Hockey

2nd period outburst sends Soo over Blind River

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – A four-goal second period outburst, coming seven and a half minutes apart, sent the Soo Thunderbirds to an eventual 8-1 triumph over the Blind River Beavers Thursday evening in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest at John Rhodes Community Centre. The hometown Thunderbirds began the […]

Blind River edges Soo in shootout

BLIND RIVER, Ont. – Devin Mauro notched the tying tally in the third period, then collected the difference maker in the shootout, as the Blind River Beavers edged the Soo Thunderbirds  5-4 in a see-saw Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up Saturday night at the Blind River Community Centre. A fortuitous […]

Lake Superior State Hockey: The Road to 1,000 Wins

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – With last night’s 4-1 win over No. 13/12 Bemidji State in the WCHA Semifinals, the No. 17 Lake Superior State University men’s hockey program became the 27th Division I program to reach 1,000 all-time wins. In the storied history of LSSU hockey, the program has combined […]

Thunderbirds double up Beavers

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – A pair of Cooper Smyl goals, including the game-winner, helped send the Soo Thunderbirds to a 4-2 triumph over the Blind River Beavers in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action Thursday evening at John Rhodes Community Centre. A back and forth opening 20 minutes saw Sault […]

Blue Devils Hockey open regionals with a win

The Sault High Blue Devil hockey team opened up regional play on Tuesday night in Tawas, and skated away with a 5-2 win over the Braves. Sault High (6-5) advances to the regional semifinal on Thursday against Alpena. That game will be played in Tawas, and you can hear the […]

Three Lakers Earn WCHA Player of the Week Honors

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Ashton Calder, Will Riedell, and Jacob Bengtsson have each received Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) Player of the Week honors as announced by conference officials on Monday, March 8. Calder has been named WCHA Forward of the Week, Riedell has been named WCHA Defenseman of the Week and Bengtsson […]