Ryan Smith

Inside The Rink’s ECHL Triple Threat: Our Must-Watch Hockey Showdowns (11/22-11/24/2024)

Flo Hockey Game of The Week: Orlando Solar Bears versus Toledo Walleye Friday at 7:15 pm Location: Huntington Center The Toledo Walleye remain a strong team, which is no different from the last few seasons. They have a current record of 9-3-1 and are first in the Western Conference, with a point percentage of .731 and […]

Inside The Rink’s ECHL Triple Threat: Our Must-Watch Hockey Showdowns | 11/08-11/10/2024

Get ready for another exciting weekend of ECHL hockey! rewrite The Adirondack Thunder will face the Norfolk Admirals in a two game series at Cool Insuring Arena, with both striving to assert their supremacy in the division. On November 8-9, 2024, the Adirondack Thunder will take on the Norfolk Admirals at Cool Insuring Arena, with […]

ECHL Player Profile: Ryan Smith

Forward Ryan Smith was born in Roanoke, Virginia; however, his introduction to the game came in Atlanta, playing roller hockey. The 27-year-old forward is the youngest of three brothers who all played hockey and would throw skates on Ryan to get him started. Two out of the three Smith brothers would end up making it […]

ECHL Game Recap: Norfolk Admirals vs Adirondack Thunder | 10/19/2024

The Adirondack Thunder and Norfolk Admirals met for their second and final game of the weekend series on Saturday Night after the Thunder made a third-period comeback on Friday Night to take the first game. Unlike in the opening game of the series, the physicality would start early as Darian Skeoch and Spencer Kennedy would […]

ECHL Game Recap: Norfolk Admirals vs Adirondack Thunder | 10/18/2024

It was a rematch of the North Division Finals to open the season, as the Adirondack Thunder and Norfolk Admirals opened the 2024-25 season on Friday Night at Norfolk Scope. Coming into the game, the Thunder would be down to key pieces as Darian Skeoch and Shaw Boomhower both got suspended for their actions during […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Announce 2024-25 Season Opening Roster

The Adirondack Thunder have announced their 2024-25 opening night roster. This year’s season-opening roster is a lot different than last year’s season-opening roster, as only five skaters and two goaltenders from the 2023-24 opening night roster are on the 2024-25 season-opening roster, including Ryan Smith, T.J. Friedmann, Jace Isley, Brendan Less, Ryan Wheeler, Jeremy Brodeur, […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Announce Assistant Captains

The Adirondack Thunder have announced their leadership group led by Darian Skeoch, who will retain the “C” as Ryan Smith and Kevin O’Neil will both wear an “A” for the 2024-25 season. Smith- The Roanoke, Virginia native has been with the Thunder for the past four seasons and wore an “A” on his chest during […]

ECHL Preseason Recap: Adirondack Thunder vs Reading Royals | 10/11/2024

The Adirondack Thunder and Reading Royals met on Friday Night for the first game of a home-and-home preseason matchup. In the opening frame, the storyline would special teams as a shot from Brock Caufield on the PP would hit Matt Miller and popped over Jeremy Brodeur, giving the Royals a 1-0 lead at the 5:48 […]

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 Training Camp Roster

The Adirondack Thunder opened training camp on Monday Morning with a 24-man roster, including 15 forwards, seven defensemen, and one goaltender. Defenseman Kurt Gosselin and goaltender Jeremy Brodeur are still up in Utica with the Comets. Out of those 24 players listed, only one is on a PTO. Adirondack will also play a home and […]