Hockey

Sault High girls improve to 9-0 (with photos)

The Sault High Blue Devil girls’ basketball team keeps on rolling, as they improved to 9-0 on Friday night, winning at Alpena, 66-22. The Blue Devils will be home to Traverse City Central on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. In other girls’ basketball from Friday night, Pickford moved a top the […]

Nine Lakers Named 2020-21 WCHA Scholar-Athletes

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – The Men’s League of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, through  WCHA President and Men’s League Commissioner Bill Robertson, today announced the 105 recipients of the 2020-21 WCHA Scholar-Athlete Award.  Lake Superior State University had nine student-athletes qualify for the academic honor: Alex Ambrosio, Louis Boudon, Ashton Calder, Dustin Manz, Yuki Miura, Miroslav Mucha, Jacob Nordqvist, Mitchell […]

Toms’ 2-point night aids in Soo win vs. Blind River

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – Soo Thunderbirds defenceman Connor Toms scored once and added an assist in helping his club defeat the Blind River Beavers 5-3 Tuesday evening in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at John Rhodes Community Centre. Picking off a pass in Blind River territory, Sault Ste. […]

Mareks Mitens Named a Finalist for the Mike Richter Award

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Lake Superior State senior goaltender Mareks Mitens has been named a finalist for the Mike Richter Award, an honor given annually to the top goalie in NCAA Division I men’s hockey.  The nine finalists were announced today by the Hockey Commissioners Association.  Since the creation of the award […]

Thunderbirds on form in return with win over Beavers

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – Noah Boman tallied twice in his return to the Soo Thunderbirds roster as part of a 5-2 triumph over the Blind River Beavers in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play Wednesday night at John Rhodes Community Centre. Finding their skating legs after a two-month layoff, […]