Brendan Less

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 Transactions | 05/11/2024

The Adirondack Thunder have made two changes prior to Game 5 of the North Division Finals vs. Norfolk Admirals. Who’s Out Forward Erik Middendorf and defenseman Jackson van de Leest have been placed on reserve. Middendorf comes out of the lineup due to an injury suffered in last night’s game. The Arizona native made incidental […]

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 […]

AHL: Utica Comets Recall Two From Adirondack Thunder

The Utica Comets have recalled forward Andre Ghantous and defenseman Jackson van de Leest from the Adirondack Thunder. van de Leest is headed back up to Utica for his second stint with the Comets after playing in his first career AHL game last Wednesday in Binghampton. The 6’7 forward has two assists in 11 games […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder News And Notes Prior To The Trade Deadline

The Adirondack Thunder are preparing for a very busy week in which they have a four in five, including three games against the second-place Norfolk Admirals at home beginning on Friday Night. Adirondack is coming off a weekend split on the road as their woes in Maine continued, but they were able to get back […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Injury Update | 03/10/2024

The Adirondack Thunder have been missing key players over the last few weeks, including Brendan Less, Zach Walker, and Patrick Grasso. All three players are unlikely to play next week, but according to Head Coach Pete MacArthur, they are all trending in a positive direction. “I don’t believe so, maybe Grasso, I think we’re past […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Sign Shane Bull

The Adirondack Thunder have announced that they have signed forward Shane Bull to a standard player contract. Bull has spent the last four years at Oswego, playing in three of those fours years, putting up 34 goals and 50 assists for 84 points in 72 games. He also had a breakout senior year in which […]

ECHL Game Recap: Adirondack Thunder Vs. Reading Royals| 02/16/2024

The Adirondack Thunder and Reading Royals faced off once again on Friday evening for the fourth of six meetings between the clubs during the month of January. Adirondack would have a couple of chances early, but Nolan Maier would stand tall as it would be Reading who would open up the scoring first as Ryan […]

ECHL: An Interview With Adirondack Thunder Defenseman Brendan Less

The Adirondack Thunder will welcome Brendan Less to their blueline when the 2023-24 season begins in October. Adirondack may be a new team for Less, but Less mentioned that having some familiar faces in the locker room will help with the transition, “Ya, of course, I think whenever you can have some familiarity in the […]