Andre Ghantous

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: 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 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 2023-24 Season Recap

The Adirondack Thunder had a historic 2023-24 season, putting together a 43-18-7-4 record for 97 points as they would win both the North Division and Eastern Conference during the regular season; it was the first time since 2018 that the Thunder had won the North Division and the first time in Franchise history that the […]

ECHL Playoff Recap: Adirondack Thunder vs Norfolk Admirals Game 6 | 05/14/2024

GLENS FALLS—The Adirondack Thunder came into Game 6 with a 3-2 series lead after taking all three games in Norfolk after dropping the first two games at home. Norfolk, looking to salvage their season on Tuesday, would scratch Stephan Timofeyev, who had three goals in the series. Carson Golder was out with an injury suffered […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Transactions | 05/08/2024

The Adirondack Thunder are once again making changes prior to Game 3 vs Norfolk Admirals as they will look to avoid going down 3-0. Forwards Alex Young and T.J. Friedmann head to reserve along with defenseman Brendan Less. Young has been in and out of the Thunder lineup during the Kelly Cup Playoffs after playing […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Transactions | 05/04/2024

Head Coach Pete MacArthur mentioned during last night’s media availability that there would be some changes to the Thunder lineup tonight, and that process has already begun to take shape. Forwards, Erik Middendorf and Andre Ghantous have been placed on reserve. Both players had phenomenal regular seasons but have struggled in the playoffs, as Ghantous […]

PHOTOS: Adirondack Thunder vs. Maine Mariners- 04/26/2024

PORTLAND, Maine – Friday night, the Maine Mariners hosted the Adirondack Thunder for Game 3 of the North Division Semifinals in the Kelly Cup Playoffs. The Mariners would find scoring from Tyler Drevitch and Andrew Peski in the first, and Andre Ghantous would score for the Thunder. The second period would end with no change […]

ECHL Playoff Recap: Adirondack Thunder vs Maine Mariners Game 3 | 04/26/2024

The Adirondack Thunder and Maine Mariners series shifted to Portland, Maine, on Friday night as the two teams began a pivotal three-in-three series. In Game One, the Thunder had a slow start, which ended up biting them. On Friday, Adirondack had a chance to get on the board early as they would get on the […]

ECHL North Division Semifinals Game 2 Recap: Adirondack Thunder vs Maine Mariners | 04/21/2024

GLENS FALLS– The Adirondack Thunder came into Sunday Evening needed a win as they dropped Game 1 and didn’t want to head into Maine down 2-0. Adirondack needed to get the crowd into it early, and they did as Shane Harper would finish off a beautiful tic-tac-toe play from the Thunder’s second line of Welsher-Ashbrook-Harper […]