The Soo Indians finished the 2011-12 season with a pair of losses to the Lansing Capitals that kept them from attending the MAHA State Playoffs this year, but that didn’t stop the players and coaching staff from feeling as though they’ve had a tremendously successful season.

After finishing the 2010-11 season with a dismal 6-44 (12 pts) record, the Indians concentrated their recruiting efforts on players eager to learn and eager to succeed.  Their efforts paid off as the team finished this season with a 21-34-8 (50 pts) record.

The Soo started the season off with a 3-2 record before going into a 1-14-2 slump.  Following the acquisition of goaltenders Steven Dombrosky, Dave Bryant and forward Ryan Marker, the team gained some much need confidence and goal stopping abilities. Read the rest of this entry »

The Soo Indians Midget AAA Hockey team traveled to Detroit this past weekend to play the Maksymum AAA team. They came back with a sweep under their belt and a very strong showing leading into the Madison Cup Invitational tournament this weekend.

Head Coach Rick Corbiere decided up front to give starting goaltender, Steve Dombrosky, the weekend off in goal. Dave Bryant played goal both games and showed that he is fully capable of stepping up to the challenge if need be by earning his first two wins as a Soo Indian. Read the rest of this entry »

The Soo Indians invited #9 ranked Lake Forest Academy to Sault Ste Marie this past weekend for a three game non-conference series hoping to test their improved skills against a nationally ranked powerhouse team. 

Lake Forest Academy is located just north of Chicagoand is coached by Darrin Madeley who is well known in the hockey circles of Sault Ste Marie.  He was a two-time All American goaltender with the Lakers and led them to a NCAA National title with a win over Wisconsin to cap off the 91-92 season.  He went on to play NHL hockey for the Ottawa Senators for a couple seasons and spent time overseas in the European leagues.  He is also the Asst Athletic Director for Lake Forest. Read the rest of this entry »

SAULT STE MARIE – The red hot Indians hosted the league leading Marquette Electricians this weekend. The result? The won, lost and tied.

Saturday morning’s game, in all aspects, appeared that the Indians forgot to show up. They played nothing like the team of late and they paid for it. Marquette scored twice in the second period and once in the third to take a 3-0 lead before the Indians could muster enough energy to score a goal of their own. Ryan Marker (Tyler Jones, Carson Omilusik) scored at 13:53 of the final period to prevent the shutout. Steve Dombrosky made 26 saves and 29 shots for the loss. Read the rest of this entry »

SAULT STE MARIE, Mi – Perennial hockey powerhouse, Lake Forest Academy, has accepted an invitation to come to Sault Ste Marie to play the Soo Indians in a three-game weekend series on January 6-7-8, 2011.

Lake Forest is currently ranked 14th in the nation for Midget AAA Hockey.   They are coached by Darrin Madeley who is a former two-time All American goaltender at Lake Superior State University and played for the Ottawa Senators in the NHL.

Friday’s game will be played at 7:00 pm at the Taffy Abel Arena at Lake Superior State University while the games on Saturday at  3:00 pm and Sunday at 10:00 am will be played on the Indians’ home ice at the Big Bear Arena.

Admission is always free!  Come out and see some really good hockey!

The Barrie (ONT) Colts AAA team hosted the Indians this past weekend in a non-conference two-game weekend series and the Indians came home with a 2-0 sweep of the Colts.

The Indians were originally scheduled to attend a tournament in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, but after the Ft Wayne team folded and the tournament dissolved, Barrie stepped up to host the Indians. Barrie also competed in the Greyhounds International Showdown with the Indians and were the only team to beat the visiting Russian team; a team to which the Indians tied and lost with the latter game being in the championship. Read the rest of this entry »

DETROIT, MI – Maksymum Hockey AAA was formed this year to participate in the National Junior Prospect Hockey League, “which is a quality Tier I AAA league with teams across the USA,” according to their press release, and to be used as a feeder program for the Junior Hockey, Rochester Stars. They traveled to Sault Ste Marie to play the Soo Indians this weekend and walked away empty handed. Read the rest of this entry »

SAULT STE MARIE, On – The Soo Greyhounds International Showcase took place this past weekend in Sault,Ontario. In the minds of those “in-the-know”, it was highly unlikely that the Soo Indians would be much of a challenge to teams like the Marquette Electricians, Soo Northstars, Carolina Jr Hurricanes, or the visiting Soviet Wings from Russia for the tournament championship.

The only minds that did know were those of the Soo Indians…and they were out to prove it. Read the rest of this entry »

SAULT STE MARIE, On – The Soo Indians Midget AAA hockey team traveled across the border to the Essar Centre to play the Soviet Wings; a team of Russian select 15 and 16 year olds traveling through Canada. Both team are preparing to compete this weekend in the Soo Greyhounds International Showdown Tournament in Sault, Ontario.

Both team came with a different style of play. The Indians with a more aggressive, physical game and the Russians with skating and puck handling finesse. Read the rest of this entry »

HAZEL PARK, MI – Steven Dombrosky, picked up by the Soo Indians late last week after being released by the Soo Eagles, started his first game as an Indian with 41 saves and a 4-0 shutout victory against the Detroit Falcons.

With no games scheduled for last weekend, the Indians followed up on some scouting and recruited 18 year old Steven Dombrosky from Elizabethtown, PA.  Dombrosky had been playing for the Soo Eagles of the NOJHL, but had been released when they picked up another goaltender.  Seeing a prime opportunity to build on his play, Dombrosky decided to stay in the Soo and play with the Indians.  Read the rest of this entry »