ECHL Player Profiles

ECHL Player Profile: Ryan Smith

Forward Ryan Smith was born in Roanoke, Virginia; however, his introduction to the game came in Atlanta, playing roller hockey. The 27-year-old forward is the youngest of three brothers who all played hockey and would throw skates on Ryan to get him started. Two out of the three Smith brothers would end up making it […]

ECHL Player Profile: Kurt Gosselin

Born in Brighton, Michigan, defenseman Kurt Gosselin began playing hockey at around four years old and quickly fell in love with the game, thanks to his dad, who also played and coached hockey. Gosselin credits his dad for being his inspiration for his hockey career. The 29-year-old defenseman would get his start in the BCHL, […]

ECHL: An Interview With Adirondack Thunder Forward Patrick Polino

The Adirondack Thunder made a couple of eye-catching trades during the 2024 off-season, and one of those trades was with the Cincinnati Cyclones, as Adirondack acquired forward Patrick Polino in exchange for Tristan Ashbrook. Polino, 29, spent three seasons with the Cyclones, where he put up 54 goals and 82 assists for 136 points in […]

ECHL: An Interview With Adirondack Thunder Forward Chase Brand

The Adirondack Thunder signed two forwards to contracts last Thursday, one of which was 25-year-old center Chase Brand from Nevis, Minnesota. Brand, like most kids from Minnesota, started skating at a young age on a frozen lake in Minnesota. He was just two years old when he first hit the ice, and then two years […]

ECHL: An Interview With Adirondack Thunder Forward Ryan Francis

The Adirondack Thunder have been busy this season, adding six new faces to their roster, but so far, the biggest new signing has to be Ryan Francis. The Halifax, Nova Scotia native began playing hockey the same way most Canadian kids do, as his dad gave him a hockey stick and a pair of hockey […]