T-Birds end 2014 with win
Rookie defenceman Andrew Barbeau scored his first Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League goal — and it stood as the game winner — as the Soo Thunderbirds closed out the 2014 portion of the season with a 4-2 triumph over the visiting Elliot Lake Wildcats on Sunday.
Forward Matt Caruso — who like Barbeau, is a 1997 birth-year rookie — and veteran skaters Nathan Hebert and Eric Hillock also scored for the league-leading Thunderbirds, who boosted their record to 23-4-3 on the season.
Jason Wilson and Spencer MacLean beat Soo goalie Mario Culina for the two Elliot Lake goals. Culina stopped 24 other shots to improve his record to 14-3 with a 1.95 goals-against-average and .930 save percentage.
The Thunderbirds are now off until January 2, 2015.
Glad to see that former Michigan Warrior Andrew Barbeau is getting it done with the Soo Thunderbirds. Keep up the hard work Andrew!