Vinnie Purpura

ECHL Game Recap: Adirondack Thunder vs Reading Royals | 11/17/2024

The Adirondack Thunder and Reading Royals met for the final game of their three-in-three on Sunday afternoon as the Thunder were looking for the weekend sweep. The game would begin similar to the way it did on Friday Night, as the Thunder had the momentum early on, but the Royals would get a lucky break […]

ECHL Series Preview: Adirondack Thunder vs Reading Royals | 11/15-17/2024

The Adirondack Thunder and Reading Royals will meet for the first time during the 2024-25 regular season after the two teams split a two-game set in the preseason. Coming into the series, these two teams are both coming off losses as the Thunder suffered their first regulation loss last Saturday vs Norfolk Admirals, and the […]

PHOTOS: Reading Royals vs. Maine Mariners – 11/03/2024

PORTLAND, Maine – The Maine Mariners wrapped up a weekend series sweep against the Reading Royals on Sunday. The game started with a handful of strong scoring chances on both sides of the ice, but ultimately the teams left the first period tied at zero. Halfway through the second, Patrick Guay of the Mariners beat […]

ECHL: Reading Royals: Former Adirondack Forward Signs With Reading

On August 16th, 2024, the Reading Royals announced they have signed former Adirondack Thunder Forward Travis Broughman. On July 31st, 2024, it was announced that the Royals acquired Broughman’s rights from Adirondack, along with netminder Vinnie Purpura for Tag Bertuzzi. The Richmond, VA native is 27 years old and in his third full professional season. […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Signs 6’6 Rookie Goaltender and Re-Signs T.J. Friedmann

The Adirondack Thunder have announced that they have signed goaltender David Fessenden and re-signed forward T.J. Friedmann to contracts for the 2024-25 season. Fessenden comes in after spending five seasons at the NCAA level with the University of Alabama-Huntsville, the University of New Hampshire, and last season at Canisius College. In 79 games at the […]

ECHL: Reading Royals: Royals Acquire Two Players Rights

On July 31st, the Reading Royals announced the playing rights of forward Travis Broughman and goaltender Vinnie Purpura have been acquired from the Adirondack Thunder. This is in exchange for the playing rights of forward Tag Bertuzzi. Bertuzzi has signed an AHL contract with the Utica Comets on July 30, 2024. Broughman tallied 27 points including 14 goals and 13 assists in the […]

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: 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 […]