ECHL Game Recap: Adirondack Thunder vs. Newfoundland Growlers| 01/26/2024

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The Adirondack Thunder have now won 12 straight games and have the longest winning streak in the ECHL, “Pretty huge, I just wanted to keep it going at home; I think we put out a little bit extra effort there in the last period for sure, it’s awesome to keep it going in front of the fans, this place was packed tonight, it’s fun to play in front of them” said Shane Harper after Friday night’s game. It would be Harper who would open up the scoring at the 12:30 mark of the opening period. Less than three minutes later, a giant scrum in front of the net would lead to almost everyone on the ice grabbing a dance partner and lead to 38 penalties, which included 10 to Zach Walker, who would be tossed for “Abuse of Officials.” “We wanna play fast and physical; sometimes there’s gonna be little scrums and stuff, and that’s something I usually don’t shy away from,” said Darian Skeoch, who was the recipient of two of those penalty minutes.

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Adirondack doubled its lead quickly in the second. Harper dropped a pass back for Ryan Smith, who found the back of the net for his 16th of the season. The Thunder would kill off all four power plays the Newfoundland Growlers had despite not getting a PP of their own and would be down to only nine forwards, with Walker getting tossed and the team losing Grasso after the first to an injury, “Ya, especially with the circumstances we had to deal, getting down to nine forwards, killing a bunch of penalties, blocking a bunch of shot, and just playing for the team, status quo for the group” said Head Coach Pete MacArthur. Jeremy Brodeur had a great night in net, stopping all 35 shots he saw for his 12th win of the year and second shutout. It was the first time the Growlers have been shutout all year, “Ya, great team accomplishment. I don’t know how many shots we blocked tonight, but I know its a lot, all around good effort. We put the puck in the net, too; with this team with four goals, we’re going to win most games,” said Brodeur


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Armand Klisivitch

Inside The Rink ECHL Manager | Senior Editor Credentialed Reporter for the Adirondack Thunder & Worcester Railers.

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