwards Harley Wardell and Jacob Smith for the upcoming season. “Harley and Jacob are going to come in and add character and culture that we have established with this program,” said Soo Thunderbirds assistant coach and general manager Jamie Henderson. […]
By Matt Stefano Fletchy, McAuley and Roach are all becoming T-Birds! The Soo Thunderbirds have announced on Tuesday that they have signed goaltender Maverick Fletcher, forward Callum McAuley and defenceman Evan Roach for the upcoming season. All three of those guys are also 2006-birth-year players. Fletcher, who is from Sudbury, Ontario, spent last season with […]
By Matt Stefano The Soo Thunderbirds have announced on Tuesday that they have received commitments from three players for next season. The three players that have committed to the Soo Thunderbirds for next season are forwards Jacob Smith, Callum McAuley and Harley Wardell. All three of those players also played this past season with the […]
By Matt Stefano After picking up back-to-back 5-2 victories against the Greater Sudbury Cubs in game 1 and in game 2 of the NOJHL West Division final series last week in Sudbury, the Soo Thunderbirds will now be back on John Rhodes ice tonight for game 3 of series, beginning at 7:00 p.m. The Thunderbirds, […]
By Matt Stefano Fletchy had a night to remember in his NOJHL debut with the Soo Thunderbirds on Saturday night! In his first NOJHL game played with the Soo Thunderbirds on Saturday night, Soo Thunderbirds affiliate goaltender Maverick Fletcher turned aside 26 shots to help lead the Thunderbirds to a 3-2 overtime victory over the […]
By Matt Stefano When Soo Thunderbirds assistant captain Michael Chaffay skates on Blind River Community Centre ice tomorrow night in Blind River, tomorrow night’s game will also mark a milestone game for the 20-year-old Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario native. Tomorrow night in Blind River, Chaffay will suit up for his 100th career Northern Ontario Junior […]
By Matt Stefano After blanking the Elliot Lake Red Wings by a score of 2-0 on Friday night in Elliot Lake, the Soo Thunderbirds were right back in action just 24 hours later as they took on the top team in the NOJHL, the Greater Sudbury Cubs at the John Rhodes Community Centre on Saturday […]
By Matt Stefano Another Fellinger is joining the Bird nest! The Soo Thunderbirds have announced today that they have signed 2005-birth-year defenceman Austin Fellinger for the 2022-2023 season. “It’s a great feeling to be able to play here in the Soo,” Fellinger said. “I know the Thunderbirds coaching staff will keep me in the best […]
By Matt Stefano May the 5th be with you! Thursday, May 5 was a historic day for the Great North Under-18 Hockey League, as one player out of that league ended up being taken first overall in this year’s Ontario Hockey League Under-18 Priority Selection. With the first overall pick in this year’s draft, the […]
By Matt Stefano The Great North Under-18 Hockey League has announced on Tuesday its league award winners for the 2021-2022 season, and three of this year’s winners were players from the Soo Jr. Greyhounds. The three Jr. Greyhounds who took home league hardware this year, were forward Lincoln Moore, defeceman Austin Fellinger and goaltender Charlie […]
