Minor Leagues

Adirondack Stuns Newfoundland Late On Thanksgiving Eve

The Adirondack Thunder played one of their best games in a long time tonight as they beat the Newfoundland Growlers in dramatic fashion by a score of 3-2, “Ya, it seems like we just need to play the top team in the league to bring close to our A-Game, I’m happy for them” said Head […]

Hirose leads Griffins in San Diego

Taro Hirose continues to lead Grand Rapids in scoring and, on Friday, scored three goals to help the Griffins earn one win during the week. On Wednesday, Rockford handed the Griffins a 5-1 loss during the 21st annual School Day Game in Grand Rapids. Joel L’Eserance scored the loan Griffins goal. The Griffins then traveled […]

Bruins’ Late-Round Draft Pick Climbing The Prospect Ranks

When Riley Duran was drafted in the sixth round of the 2020 NHL Draft (182nd overall) by the Boston Bruins, the Woburn, Massachusetts native was beyond ecstatic. To say that the Bruins’ selection was a dream come true was an understatement. Duran has been a diehard fan of the Boston Bruins since he can remember. […]

Thunder Thoughts: Noah Corson

The ECHL is a league with many untold stories, and my goal is to unveil those stories to my readers. Today we will look at the story of Noah Corson, who started skating at three years old and a year later began playing hockey a year later. The Corson family is filled with hockey history […]

Third-Period Comeback Not Enough For Thunder to Hop Over Swamp Rabbits

The Adirondack Thunder welcomed their first opponent other than the Worcester Railers tonight as they welcomed the Greenville Swamp Rabbits to town for the first time since October 24th, 2017. Despite seeing a new opponent, things wouldn’t change for the Thunder as once again they would be chasing the game; as the Swamp Rabbits would […]

Providence Bruins’ Rookie Finally Getting His Due

There aren’t many hockey players from Bettendorf, Iowa. It is not exactly a hotbed for hockey. Luke Toporowski is a native of Bettendorf, the son of a minor league hockey player who loved a good fight. As a sixteen-year-old, Toporowski joined the Spokane Chiefs of the Western Hockey League as a forward with more offensive […]

Short-Handed Thunder Snap Worcester’s Record Start

It was a huge weekend for the Adirondack Thunder this weekend, as they were coming off a weekend in Trois-Rivieres, where they took three of four points while picking up their first win of the weekend. Before the weekend series, the Thunder had picked up defencemen Brandon Fehd and Matt Steif to help with some […]

No. 2 Denver Pioneers Complete Sweep Over No. 12 UND

The No. 2 ranked Denver Pioneers completed their first sweep in Grand Forks in more than a decade. David Carle’s club followed up with Friday’s 3-2 win over UND with a convincing 6-3 on Saturday. UND took an early 1-0 lead just seven seconds into the game. Denver dominated with a 14-3 shots-on-goal advantage but […]

Hanas continues scoring excellence for Griffins

Cross Hanas continued his terrific rookie season by helping Grand Rapids earn three out of six points last week. On Wednesday, the Griffins opened the week with a 5-2 loss in Cleveland. Donovan Sebrango and Steven Kampfer gave the Griffins a 2-0 lead early in the second period, but the Griffins couldn’t hold on to […]

Things Are Looking Up North Of The Border For The Adirondack Thunder

“En Depit de l’adversite ils ont finalement triomphe” is a quote from le Cid by Pierre Corneille, which perfectly describes the weekend for the Thunder. Adirondack came into this weekend badly needing something to go their way, and that’s exactly what they got during the two-game series in Trois-Rivieres, where they walked away with three […]