Team Facts
Plays in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey Town Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN Founded 1999

2023-2024 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
#35 Kolton Bourret (G) 18 2005 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN 6'3" 179 L
#1 Maverick Fletcher (G) 17 2006 Sudbury, ON, CAN 6'1" 174 L
#30 Troy Rossetto (G) 18 2005 Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN 5'8" 170 L
DEFENSEMEN
#16 Kaden Dundas (D) 20 2003 Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN 5'10" 161 R
#6 Kolby Fellinger (D) 20 2003 Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN 5'10" 165 L
#25 Declan Gallivan (D) 16 2007 Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN 6'0" 190 R
#85 Samuel Gravel (D) 17 2006 Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN 6'0" 165 L
#63 Adam Kukko (D) 18 2005 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN 5'10" 134 L
#20 Charlie Munroe (D) 19 2004 St. Louis, MO, USA 6'3" 194 R
Quinn Myles (D) 20 2003 North Vancouver, BC, CAN 6'3" 209 L
#22 Candon O'Neill (D) 16 2007 Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN 5'10" 165 L
#4 Cole Power (D) 18 2005 Winnipeg, MB, CAN 6'2" 165 L
#99 Brady Real (D) 15 2008 Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN 6'2" 161 L
#24
Evan Roach (D) 17 2006 Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN 6'1" 174 L
#19 Andrew Thompson (D) 18 2005 Oshawa, ON, CAN 6'1" 165 L
#99 Liam Watson (D) 15 2008 ON, CAN 5'7" 150 L
FORWARDS
#20 Griffen Albert (C/RW) 16 2007 Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN 5'10" 161 R
#8 Daniel Beaupre (F) 20 2003 Lions Bay, BC, CAN 5'10" 181 R
#12
Thomas Degagné (F) 19 2004 Le Chesnay, FRA 5'9" 165 R
#37 Lucas DiBerardino (LW) 16 2007 Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN 5'8" 150 L
#91 Grayson Ebrahim (RW) 19 2004 Kingston, ON, CAN 6'1" 170 R
#10 Espen Escasa (LW) 15 2008 5'8" 134 L
#11 Easton Hall (F) 18 2004 Fort St. John, BC, CAN 5'7" 165 R
#15 Samuel Lake (F) 19 2004 Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN 5'10" 150 L
#14 James Legler (F) 18 2005 Beaconsfield, QC, CAN 6'0" 174 R
#13 Callum McAuley (F) 17 2006 Timmins, ON, CAN 5'11" 161 L
#77 Colton McIntosh (F/D) 19 2004 Cantley, QC, CAN 6'3" 181 L
#18 Kelsey Ouellet (F) 20 2003 Geraldton, ON, CAN 6'1" 174 L
#17 Alex Remenda (LW) 19 2004 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN 5'10" 161 L
#27 Jacob Smith (C) 16 2006 Ottawa, ON, CAN 5'10" 165 L
#21 Connor Stokes (F) 18 2005 Easton, MD, USA 5'11" 179 L
#7 Jackson Truchan (F) 20 2003 Farmington Hills, MI, USA 5'6" 165 R
Position: G: 3, D: 13, F: 16 | Av Age: 17.84 years | Av Ht: 5'11" | Av Wt: 167 lbs | Compare with other teams
Demographics
Nationality
Team Facts
Nationalities 28 players
3 players
1 player Experience Soo Thunderbirds: 988 GP Affiliated Team(s) Soo Greyhounds (OHL)
Team Captains
Team captaincy history
Arena Information
Arena Name John Rhodes Community Centre Location Sault Ste. Marie, ON Capacity Construction Year
Games
Date Home Visiting Score League
2023-12-09T19:00:00-0500 Blind River Beavers Soo Thunderbirds - NOJHL
2023-12-01T19:00:00-0500 Soo Thunderbirds Blind River Beavers 0 - 7 NOJHL
2023-11-25T19:00:00-0500 Blind River Beavers Soo Thunderbirds 5 - 3 NOJHL
2023-11-19T16:00:00-0500 Soo Thunderbirds Espanola Paper Kings 4 - 3 NOJHL
2023-11-17T19:00:00-0500 Soo Thunderbirds Soo Eagles 7 - 2 NOJHL
2023-11-11T19:00:00-0500 Soo Thunderbirds Greater Sudbury Cubs 5 - 2 NOJHL
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
12/07/2023
12/07/2023 Confirmed Joining Quinn Myles (D) Joining from Humboldt Broncos
10/31/2023
10/31/2023 Confirmed Joining Charlie Munroe (D) Joining from Regina Silver Foxes
10/18/2023
10/18/2023 Confirmed Leaving Candon O'Neill (D) Leaving for Lake Superior State Univ.
