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ECHL Game Recap: Adirondack Thunder vs Reading Royals | 03/05/2025

The Adirondack Thunder finished a 14-day, eight-game road trip on Wednesday night in Reading against the Royals. Coming into the night, the Thunder had won all four games at Santander Arena, with their last loss in Reading coming over a year ago on March 1st, 2023. Adirondack would also play their second straight game without […]

ECHL: North Division Recap | Week 18

This divisional recap summarizes the North Division teams in the ECHL, focusing on their standings, recent game results, player milestones, and key statistics. Trois-Rivieres Lions (33-9-4-1, 71pts, 1st Place) The Trois-Rivieres Lions would make easy work of their week, picking up four straight wins against the Thunder. Jakov Novak continues to haunt the Thunder as […]

PHOTOS: Reading Royals vs. South Carolina Stingrays – 01/26/2025

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C – In a performance that showcased the South Carolina Stingrays‘ resilience, Micah Miller secured a spectacular 3-2 overtime victory over the Reading Royals with his second game-winning goal of the season. Also scoring for the Rays was Erik Middendorf and Charlie Combs. Seth Eisele’s masterful control of the crease saw 24 saves […]

ECHL: North Division Recap | Week 13

This divisional recap summarizes the North Division teams in the ECHL, focusing on their standings, recent game results, player milestones, and key statistics. The theme of week 13 would be injuries as almost every team in the Division would either suffer an injury during the week or come in dealing with a laundry list of injuries. […]

ECHL North Division Recap: Week 12

This divisional recap summarizes the North Division teams in the ECHL, focusing on their standings, recent game results, player milestones, and key statistics. There’s no question that there was a lot of scoring in the North Division over the past week. Wheeling Nailers (23-6-1, 47pts, 1st Place) The Nailers continue to hold the top spot […]

ECHL: Maine Mariners Weekly Recap 11/24/2024

Photo Credit: Maine Mariners The Maine Mariners had an eventful week, starting their two-week road series and making some impactful roster moves. On Tuesday night, fans would be given the news of roster changes before the start of the roadie. The Mariners would announce their re-signing of Chase Zieky. The forward from Connecticut was acquired […]

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. […]