Adirondack Thunder

PHOTOS: Adirondack Thunder vs. Reading Royals – 02/03/2024

READING, PA – The Reading Royals and Adirondack Thunder faced off Saturday night, at Santander Arena. The Thunder defeated the Royals 1-0 in a shootout. It was the first professional shutout for both starting goalies. Click here to read Armand Klisivitch’s full game recap. Check out this photo gallery from Inside the Rink’s Sarah Pietrowski […]

ECHL: Iowa’s DeRidder Earns Goalie of the Week

Following the Heartlander’s Sweep of the road leg of their three-game series with the Kalamazoo Wings, Drew DeRidder has earned the Warrior Hockey ECHL Goalie of the Week for the week of January 29-February 4, 2024. DeRidder and the Heartlanders played two games, winning by a score of 2-1 on Friday, While Casey Dornbach’s seventh […]

ECHL: The Adirondack Thunder Three-Headed Monster In Net

The Adirondack Thunder have gotten off to a strong start as they hold a 14-6-2-1 record through 23 games and sit in first place in the North Division. In years past, they have had guys who are going to score 25-30 goals, but this season, it’s everyone that’s been chipping in offensively. Adirondack leads the […]

Railers Lost More Than Just Games This Weekend

The Worcester Railers dropped their matchups 5-2 Friday against the Reading Royals and 4-1 Saturday against the Adirondack Thunder, but they lost more than just their games this past weekend, with one key piece of the puzzle injured in Reading and another injury coming the following night in Glens Falls. Goaltender Tristan Lennox was injured […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Sit Atop North Division After Busy Week

For the first time in a long time, the Adirondack Thunder sit atop the North Division for the first time since November 3rd, 2019, after picking up seven of a possible eight points during a busy four games in five-day stretch last week, as three of those games would be played in Glens Falls. This […]

ECHL: An Interview With Nico Blachman

Nico Blachman is a 25-year-old forward who got started playing hockey at a young age in the Sunshine State, where hockey has continued to grow over the years, “I started playing roller hockey when I was younger in Hollywood, Florida, and then the roller hockey rink shut down and my dad told me it’s either […]

PHOTOS: Adirondack Thunder vs. Worcester Railers – 12/09/2023

WORCESTER, Mass.- The Worcester Railers hosted the Adirondack Thunder on Saturday evening for their annual Teddy Bear toss game, benefiting the Friendly House, and Shine organization in Worcester Mass. The Railers wore “Ugly Sweater” jerseys during the game, which were auctioned off to benefit the charities involved. The Adirondack Thunder would score the first goal […]

PHOTOS: Adirondack Thunder vs. Worcester Railers- 12/08/2023

WORCESTER, Mass.- The Worcester Railers hosted the Adirondack Thunder on Friday night at the DCU Center, for the first of a two-game weekend set between these two teams. The Railers would get the win 4-2, highlighted by a strong third period, netting three goals including an empty net goal with 15 seconds left in regulation. […]

ECHL: An Interview With Adirondack Thunder Goalie Vinnie Purpura

The Adirondack Thunder came into the season with three goalies; however, only one of them is on an ECHL contract, and that’s Vinnie Purpura, whose path to becoming a goaltender began in a way you wouldn’t think, “From a very young age, the team would rotate the goalie, so everyone would have a chance to […]

Adirondack Splits Weekend Series vs Railers

The Adirondack Thunder came into this weekend with a 6-1 record on the road, as their only road loss came on Opening Night at the DCU Center, and the Thunder have now played six of their nine games road this season at the DCU Center with the only other matchup in Worcester accruing on March […]