Eagles Look to Continue Win Streak at Home on Friday
October 28, 2016 - Eastern Basketball Development League () News Release
Eagles look to continue win streak at home on Friday After their most successful weekend of the season at Pullar Stadium, the Soo Eagles look to continue to enjoy their home cooking, and extend their win streak, as they face the Espanola Express on Friday night at 7:30 p.m.
If you can't make it to the Pullar, the game is available online, via pay-per-view, at www.hockeytv.com.
The Eagles are 6-11-2-0 on the season and in fifth place with 14 points, three points ahead of the sixth place Espanola Express. The Eagles are only two points behind Elliot Lake and Blind River for third place in the West Division.
This will be the third of eight meetings on the season between the Eagles and Express, with the teams splitting the last two games, both at Pullar Stadium, including the Soo's 11-2 route last Friday.
Next weekend, the Eagles will head up North for three games starting Friday night in Kirkland Lake, Saturday night in Powassan and Sunday afternoon in French River.
You can see all the games, live or on-demand, at www.hockeytv.com
The Eagles return home on November 11-12, when they take on the Soo Thunderbirds and the Timmins Rock at Pullar Stadium.
NOJHL Standings - As of October 27th, 2016
West Division
Soo Thunderbirds
13-5-0-0
28 pts
Rayside Balfour Canadians
10-5-2-0
22 pts
Blind Rivers Beavers
8-9-0-0
16 pts
Elliot Lake Wildcats
8-10-0-0
16 pts
Soo Eagles
6-11-2-0
14 pts
Espanola Express
5-11-0-1
11 pts
East Division
Cochrane Crunch
11-1-2-1
25 pts
Powassan Voodoos
12-3-1-0
25 pts
Timmins Rock
11-3-0-0
22 pts
Kirkland Lake Gold Miners
7-7-2-1
17 pts
Iroquois Falls Eskis
6-11-0-0
12 pts
French River Rapids
1-13-0-1
3 pts
Eagles sweep home stand last weekend Soo Eagles 5, Elliot Lake Wildcats 3 - October 22, 2016
Landon Hubbard tallied twice in the third period, including the game-winner, to help lead the Soo Eagles to a 5-3 victory over the Elliot Lake Wildcats Saturday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action in front of 618 fans at Pullar Stadium.
Brendan Schultz started Sault Ste. Marie off in a positive manner as he collected his ninth of the campaign six minutes into the contest.
The power play allowed Elliot Lake to tie it at 14:20 as Jacob Kelly picked up his second of the season.
Each side would score twice in the middle session to make it 3-3 as David Elford and Mack Caruana supplied man advantage markers for the Wildcats while Rhett Rampinelli at even strength and Adam Ostrowski, on the power play, for his first NOJHL goal countered for the Eagles.
Up a man Hubbard provided the eventual difference maker at 7:21 of the third and he then added some insurance in the final two minutes to round out the scoring.
Hayden Winch and William Casey both dished out two assists apiece to aid the winners' cause.
Kade Phipps made 32 saves to register his second straight win for the Soo.
Justin Richer meanwhile faced 43 shots in defeat in net for Elliot Lake.
Soo Eagles 11, Espanola Express 2 - October 21, 2016
Bradley Hofelich scored three times and set-up two others while Chris Murphy doled out five assists to aid the Soo Eagles in thumping the Espanola Express 11-2 Friday evening in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at Pullar Stadium.
The Eagles set the tone early in this one grabbing a 4-0 lead after one period of play thanks to a pair of markers from Hofelich and singles from Jacob Palmerio and Chris Lutz.
The onslaught continued in the middle stanza as Sault Ste. Marie outscored Espanola 6-1 in the session to go up by nine entering the third.
Jake Saxton had a pair of markers for the Soo with Nolan Makkonen, Brendan Schultz, Landon Hubbard and Hofelich also getting into the act.
Nate Viberg had the lone Express marker in the frame, which came via the power play.
The two sides then traded goals in the third to round things out offensively with William Casey scoring for the Eagles and Riley Smith for Espanola.
The Soo outshot the Express 58-28 on the night with Kade Phipps earning the victory in his NOJHL debut while Kyle Alaverdy suffered the defeat.
Eagles claim a pair of weekly honors The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Monday that a pair of Soo Eagles in goaltender Kade Phipps and forward Chris Murphy along with Kirkland Lake Gold Miners forward Alex Storjohann have been named the Eastlink TV 3 Stars of the week for the period ending Oct. 23.
