By Matt Stefano A defenceman from Thunder Bay is joining the Thunderbirds. The Soo Thunderbirds have announced on Thursday, June 1 that they have signed defenceman and Thunder Bay, Ontario native Adam Kukko for the 2023-2024 season. The signing of Kukko came shortly after the signing of defenceman Tyler Entwistle. “Adam is a steady defenceman […]
By Matt Stefano The first of June is here, and signing season has officially begun! The Soo Thunderbirds have announced today on June 1st that they have signed 2005-birth-year defenceman Tyler Entwistle as a free agent Entwistle, who is from Waterloo, Ontario, stands 6-feet tall and weighs 200 pounds. “It’s exciting for our fans to […]
By Matt Stefano Capper is heading to Kingston to play for Queen’s! The Soo Thunderbirds have announced on Wednesday that forward Dharan Cap has committed to play for the Queen’s University Golden Gaels in Kingston, Ontario for the 2023-2024 season. In 83 career games played with the Soo Thunderbirds from 2021-2023, Cap recorded 40 goals, […]
By Matt Stefano For the second straight Wednesday, a member of the Soo Thunderbirds has committed to play for the Sault College Cougars. On Wednesday, May 24, it was announced that Soo Thunderbirds forward Michael Chaffay has committed to play for the Sault College Cougars hockey team for the 2023-2024 season. Chaffay becomes the second […]
By Matt Stefano Ethan Novello is still eligible to play one more season with the Soo Thunderbirds, but starting next season, he will be playing with a different Sault team. The Soo Thunderbirds have announced on Wednesday that twenty-year-old forward Ethan Novello has committed to play for the Sault College Cougars hockey club for the […]
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 There’s still time to register for Soo Thunderbirds Development Camp! The Soo Thunderbirds have announced on Tuesday that they will now be holding their 2023 Development Camp from June 16 – 17 at the brand new Northern Community Centre in the west end of Sault Ste. Marie. This year’s camp is open […]
By Matt Stefano For the second straight year, the Copeland Cup McNamara Trophy was won on John Rhodes Community Centre ice in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. But this year, it wasn’t the Soo Thunderbirds who won it. On Sunday night, the Timmins Rock clinched their first ever Copeland Cup McNamara Trophy in the team’s eight […]
By Matt Stefano The Soo Thunderbirds know what it’s like to be facing elimination in the NOJHL final. And in the end, they also know what it’s like to come back and be crowned NOJHL champions! Last season, the Soo Thunderbirds came all the way back to eliminate the Hearst Lumberjacks in seven games in […]
By Matt Stefano For the first time in this playoff season, the Soo Thunderbirds did not get a win in game 5. And now because of it, they will be fighting for their season in game 6 of the NOJHL final this Sunday night at the John Rhodes. On Wednesday night, the Soo Thunderbirds gave […]
