By Matt Stefano On April 30, former Plymouth Whalers defenceman and Soo native Cole Jarrett was named as the new Soo Thunderbirds head coach and co-owner. But on Thursday, July 15, the Thunderbirds have finalized the rest of their coaching staff that will be joining Jarrett for the upcoming season. The Soo Thunderbirds have announced […]
By Matt Stefano There is now a new ownership group taking over the bird nest. The Nothern Ontario Junior Hockey League’s Soo Thunderbirds have announced today that former NHL defenceman Trevor Daley, along with former OHL defenceman Cole Jarrett and his wife Lee-Anne, will now be the new leaders of the franchise. Daley and the […]
By Matt Stefano The Soo Thunderbirds have announced today that graduate Parker Morgan will be returning to the Sault College Cougars hockey club for the 2021-2022 season. Morgan, who played this past season with the Thunderbirds, scored 6 times and set up 4 others in 21 games played. This past season, the twenty-one-year old forward […]
By Matt Stefano He just completed his second season with the Soo Thunderbirds, but he will now be heading to university this fall. The Soo Thunderbirds hockey club has announced today that forward Will Josephson has committed to play for the University of Arizona Wildcats hockey club for the 2021-2022 season. “We’re very happy for […]
By Matt Stefano The Soo Thunderbirds have announced today that they have acquired 2001 birth year forward Ryan Williams from the CCHL2’s Richmond Royals in exchange for a player development fee. Williams, who comes from Edmonton, Alberta, played with three teams during the 2019-2020 season, including the Cochrane Crunch, Elliot Lake Wildcats and Richmond Royals. […]
By Matt Stefano Just over a month ago, the Soo Thunderbirds signed Korah Colts captain Kaden Dundas for the upcoming season. And today, they have inked another player out of high school hockey. The Soo Thunderbirds have announced today that they have signed local forward Ethan Novello. Novello, who turned 17 years old back on […]
By Matt Stefano Three weeks ago on September 24th, the Soo Thunderbirds signed goaltender and Calgary, Alberta native Scott Young out of Sweden, and yesterday on October 15th, they added another netminder by signing Alex Bugeja. Bugeja, who is a 2001 birth year netminder, spent last season with the Superior International Junior Hockey League’s Fort […]
