NOJHL still not settled
They fashioned a fabulous 25-game winning streak and have an awesome overall record of 43-5-2.
But the fact of the matter is, with six games left to play in the 2014-2015 regular season, Soo Thunderbirds have not clinched first place in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
That’s because the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners are having a season that is just about on par with the Soo. …[read more]
25 straight for T-Birds
The beat goes on.
Soo Thunderbirds won their 25th successive game on Friday, a 3-1 road decision over the Espanola Rivermen. …[read more]
Miners chasing Birds
Having won 24 straight games, one might think that Soo Thunderbirds would have first place in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League clinched by now.
But they don’t. …[read more]
Two dozen in a row for T-Birds
The no. 1 ranked team in the Canadian Jr. Hockey League won its 24th straight game on Saturday night.
Playing on the road, Soo Thunderbirds cuffed Blind River Beavers 5-2 to improve to 42-4-2 on the season and with 86 points, remain atop the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League standings. …[read more]
Espanola Rivermen will help with the chores
Espanola Rivermen of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League are taking the term “community involvement” to an innovative level.
The first-year NOJHL entry has introduced its Captain’s Community Chores Program to fans and supporters from the North Shore area.
“There is no chore too small or too big. The Rivermen have a posse of one, two or 20 players who are willing to jump in where needed to do odd jobs for area community members or North Shore junior hockey fans that may be in need of help in any way,” said Rivermen general manager Randy Blake. …[read more]
Birds win again, Burbach scores again
Another win for the first-place team.
Two more goals for the leading scorer.
Soo Thunderbirds won their 23rd game in a row on Wednesday, upending the Elliot Lake Bobcats 5-1 before 327 fans at Rankin Arena. …[read more]
Brandon is getting better
He says he is getting better.
He says he is close to returning to the lineup of the Soo Thunderbirds.
Rookie defenceman Brandon Grandinetti has been on the sidelines since suffering a concussion in a Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League game on January 5. …[read more]
T-Birds, Elliot Lake at Rankin tonight
Soo Thunderbirds will play an away game without leaving home tonight.
Huh?
The Thunderbirds will take on the Elliot Lake Bobcats at 7 p.m. tonight in a Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League game that was supposed to be played in Elliot Lake. …[read more]
Thunderbirds ranked no. 1 in Canada
Soo Thunderbirds are now ranked no. 1 in the nation in the latest weekly rankings released by the Canadian Jr. Hockey League. …[read more]
NOJHL: 22 straight for Soo T-Birds
The last time Soo Thunderbirds lost a Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League game was back on November 10.
Since then, the Thunderbirds have reeled off 22 straight victories.
Not that the 22 successive wins has been a glide around the rink for the Thunderbirds. …[read more]
NOJHL: Birds play host to Bobcats
Led by high-scoring centre Darcy Haines (photo, above) the Soo Thunderbirds will play host to the Elliot Lake Bobcats tonight in a 7:30 p.m. start at the Essar Centre. The speedy Haines has 16 goals, 31 assists, 47 points in just 22 games for the Thunderbirds this season. The Thunderbirds, who have won 21 straight games, are atop the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League standings with 80 points from a record of 39-4-2. (Photo by Ali Pearson.)
NOJHL leaders have talent, heart
So much skill.
So much heart.
It’s a tough combination to beat.
Talented and tireless, no team in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League works harder than the Soo Thunderbirds.
Winners of 20 straight games, the Thunderbirds are atop the NOJHL standings with 78 points in 44 games from a record of 38-4-2 going into action this weekend. …[read more]
Flashback: ’06-07 NOJHL champion Soo Indians
They were a rag-tag crew of American-born players from six different states, a collection of hockey gypsies who represented the only foreign entry in what was a seven-team Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League.
They were a one-hit wonder of a franchise that was assembled just before the 2006-2007 NOJHL campaign started and folded soon after the season ended.
They were owned by an out-of-town, out-of-state rapscallion who rarely visited to watch them play or support them. …[read more]
NOJHL Notes: Haines on fire, Trecroce on air
…To say that Darcy Haines has been lighting it up for the Soo Thunderbirds since the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League team acquired the skilled centre in a trade with the Pembroke Lumberkings of the Central Canada Hockey League earlier this season would rank as a major understatement.
Haines, who is in his final season of junior eligibility, is averaging two points a game through 20 outings with the Thunderbirds. …[read more]
NOJHL at the crossroads
As rumours of relocation and franchises in financial difficulty swirl, the small-to-medium market Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League soldiers on.
An eight-team league that this season features a two-team battle for first place and a three-team saw-off for third, the NOJHL is again faced with adversity and questions of its stability. …[read more]