KADE PHIPPS, (G) SOO EAGLES - The recently acquired Phipps impressed in his NOJHL debut as he won his first two starts helping the Eagles secure four points in the overall standings.
The 18-year-old Perrysburg, Ohio product began his tenure in the Soo Friday making 26 stops on 28 shots helping his side earn a victory over visiting Espanola.
One night later he registered his second straight league triumph as he made 32 saves in an Eagles victory over Elliot Lake.
CHRIS MURPHY, (F) SOO EAGLES - Murphy set the tone for the Michigan Soo squad Friday as he piled up a career single-game high five assists as the Eagles soared past the Express at Pullar Stadium.
The 20-year from Livonia, Mich., then helped set-up the game-winner Saturday as Sault Ste. Marie skated to the decision over the Wildcats.
Murphy currently leads the Eagles in offensive production amassing 26 points in 17 games on 10 goals and 16 assists.
His totals also put him in a tie for second overall in NOJHL scoring.
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Soo Eagles information all over the net If you want to find out the latest information about the Soo Eagles and their 2016-17 season, there are a variety of places you can go. The Soo Eagles website can be found at www.sooeagles.net. There you will find the latest information on the Soo Eagles, including game reports, schedules, photos, sponsor information, as well as the place to order Eagles merchandise online and purchase tickets to upcoming games.
On social media you can find the Soo Eagles on Facebook at facebook.com/sooeagleshockey. You can also find the Eagles on Twitter at twitter.com/gosooeagles. For league information, including game recaps, Eagles player stats, and schedule go to www.nojhl.com.
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Hear Soo Eagles players and coaches on "The Game"
This season, you can hear interviews from Soo Eagles coaches and players, on the new sports talk show, called "The Game", heard every Monday night locally on Eagle 95.1 FM radio, or online at www.radioeaglesoo.com from 6-7 p.m.
Scott Nason, who broadcasts Eagle home games for Hockey TV, along with former Soo Eagles, David McCaig discuss local sports, including the NOJHL, where they have bi-weekly interviews with the Soo Eagles. Last week they had General Manager Bruno Bragagnolo, and this week captain Jake Saxton and defenseman Matt Meininger.
You can hear the podcast of the show, along with the audio from the Soo Eagle's home broadcasts on Hockey TV at www.snason.podomatic.com.
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Eagles success depends on a flood of volunteers In order to operate a team on a limited budget, Soo Eagles volunteers are the lifeline of our organization. There would be no way to have a team in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, without the incredible contributions from so many people. These volunteers are very passionate about the team, and our goal of providing a first class opportunity, to the players who are pursuing their dreams and passion.
Here is a list of our 2016-17 Soo Eagles staff and volunteers
Bruno Bragagnolo - General Manager/Coach
Jim Capy - Co-Coach
Ron Lavin - Owner
Gerald Frazier -Southeast Scout
Joe Behling - Defensive Coach
Bill Vanderleese - Goalie Coach
Mike Barbeau - Fitness Trainer
Kari Evey - Trainer
Thomas Farnquist - Player Development/Head Scout
Doug Bailey - Regional Scout
John Bosbous - Marketing Director
Rob Horn - Game Day Events Coordinator/Media Relations
Bob St. Peter - Public Address Announcer
Ken Aikens - Hockey Tech Coordinator/Official Scorekeeper/Off-Ice Official
Cathy Tibbett - Housing Director/Educational Coordinator
Jason Wenglikowski - Webmaster
Stuart Gould - Goaltender Scout/Consultant
Paul Andary - Scout
Renee Hutte - Ticket Office Manager
Ariel Huntley- Fast Hockey Coordinator/IT Specialist
Brian Huntley - Fast Hockey Coordinator/IT Specialist
Scott Nason - Fast Hockey Announcer/Email Newsletter Editor
Larry Pozzebon - Fast Hockey Color Commentator
Randy Russon - ESPN Radio Talk Show Host
Caleb Horn - Eddie the Eagle Team Mascot
Eric Bragagnolo - Video Production Coordinator
Bryan McLean - Beverage/Refreshment Manager
Doug Auchell - Chicago Scout
Shelby Fox - Game Day Administrator
Joyce Bosbous - Game Night Administrator
Danny Armstrong - Team Chiropractor
Ken Murphy - Community Liaison
Soo Eagles have a mission
The Soo Eagles are committed to developing a tradition of academic growth, athletic skills, leadership, self-esteem, self-discipline, integrity, teamwork and sportsmanship. We will provide this opportunity through the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, as well as having the players involved in the community of Sault Ste. Marie in many projects.
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