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ECHL Game Recap: Adirondack Thunder vs Reading Royals | 11/15/2024

The Adirondack Thunder and Reading Royals opened up the first of 11 meetings between the two teams during the 2024-25 season and the first of the three-in-three this weekend. It was all Adirondack in the opening frame as they would get the first eight shots on goal until Reading would capitalize on their first shot […]

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: 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: Darian Skeoch Suspended One Game

The ECHL Department of Player’s Safety has issued its first suspension of the year as they’ve suspended Adirondack Thunder defenseman Darian Skeoch one game for his actions in Saturday’s pre-season game vs the Reading Royals. He will miss Adirondack’s season opener on Friday Night vs Norfolk Admirals. Skeoch was given a five-minute major for fighting […]

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 […]

ECHL: An Interview With Adirondack Thunder Forward Patrick Polino

The Adirondack Thunder made a couple of eye-catching trades during the 2024 off-season, and one of those trades was with the Cincinnati Cyclones, as Adirondack acquired forward Patrick Polino in exchange for Tristan Ashbrook. Polino, 29, spent three seasons with the Cyclones, where he put up 54 goals and 82 assists for 136 points in […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Re-Sign Ryan Wheeler

The Adirondack Thunder have announced that they have re-signed Ryan Wheeler for the 2024-25 season. Prior to joining the Thunder, the New York native played in 72 games with the Iowa Heartlanders and seven games with the Cincinnati Cyclones, scoring one goal and adding 11 assists for 12 points. Prior to going pro he spent […]

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 Playoff Series Recap: Adirondack Thunder vs Maine Mariners | Round 1

The Adirondack Thunder and Maine Mariners had a series to remember in the opening round of the 2024 Kelly Cup Playoffs, as the two teams met in the North Division Semifinals. In the Playoffs, all everyone wants is good, competitive playoff hockey, and that’s exactly what they got in the opening round, as four of […]