Patrick Grasso

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 […]

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: 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: Indy Fuel Defenseman Headed to Austria

As the season comes to a close and players head home for the Summer, some players are deciding the future of their careers. For Fuel defenseman Ross MacDougall, that time has come. It was announced via the BEMER Pioneers Vorarlberg X account that Ross MacDougall has signed with the club. Pioneers Vorarlberg is part of […]

ECHL: Patrick Grasso Announces Departure From Adirondack Thunder, Will Head Overseas

The Adirondack Thunder will need a new captain next season, as Patrick Grasso announced that he will be leaving the organization. The Iowa native will be heading to Austria to play for Innsbruck. Former Worcester Railers Head Coach Jordan Smootherman took a job as the team’s head coach for Innsbruck after he mutually parted ways […]

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: Adirondack Thunder Injury Update | 03/31/2024

The Adirondack Thunder have been dealing with a multitude of injuries lately, and after Saturday Night’s game, Head Coach Pete MacArthur gave the media an update and timeline on most of the news, which is not good news for Thunder fans. Patrick Grasso and Mike Gillespie are both in concussion protocol and have not skated. […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Name Darian Skeoch Interim Captain

The Adirondack Thunder have named Darian Skeoch as the interim captain as he’ll be wearing the “C” until Grasso returns from his injury, which doesn’t sound like it will be anytime soon. Patrick Grasso has been out with an undisclosed injury since January 26th and was having a strong year putting up 21 goals and […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder News And Notes Prior To The Trade Deadline

The Adirondack Thunder are preparing for a very busy week in which they have a four in five, including three games against the second-place Norfolk Admirals at home beginning on Friday Night. Adirondack is coming off a weekend split on the road as their woes in Maine continued, but they were able to get back […]