The Soo Eagles came up short in its Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) at Elliot Lake on Saturday (Sept. 9, 2017) falling to the host Wildcats 5-3. Eagles hit the scoreboard first, but trailed 2-1 after 20 minutes and 5-2 after the second, despite holding the edge in shots in both frames. Nick Techel
Coming off a huge playoff series win against the rival Thunderbirds; the Soo Eagles are looking to build from that momentum in 2017-18. Since moving from the NAHL back to the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League in time for the 2015-16 season, the Eagles have not particularly enjoyed that cross-border rivalry with the ‘other’ Soo.
The Soo Eagles, lone American squad in the 13-team Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League certainly saved its best for the post season in 2016-17. The Eagles finished fourth in the NOJHL’s West Division, just clearing the .500 plateau at 27-26-2-1 for 57 points, just three behind third place Rayside-Balfour Canadians and four up on the
Among the three Tier II junior leagues that include Midwest based teams, two begin regular season play this weekend (Sept. 9-11) with the other beginning pre-season play. Following is a quick rundown on how things are going heading into the 2016-17 regular season. NAHL The lone all-American Tier II League, the North American Hockey League
After a tough opening weekend, the Soo Eagles will get a couple of chances to break into the win column on home ice this weekend. The Eagles ran straight into the Soo Thunderbirds, ranked ninth in the Canadian Junior Hockey League’s pre-season Top 20 in its opening weekend, falling 5-2 on the road (Sault Ste.
