Soo Thunderbirds
Encyclopedia
The Soo Thunderbirds are a Junior "A" ice hockey
team from Sault Ste. Marie
, Ontario
, Canada
. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League
.
.
Team Captains: Mike Hull, Matt Wallace, Nick Oho, Dave Cara, Matt Wallace, Ryan Maunu, Adam Kauppi, Tyler Gendron, Nick Minardi, Kevin Smith.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team from Sault Ste. Marie
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Sault Ste. Marie is a city on the St. Marys River in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. It is the third largest city in Northern Ontario, after Sudbury and Thunder Bay, with a population of 74,948. The community was founded as a French religious mission: Sault either means "jump" or "rapids" in...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League
Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League
The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League is a Junior A ice hockey league under the supervision of the Canadian Junior Hockey League, the Northern Ontario Hockey Association, and Hockey Canada. The winner of the NOJHL playoffs competes for the Dudley Hewitt Cup with the winners of the Ontario...
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History
The Soo Thunderbirds will host the 2010 Dudley Hewitt CupDudley Hewitt Cup
The Dudley Hewitt Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy, won by tournaments conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The trophy was first awarded in 1979. The winner of the Dudley Hewitt Cup competes at the 2011 Royal Bank Cup.-History:...
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Team Captains: Mike Hull, Matt Wallace, Nick Oho, Dave Cara, Matt Wallace, Ryan Maunu, Adam Kauppi, Tyler Gendron, Nick Minardi, Kevin Smith.
Season-by-Season results
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| 1999-00 | 40 | 22 | 15 | 3 | ||||||
| 184 | 145 | 47 | 3rd NOJHL | |||||||
| 2000-01 | 40 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 240 | 95 | 69 | 2nd NOJHL | Lost Final |
| 2001-02 | 42 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 347 | 122 | 72 | 2nd NOJHL | Lost Final |
| 2002-03 | 48 | 35 | 11 | 2 | ||||||
| 305 | 161 | 72 | 2nd NOJHL | Lost Final | ||||||
| 2003-04 | 48 | 31 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 266 | 155 | 70 | 2nd NOJHL | Lost Final |
| 2004-05 | 48 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 206 | 175 | 57 | 5th NOJHL | Lost Semi-final |
| 2005-06 | 48 | 31 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 220 | 165 | 63 | 2nd NOJHL | Lost Semi-final |
| 2006-07 | 48 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 170 | 184 | 48 | 5th NOJHL | Lost Semi-final |
| 2007-08 | 50 | 33 | 9 | |||||||
| 8 | 206 | 145 | 101 | 1st NOJHL | Lost Final | |||||
| 2008-09 | 50 | 35 | 14 | |||||||
| 1 | 244 | 153 | 71 | 2nd NOJHL | Won League | |||||
| 2009-10 | 50 | 33 | 14 | |||||||
| 3 | 253 | 154 | 69 | 3rd NOJHL | Lost Final | |||||
| 2010-11 | 50 | 38 | 9 | |||||||
| 3 | 244 | 144 | 79 | 1st NOJHL | Lost Semi-final |