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ECHL: Reading Royals: Pre-Season Schedule

Prior to the 2024-2025 season, the Reading Royals will play two pre-season games against North Division rivals, Adirondack Thunder. This game will take place on Saturday, October 12th at 7:00 pm in the Santander Arena. This will be game two in the series. The first game will take place in Glens Falls, NY at Cool […]

ECHL: An Interview with Adirondack Thunder Goaltender David Fessenden

The Adirondack Thunder recently traded Vinnie Purpura to the Reading Royals, which left the Thunder without an ECHL-contracted goalie, but they quickly filled that void by signing 6’6, 229lb goaltender David Fessenden to a contract for the 2024-25 season. Fessenden, who began playing hockey at eight years old, started as a forward, but just a […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Re-Sign Rookie Defenseman

The Adirondack Thunder have re-signed rookie defenseman Ryan Conroy for the 2024-25 season. Conroy returns to the Thunder after playing in nine games with the Thunder at the end of the regular season, where he put up one goal and one assist for two points, and would play in nine Kelly Cup Playoff Games with […]

ECHL: Tahoe Knight Monsters Add Ryan Orgel

The Tahoe Knight Monsters have announced that they have signed defenseman Ryan Orgel for the 2024-25 season. Orgel will be joining his fourth ECHL team, having made a quick pitstop with both the Utah Grizzlies and Idaho Steelheads during the 2021-22 season before spending the past two seasons with the Adirondack Thunder. The 27-year-old defenseman […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Sign Ryan Francis

The Adirondack Thunder have announced that they have signed forward Ryan Francis to a contract for the 2024-25 season. The 22-year-old joins the Thunder after spending the past two seasons in the ECHL with the Greenville Swamp Rabbits and Trois-Rivieres Lions, putting up 32 goals and 36 assists for 68 points in 88 ECHL games. […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Bring Back Mike Gillespie

The Adirondack Thunder have announced that they have re-signed forward Mike Gillespie for the 2024-25 season. Gillespie re-joins the Thunder for his second season in the ECHL after signing with the team in November as he began this season in the SPHL with the Birmingham Bulls, where he put up three goals and two assists […]

ECHL: Reading Royals: Royals Sign SPHL Forward Dominiks Marcinkevics

On Monday, August 5th, 2024, Reading Royals announced they have signed forward Dominiks Marcinkevics. Marcinkevics was born in Riga, Latvia, and spent most of his early playing days there. In the 2015-2016 season, he played for HS Riga. He tallied 28 goals with 31 assists. In the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 seasons, he played for SK […]

ECHL: An Interview With Adirondack Thunder Forward Shaw Boomhower

The Adirondack Thunder have added three new faces to their roster so far this off-season, but only one of them has prior ECHL experience, and that is Shaw Boomhower. The 25-year-old forward from Belleville, Ontario, spent two seasons in the OHL with the Mississauga Steelheads and Ottawa 67’s ; he would lead the OHL in […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Signs 6’6 Rookie Goaltender and Re-Signs T.J. Friedmann

The Adirondack Thunder have announced that they have signed goaltender David Fessenden and re-signed forward T.J. Friedmann to contracts for the 2024-25 season. Fessenden comes in after spending five seasons at the NCAA level with the University of Alabama-Huntsville, the University of New Hampshire, and last season at Canisius College. In 79 games at the […]

ECHL: Reading Royals: Royals Acquire Two Players Rights

On July 31st, the Reading Royals announced the playing rights of forward Travis Broughman and goaltender Vinnie Purpura have been acquired from the Adirondack Thunder. This is in exchange for the playing rights of forward Tag Bertuzzi. Bertuzzi has signed an AHL contract with the Utica Comets on July 30, 2024. Broughman tallied 27 points including 14 goals and 13 assists in the […]