Nico Blachman

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder 2023-24 Season Recap

The Adirondack Thunder had a historic 2023-24 season, putting together a 43-18-7-4 record for 97 points as they would win both the North Division and Eastern Conference during the regular season; it was the first time since 2018 that the Thunder had won the North Division and the first time in Franchise history that the […]

ECHL Announces Fine and Suspension | 04/01/2024

The ECHL had to step in when tempers did not cool between the Iowa Heartlanders and Kansas City Mavericks. In Saturday’s game at the Cable Dahmer Arena, tension flew off the rails in the first period. Nico Blachman is receiving this suspension and fine under ECHL Rule 28, which outlines supplementary discipline the league can […]

Heartlanders Make Multiple Roster Moves, Announce Changes to Fan Experience

Coralville, Iowa- After a disappointing weekend in Wichita, where the Iowa Heartlanders allowed the Thunder to earn comeback wins in both games, Head Coach and General Manager Derek Damon saw it was time to make some changes before the trade deadline. As the Heartlanders return home for the first time in almost a month for […]

Adirondack Thunder Transactions | 03/04/2024

The Adirondack made the following moves today

ECHL Game Recap: Adirondack Thunder vs Reading Royals | 03/01/2024

READING, PA- The Adirondack Thunder road woes have continued as they have now lost six straight games, including Friday Night’s game vs Reading Royals, which might have been the ugliest of them all. For the Thunder, things would look promising as they would open up the scoring as Dom Marcinkevics fed Ryan Smith, who found […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Injury Update | 02/17/2024

During post-game media availability on Friday Night, Adirondack Thunder Head Coach Pete MacArthur gave Injury Updates on the following players: Patrick Grasso, T.J. Friedmann, and Nico Blachman. Patrick Grasso has missed the last nine games with an upper-body injury and will miss his 10th straight game tonight, “I can say he was close for this […]

ECHL Series Preview: Adirondack Thunder vs. Florida Everblades

From Adirondack’s Standpoint: Armand Klisivitch The Adirondack Thunder and Florida Everblades will cap off their six-game season series this week after Adirondack took two out of three games from the Everblades back in early December back in Glens Falls. For Adirondack, they come into the series riding a 17-game point streak. However, they have lost […]

ECHL Breaking News: Adirondack Thunder Nico Blachman Suspended

The ECHL has announced that they have suspended Adirondack Thunder forward Nico Blachman for one game for his actions after the final whistle during Sunday Afternoon’s game vs Reading Royals. Blachman and Steven Leonard dropped the gloves as the Royals were celebrating on the ice. Blachman and Leonard weren’t on the ice when the game-winning […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Sit Atop North Division After Busy Week

For the first time in a long time, the Adirondack Thunder sit atop the North Division for the first time since November 3rd, 2019, after picking up seven of a possible eight points during a busy four games in five-day stretch last week, as three of those games would be played in Glens Falls. This […]

ECHL: An Interview With Nico Blachman

Nico Blachman is a 25-year-old forward who got started playing hockey at a young age in the Sunshine State, where hockey has continued to grow over the years, “I started playing roller hockey when I was younger in Hollywood, Florida, and then the roller hockey rink shut down and my dad told me it’s either […]