Jackson van de Leest

ECHL: A Flurry Of First’s For the Adirondack Thunder

There’s no doubt that the Adirondack Thunder season hasn’t gone as expected, as they currently sit in last place in the North Division and the Eastern Conference with a record of 16-28-2-1; however, let’s shine some light on some of the positives in Adirondack lately. The Thunder recently had a flurry of ECHL first goals […]

ECHL: North Division Recap | Week 18

This divisional recap summarizes the North Division teams in the ECHL, focusing on their standings, recent game results, player milestones, and key statistics. Trois-Rivieres Lions (33-9-4-1, 71pts, 1st Place) The Trois-Rivieres Lions would make easy work of their week, picking up four straight wins against the Thunder. Jakov Novak continues to haunt the Thunder as […]

ECHL Game Recap: Trois-Rivieres Lions vs Adirondack Thunder | 02/15/2025

The Adirondack Thunder have been playing better hockey lately and came into Saturday looking to snap a five-game losing streak in their third of seven straight games against the Trois-Rivieres Lions. Due to some call-ups, the Lions would skate two skaters short on Saturday Night. The first period hasn’t been friendly to the Thunder this […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Transactions | 01/06/2025

The Adirondack Thunder began the week by getting a defenseman back from the Utica Comets and announcing their third trade in as many weeks. Adirondack and Tulsa Make A Deal The Adirondack Thunder and Tulsa Oilers struck a deal on Monday as they acquired Kishaun Gervais from the Oilers in exchange for Easton Brodzinski. This […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Transactions | 12/17/2024

Adirondack Thunder Head Coach/Director of Hockey Operations continued shaking up the roster on Tuesday, while the team would also lose a defenseman to Utica. However, the Thunder did get Brendan Less back from the Syracuse Crunch and Jeremy Brodeur back from the Comets. Let’s take a deeper dive at what moves the Thunder made prior […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Transactions | 12/10/2024

The Adirondack Thunder continue to shuffle things up with another handful of moves on Tuesday, including some help from the Utica Comets. Let’s take a look at everything that went down today in Adirondack. Greg Smith Signs With Thunder The Adirondack Thunder have announced that they’ve signed forward Greg Smith to an ECHL contract. Smith […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Transactions | 10/27/2024

The Adirondack Thunder, who have started 3-0-0-0 on the season, will boost their lineup heading into next weekend as Jackson van de Leest has been sent down to the Thunder. Van de Leest, 23, would make the Utica Comets team out of training camp and play in two games with the Comets before being sent […]

ECHL 2024-25 Season Preview: Adirondack Thunder

The Adirondack Thunder are coming off a historic season in which they went 43-18-7-4, finishing with 97 points while winning the North Division and the Eastern Conference. Adirondack’s magic continued into the post-season, as they knocked out the Maine Mariners in a thrilling seven-game series. They then erased a 2-0 series deficit to win four […]

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 […]