Connor Blake

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Announce 2024 Qualifying Offers

The Adirondack Thunder have announced that they have given eight players qualifying offers, which is the league’s maximum. Two of those eight players have already decided to take the overseas route. Players who have already signed for the 2024-25 season don’t need to be given qualifying offers. Here are the rules of the qualifying offers: […]

ECHL: Connor Blake Heading Overseas

Connor Blake is heading overseas to France after spending just 16 games in the ECHL with the Adirondack Thunder and Idaho Steelheads. The Calgary native would play four seasons at Mount Royal University, where he put up 15 goals and 71 assists for 86 points in 104 games. He would win the Outstanding Student-Athlete of […]

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 | 05/25/2024

The Adirondack Thunder have made a couple of moves before tonight’s do-or-die Game 5 against the Florida Everblades. Three players who were out of the lineup on Friday Night will find themselves back in the lineup for Game 5. Let’s take a deeper dive at who’s in and who’s out for Thunder. Who’s In? Connor […]

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 […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Transactions | 04/27/2024

The Adirondack Thunder are shaking things up after a 4-1 loss in Game 3 vs Maine Mariners. They have a number of lineup changes prior to Game 4 tonight. All four scratches from Friday will be in the lineup, as Connor Blake, Ryan Conroy, Alex Young, and Mac Welsher will all be scratched on Saturday. […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Announce 2024 Kelly Cup Playoff Roster

The Adirondack Thunder released their 24-man Kelly Cup Playoff Roster on Monday Afternoon. The roster consists of 14 forwards, eight defencemen, and two goaltenders. It was a very busy season for the Adirondack Thunder as 47 different skaters took the ice the year, and the Kelly Cup Roster is a nice mix of faces that […]

ECHL: Maine Mariners Clinch Kelly Cup Playoffs In Win Over Adirondack Thunder | 04/14/2024

The Adirondack Thunder and Maine Mariners met for the fourth straight game on Sunday Afternoon to close out the regular season, and for the Mariners, the task was simple: win, and you’re in. It would be the Mariners with their backs against the wall that would open up the scoring as a shot by Alex […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Clinch Eastern Conference Title In Win vs Maine Mariners | 04/13/2024

The Adirondack Thunder had their first home game since March 30th on Saturday Night, and it was a big one as they had a chance to clinch the Eastern Conference Title if they took home the win. In the game’s opening minutes, the Maine Mariners came out ready to play as the Thunder seemed flat […]