Matt Stief

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Transactions | 04/20/2024

The Adirondack Thunder will be getting some help from the Utica Comets after their Game 1 loss to the Maine Mariners, as forwards Andre Ghantous and Timur Ibragimov were sent down to the Adirondack Thunder. The Comets were officially eliminated from the Calder Cup Playoffs after a 4-3 loss to the Syracuse Crunch on Friday […]

ECHL Game Recap: Adirondack Thunder vs Norfolk Admirals | 03/22/2024

GLENS FALLS- The Adirondack Thunder and Norfolk Admirals kicked off their three-game series on Friday Night in Glens Falls, and the opening game didn’t disappoint as it lived up to all the expectations and finished a one-goal game. Shane Bull was back in the Thunder lineup on Friday after being a healthy scratch and didn’t […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Mid-Season Report Card

The Adirondack Thunder have officially hit the halfway point and have taken their success at the end of last season and applied it to this season as they currently have a record of 25-8-2-1 and sit in first place in the North Division and second in the Eastern Conference heading into the All-Star Break. “Certainly […]

ECHL Game Recap: Adirondack Thunder vs. Trois-Rivieres Lions| 01/07/2024

GLENS FALLS- The Adirondack Thunder have now won six straight games as they won 5-3 vs Trois-Rivieres Lions on Sunday afternoon to wrap up a four in five and improve to 22-8-2-1 on the season,”I don’t remember being part of a team who won a four in five with that kind of travel, and MacArthur […]

ECHL: Purpura’s Career-High 40 Saves Leads Thunder To OT Victory

The Adirondack Thunder had yet another Wednesday Night game as they headed to Trois-Rivieres for their second matchup with the Lions as Trois-Rivieres took the opening game of the season series in Glens Falls on November 12th by a score of 3-2. In the opening frame, it would be Joe Vrbetic and Vinnie Purpura who […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Sneak Past Reading Royals For Third Straight Win

GLENS FALLS- The Adirondack Thunder struggled in the opening frame in all three games against Florida, and tonight would be no different as the Royals jumped on the board early as Joseph Nardi got his stick on a shot from the point from Will Zmolek to net his sixth goal of the season at the […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Continue To Bolster Blueline

The Adirondack Thunder continue to bolster their blueline as they’ve added defenceman Ryan Wheeler and are bringing back Matt Stief. Wheeler is a guy who plays on the left side but isn’t going to light up the scoresheet but is going to be a guy who is going to be a pass-first kind of guy. […]

ECHL: Sloppy Play Shines; Thunder Point Streak Snapped at 12

The Adirondack Thunder for a slight second saw a glimpse of the Kelly Cup Playoffs as they sat in the Forth and Final playoff spot for one night and one night only. Adirondack had a chance to put themselves in the driver’s seat as long as they were able to pick up some points away […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Point-Streak Up To Five, Now Seven Points Out Of Playoff Spot

The Adirondack Thunder had a very successful trip as they went out to Newfoundland and took four out of a possible six points with a short-handed roster and two new goaltenders during the three-game set against the top team in the North Division. During the three-game series, Shane Harper had seven points (3G,4A). Over the […]