10/12/2023
10/12/2023 Confirmed Joining Zachary Issacson (F) Joining from Amherst Ramblers
09/14/2023
09/14/2023 Confirmed Leaving Anton Petrovskiy (F) Leaving for St. Cloud Norsemen
09/12/2023
09/12/2023 Confirmed Leaving Declan Gallivan (D) Leaving for North Bay Battalion
09/12/2023 Confirmed Joining Connor Stokes (F) Joining from South Kent School 18U AAA
09/10/2023
09/10/2023 Confirmed Leaving Tyler Boudreau (D) Leaving for New Jersey Bears
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
1999-2000 NOJHL 40 22 3 15 - - 184 145 47 1.18 3 -
2000-2001 NOJHL 40 33 1 4 - 2 240 95 69 1.73 2 Final loss
2001-2002 NOJHL 42 35 0 5 - 2 347 122 72 1.71 2 Final loss
2003-2004 NOJHL 48 31 7 9 - 1 266 155 70 1.46 2 Final loss
2004-2005 NOJHL 48 26 2 17 - 3 206 175 57 1.19 4 -
2005-2006 NOJHL 48 31 - 16 - 1 220 165 63 1.31 2 -
2006-2007 NOJHL 48 22 - 22 - 4 170 184 48 1.00 5 Semifinal loss
2007-2008 NOJHL 50 33 - 9 - 8 206 146 101 2.02 1 Semifinal loss
2008-2009 NOJHL 50 35 - 14 - 1 244 153 71 1.42 1 Champion
2009-2010 NOJHL 50 33 0 14 - 3 253 154 69 1.38 1 Final loss
2010-2011 NOJHL 50 38 - 9 - 3 244 144 79 1.58 1 Semifinal loss
2011-2012 NOJHL 50 37 - 11 - 2 245 156 76 1.52 1 Champion
2012-2013 NOJHL 48 33 3 9 - 3 223 123 72 1.50 2 Final loss
2013-2014 NOJHL 56 48 1 5 4 2 245 102 99 1.77 1 Final loss
2014-2015 NOJHL 52 38 1 7 - 6 271 130 83 1.60 1 Champion
2015-2016 NOJHL 54 47 0 6 3 1 245 93 81 1.50 1 Champion
2016-2017 NOJHL 56 43 1 11 - 1 232 134 88 1.57 1 Division Semifinal loss
2017-2018 NOJHL 56 36 1 16 - 3 195 134 76 1.36 2 Division Final loss
2018-2019 NOJHL 56 44 - 11 - 1 221 145 89 1.59 1 Final loss
2019-2020 NOJHL 56 30 - 19 - 7 220 166 67 1.20 3 Playoffs Interrupted
2020-2021 NOJHL 21 13 - 6 - 2 99 71 28 1.33 1 Playoffs Cancelled
2021-2022 NOJHL 48 38 - 5 - 5 189 101 81 1.69 1 Champion
2022-2023 NOJHL 57 36 - 15 - 6 229 161 78 1.37 3 Final loss
2023-2024 NOJHL 26 16 - 7 - 3 104 81 35 1.35 5 -
Tournament Statistics
Season Tournament GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
2011-2012 Dudley Hewitt Cup 5 4 - 1 - - 23 24 8 1.60 1 Champion
RBC Cup 4 2 - 2 - - 12 12 4 1.00 3 Semifinal loss
2014-2015 RBC Cup 4 0 - 4 0 0 7 21 0 0.00 5 Did not make playoffs

Retired Numbers

Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Jake Kovacs (F) 2023-2024 Blind River Beavers NOJHL 29 25 17 42 27
2. Hudson Chitaroni (F) 2023-2024 Greater Sudbury Cubs NOJHL 29 18 22 40 8
3. Kenny Belanger Jr. (F) 2023-2024 Soo Eagles NOJHL 28 17 17 34 23
4. Brett Perlini (F) 2023-2024 Saale Bulls Halle Germany3 17 13 15 28 2
5. Noah Aboflan (F) 2023-2024 Elliot Lake Vikings NOJHL 24 13 12 25 30
6. Cooper Foster (F) 2023-2024 Ottawa 67's OHL 26 11 14 25 8
7. Ethan Esposito (F) 2023-2024 Sault College ACHA II 14 16 7 23 12
8. Spencer van Tiem (F) 2023-2024 Florida Gulf Coast Univ. ACHA II 16 15 8 23 4
9. Tyson Doucette (F) 2023-2024 Sarnia Sting OHL 28 12 9 21 28
10. Tyler Boudreau (D) 2023-2024 New Jersey Bears EHL 24 5 15 20 6
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Franchise All-Time Points
# Player GP G A TP
1. Jerry Petingalo (F) 192 86 131 217
2. Nick Minardi (F) 191 92 107 199
3. Nicholas Smith (F) 180 91 100 191
4. David Borrelli (F) 115 86 100 186
5. Ryan Maunu (F) 96 60 114 174
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Franchise All-Time Goals
