Brendon Gordon is from Sault Ste. Marie, MI, but he was representing the other Soo, — the Soo (ON) Thunderbird when he stopped all 19 of the shots he faced from the Soo (MI) Eagles Saturday (Oct. 3) at the Essar Center. At the other end, Jack Hickey, 20, from Hinsdale, IL faced 40 shots and
The Soo Eagles were looking for a better showing on home ice at the Pullar Center after dropping its season opener on the other side of the border to the Soo Thunderbirds to open last weekend. But it was more of the same against one of Canada’s top ranked pre-season teams as the Thunderbirds doubled
The Sault Ste. Marie cross-border rivalry was reborn on Friday (Sept. 11) night as the Soo (Michigan) Eagles — back in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League after a three-year hiatus, cleared customs to play the Soo (Ontario) Thunderbirds. The Thunderbirds, ranked ninth in the Canadian Junior Hockey League pre-season rankings got early bragging rights
