Patrick Grasso

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 Breaking News: Patrick Grasso Breaks Adirondack Thunder Franchise Goal Record

The Adirondack Thunder officially have a new leader in franchise goals as Patrick Grasso found the back of the net on January 6th vs the Maine Mariners for his 78th career goal, passing Brian Ward, who spent parts of three seasons with the Thunder, “It felt really good its a testament more to my teammates […]

ECHL Announces All-Star Game Rosters

The ECHL has officially announced the roster for the 2024 All-Star Game in Savannah on January 15th. All 27 teams besides the host city Savannah, whose whole team will be participating, have one player who was named an All-Star. The ECHL Team at ITR breaks down each individual player and what he did to earn […]

ECHL Game Recap: Adirondack Thunder vs Trois-Rivieres Lions| 01/03/2024

The Adirondack Thunder have kicked off 2024 the same way they ended 2023 with a win as the Thunder improved to 19-8-2-1 this year and now sit just two points out of the top spot in the Eastern Conference. In the opening frame, Joe Vrbetic and Vinnie Purpura would both make some big saves to […]

ECHL: An Interview With Adirondack Thunder Captain Patrick Grasso

Patrick Grasso comes from a hockey family, and that was one of the factors that helped him get into the game, “My dad played, he moved to Des Moines to play Junior Hockey there and ended up meeting my mom there, they settled down there, and it’s kinda a family game, I got a couple […]

ECHL Weekend Recap: Adirondack Thunder vs. Newfoundland Growlers| 12/30-12/31

It was the final weekend series of the 2023 Calander year for the Adirondack Thunder, and not only did the team show up, but the fans did as well, as both games were announced as sellouts, “There’s no better crowd in this league; and the city rallies behind us, especially around the holidays it’s nice […]

PHOTOS: Adirondack Thunder vs. Worcester Railers – 12/09/2023

WORCESTER, Mass.- The Worcester Railers hosted the Adirondack Thunder on Saturday evening for their annual Teddy Bear toss game, benefiting the Friendly House, and Shine organization in Worcester Mass. The Railers wore “Ugly Sweater” jerseys during the game, which were auctioned off to benefit the charities involved. The Adirondack Thunder would score the first goal […]

Adirondack Splits Weekend Series vs Railers

The Adirondack Thunder came into this weekend with a 6-1 record on the road, as their only road loss came on Opening Night at the DCU Center, and the Thunder have now played six of their nine games road this season at the DCU Center with the only other matchup in Worcester accruing on March […]

ECHL: Adirondack Takes A Bite Out Of The Everblades During Three-Game Series

The Adirondack Thunder and Florida Everblades met for the first three of six meetings this season, as each team will play the host for three games. Coming into the series, these teams came into the series in different places. Adirondack was coming off their first set of back-to-back losses since their first two games of […]

ECHL: Adirondack Stays Hot as Brennan Picks Up First Pro Win

The Adirondack Thunder began a seven-game homestand on Wednesday Night vs Reading Royals, and they started off on the right foot as Patrick Grasso opened the scoring at the 13:53 mark of the opening frame as he was looking to pass the puck, but it deflected off a Royals stick and ended up past Nolan […]