Hockey

Eagles clip Red Wings for 5th straight win

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Getting a couple of goals from Hunter Friesen helped the Soo Eagles collect their fifth consecutive Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League victory Friday, as they skated to a 6-2 triumph over Elliot Lake Red Wings in front of over 1,000 spectators at Pullar Stadium. Sault Ste. […]

Eagles collect home win vs. Rapids

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Getting goals from eight different players, the Soo Eagles went on to eventually cruise past the French River Rapids 9-4 Tuesday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up at Pullar Stadium. Sault Ste. Marie started well after picking up the night’s initial power play when […]

Eagles edge Voodoos

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – A Coby Fox marker, just over seven minutes into the third period, held up as the game-winner as the Soo Eagles went on to edge the Powassan Voodoos 3-2 in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League meeting Saturday in front of 711 fans at Pullar […]

Soo Indians hire Jerry Lortie

Simply stated, this is a really good addition. Soo Indians of the Michigan based, Under 18 Tier 1 Hockey Federation League have brought aboard Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario product Jerry Lortie as an assistant coach. The 50-year old Lortie has built a reputation over the years as a first-rate teaching […]

Eagles outlast Lumberjacks

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – An Alex Freund marker, 14:36 into the third period, proved to be the game-winner as the Soo Eagles went on to outlast the Hearst Lumberjacks 7-5 Friday in a high-scoring Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League affair at Pullar Stadium. Hearst notched the night’s initial marker, moments […]

Eagles answer with win over Crunch

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – After giving up the game’s first goal, the Soo Eagles responded with seven unanswered markers to defeat the Cochrane Crunch 7-1 Friday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League affair at Pullar Stadium. An innocent looking dump-in led to the night’s initial tally as Cochrane’s Collin […]

Cubs get lucky break late to edge Eagles

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – A harmless looking dump in by Billy Biedermann of the Greater Sudbury Cubs took an inadvertent deflection and found its way in with just 14.1 seconds remaining in regulation to give his side a dramatic 2-1 triumph over the Soo Eagles Friday evening in a […]