# Player GP G A TP
1. Nick Minardi (F) 191 92 107 199
2. Nicholas Smith (F) 180 91 100 191
3. Jerry Petingalo (F) 192 86 131 217
4. David Borrelli (F) 115 86 100 186
5. Matt Caruso (F) 151 72 94 166
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Franchise All-Time Assists
# Player GP G A TP
1. Jerry Petingalo (F) 192 86 131 217
2. Ryan Maunu (F) 96 60 114 174
3. Nick Minardi (F) 191 92 107 199
4. Nicholas Smith (F) 180 91 100 191
5. David Borrelli (F) 115 86 100 186
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Franchise All-Time PIM
# Player GP G TP PIM
1. Zak McNally (F) 154 19 73 281
2. Tyler Lannigan (D) 128 10 53 281
3. Nick Minardi (F) 191 92 199 241
4. Ben Davey (D) 112 4 27 232
5. Tristan Cicchello (D) 146 10 64 228
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Franchise All-Time Games played
# Player GP G A TP
1. Jerry Petingalo (F) 192 86 131 217
2. Nick Minardi (F) 191 92 107 199
3. Joseph Miller (F) 189 58 88 146
4. Nicholas Smith (F) 180 91 100 191
5. Brock Santa Maria (F) 167 40 84 124
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Franchise All-Time Points per Game
# Player GP G TP PPG
1. Fred Coccimiglio (F) 38 35 84 2.21
2. Micky Sartoretto (F) 45 43 97 2.16
3. Ryan Corcoran (F) 40 38 86 2.15
4. Jeff Leonard (F) 1 1 2 2.00
5. Darcy Haines (F) 33 21 65 1.97
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Franchise All-Time Points per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Ryan Maunu (F) 2005-2006 NOJHL 48 38 60 98 2.04 54
2. Micky Sartoretto (F) 2011-2012 NOJHL 45 43 54 97 2.16 40
3. David Borrelli (F) 2001-2002 NOJHL 41 50 45 95 2.32 46
4. Gavin Burbach (F) 2013-2014 NOJHL 56 48 39 87 1.55 48
5. Ryan Corcoran (F) 2000-2001 NOJHL 40 38 48 86 2.15 53
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Franchise All-Time Goals per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. David Borrelli (F) 2001-2002 NOJHL 41 50 45 95 2.32 46
2. Gavin Burbach (F) 2013-2014 NOJHL 56 48 39 87 1.55 48
3. Micky Sartoretto (F) 2011-2012 NOJHL 45 43 54 97 2.16 40
4. Lucas Theriault (F) 2018-2019 NOJHL 51 40 36 76 1.49 33
5. Ryan Maunu (F) 2005-2006 NOJHL 48 38 60 98 2.04 54
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Franchise All-Time Assists per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Ryan Maunu (F) 2005-2006 NOJHL 48 38 60 98 2.04 54
2. Micky Sartoretto (F) 2011-2012 NOJHL 45 43 54 97 2.16 40
3. Ryan Maunu (F) 2004-2005 NOJHL 48 22 54 76 1.58 53
4. Noah Boman (F) 2018-2019 NOJHL 50 24 52 76 1.52 25
5. Fred Coccimiglio (F) 2000-2001 NOJHL 38 35 49 84 2.21 64
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Franchise All-Time PIM per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Tyler Lannigan (D) 2006-2007 NOJHL 45 6 28 34 0.76 128
2. Greg Mizzi (F) 2001-2002 NOJHL 38 20 28 48 1.26 119
3. Pat Keating (F) 2004-2005 NOJHL 43 10 19 29 0.67 106
4. Matt Conway (D) 2006-2007 NOJHL 37 6 27 33 0.89 102
5. Chris Towell (F) 2005-2006 NOJHL 45 24 27 51 1.13 101
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2023-2024 View roster 5'11" 167 lbs 17.84
2022-2023 View roster 5'11" 176 lbs 19.50
2021-2022 View roster 6'0" 178 lbs 19.00
2020-2021 View roster 5'11" 177 lbs 19.65
2019-2020 View roster 6'0" 179 lbs 19.10
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