Real deal for the Soo T-Birds
Defenseman Brady Real is slated to stay home and skate for the Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League come the ’25-26 season, Hockey News North has confirmed.
A sizeable defender who is listed at 6 foot 2, 190 pounds, Real spent the ’24-25 season with the Under 18 level Waterloo Wolves of the Minor Hockey Alliance of Ontario.
Real was reeled in by the Niagara IceDogs in the eighth round of the 2024 Ontario Hockey League priority selections draft from the Soo Under 16 Jr. Greyhounds of the Great North Under 18 Hockey League.