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ECHL Board Of Governors Recap and Rule Changes For the 2024-25 Season

The ECHL recently had its Summer Meetings and the Board of Governors last week in Las Vegas, Nevada, and earlier this afternoon, the league announced two new changes for the league heading into the 2024-25 season as well as Utah Grizzlies CEO Kevin Bruder being re-elected as the Chairman of the Board for the fourth […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Extend Head Coach Pete MacArthur

The Adirondack Thunder have announced that they have signed Head Coach/Director of Hockey Operations Pete MacArthur to a two-year extension that carries him through the 2025-26 season. MacArthur, originally hired by the Thunder in June 2022, has led the Thunder to a 75-46-16-3 record and Kelly Cup Playoff appearances in his first two years as […]

Utica Comets Sign Two Players To One-Year Deals

The Utica Comets have announced that they have signed defenseman Jackson van de Leest and forward Andre Ghantous to one-year, two-way deals for the 2024-25 season; both players spent time with the Comets last season. Ghantous joined the Adirondack Thunder in March after spending five seasons at Western Michigan University, where he put up 53 […]

ECHL Season Recap: Florida Everblades

The champagne is gone, the confetti swept up, and the player lockers have been cleaned out for the Florida Everblades’ 2023-24 season, an impossible and record-breaking season. The Everblades, winner of the Kelly Cup Championship for a third consecutive year, started the season, as does every team in the league, with the goal of hoisting […]

Utica Comets Re-Sign Filip Engaras

The Utica Comets have announced that they have re-signed Filip Engaras to a one-year, one-way deal for the 2024-25 season; this is the first official signing by the Comets this off-season. Engaras was set to become an Unrestricted free agent on July 1st. The Swedish forward will be entering his second full season in the […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Announce 2024 Season-Ending Roster

The Adirondack Thunder have officially released their 2024 Season-Ending Roster of 20 players following their announcement earlier this week that they were protecting 23 players. Each team is allowed to protect a maximum of 20 players and reserve the rights to eight players; no more than four can be veterans. The ECHL considers any player […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder and New Jersey Devils Extend Affiliation

The Adirondack Thunder and New Jersey Devils have signed a two-year extension for the Thunder to continue being the team’s ECHL Affiliate. The Utica Comets will continue to serve as the Devil’s AHL team and continue the three-tier system for the Devils. This move is a no-brainer for all parties involved, as the Thunder and […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Complete 2024 Future Considerations Trades

The Adirondack Thunder had a quiet 2024 future considerations trade deadline with only one move being made, and that was acquiring defenseman Scott Allan from the Jacksonville Icemen. Allan completes the trade that sent defenseman Ivan Chukavov to Jacksonville last August. The 6’8 defenseman spent the 2022-23 season with the Fort Wayne Komets, where he […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Announce 2024 Protected List

The Adirondack Thunder have announced that they will be protecting 23 players on this year’s protected list. 20 of the 23 players that the Thunder protected played at least one game with the team over the course of the team’s historic 2023-24 season, and six of the 23 players either spent the 2023-24 season overseas […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Announce 2024-25 Schedule

The ECHL schedule was released earlier today, and the Adirondack Thunder will once again begin the season on the road as they will play the Norfolk Admirals on October 18th and 19th before having their home opener on October 26th vs Trois-Rivieres Lions. All Thunder fans should be looking forward to this night, as Adirondack […]