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ECHL: Orlando Solar Bears Complete Signing of Matt Stief

The Orlando Solar Bears completed the acquisition of Matt Stief’s playing rights from the Adirondack Thunder as part of the agreement involving defenseman Kurt Gosselin, which was formally disclosed last week. Stief, a native of Boca Raton, Florida previously suited up for both Idaho and Adirondack. The defenseman made significant contributions to the Thunder’s roster […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder and Orlando Solar Bears Swap Defensemen

The Adirondack Thunder and Orlando Solar Bears struck a deal on Wednesday Morning. The Thunder sent the rights to defenseman Matt Stief to Orlando in exchange for defenseman Kurt Gosselin, who signed with Orlando earlier this off-season. What This Means For Adirondack For Adirondack, they get a defenseman Kurt Gosselin, who will be entering his […]

ECHL: An Interview with Adirondack Thunder Goaltender David Fessenden

The Adirondack Thunder recently traded Vinnie Purpura to the Reading Royals, which left the Thunder without an ECHL-contracted goalie, but they quickly filled that void by signing 6’6, 229lb goaltender David Fessenden to a contract for the 2024-25 season. Fessenden, who began playing hockey at eight years old, started as a forward, but just a […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Signs 6’6 Rookie Goaltender and Re-Signs T.J. Friedmann

The Adirondack Thunder have announced that they have signed goaltender David Fessenden and re-signed forward T.J. Friedmann to contracts for the 2024-25 season. Fessenden comes in after spending five seasons at the NCAA level with the University of Alabama-Huntsville, the University of New Hampshire, and last season at Canisius College. In 79 games at the […]

ECHL: Reading Royals Newest Signings

The Reading Royals have signed two players to a standard player contract for the remainder of the 2023-2024 season. They have signed Powell Connor and Max Kouznetsov from Canisius College. Powell Connor is a British Columbia native. He has played the past four seasons in the NCAA as a defenseman. Three of the seasons he […]

ECHL: Orlando Brings Back Jimmy Mazza

Today, September 1st, the Orlando Solar Bears announced the re-signing of defenseman Jimmy Mazza. Mazza was with the Solar Bears last year for 72 games during the 2022-23, scoring four goals and 13 assists. This will be Jimmy’s second season as a Solar Bear, and he has appeared in 162 ECHL games with Orlando, Adirondack, […]