Vinnie Purpura

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Announce 2024 Kelly Cup Playoff Roster

The Adirondack Thunder released their 24-man Kelly Cup Playoff Roster on Monday Afternoon. The roster consists of 14 forwards, eight defencemen, and two goaltenders. It was a very busy season for the Adirondack Thunder as 47 different skaters took the ice the year, and the Kelly Cup Roster is a nice mix of faces that […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Injury Update | 03/31/2024

The Adirondack Thunder have been dealing with a multitude of injuries lately, and after Saturday Night’s game, Head Coach Pete MacArthur gave the media an update and timeline on most of the news, which is not good news for Thunder fans. Patrick Grasso and Mike Gillespie are both in concussion protocol and have not skated. […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Transactions | 03/26/2024

The Adirondack Thunder IR continues to grow as you can now add forward Grant Jozefek (3/23) and goaltender Vinnie Purpura (3/25) to that list. Jozefek played for the Thunder on Friday vs Norfolk but wouldn’t play in the final two games, and there was nothing that I saw that really caught my attention with Jozefek […]

ECHL: Were No Moves The Right Move For The Adirondack Thunder?

The ECHL Trade Deadline has come and gone, and for the second straight season, the Adirondack Thunder have decided to stay put. There’s no question that where the Thunder were at this point last year and where they sit today are two completely different places but yet the same results when it comes to movement […]

PHOTOS: Adirondack Thunder vs. Worcester Railers – 03/16/2024

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Worcester Railers hosted the Adirondack Thunder on Saturday evening at the DCU Center for their annual St.Patrick’s celebration game, but the home team had little to celebrate regarding their results on the ice, falling to the thunder by a score of 5-1. The Railers wore their specialty white and green jerseys, […]

ECHL: Goaltending In Adirondack Improves Despite Injury

The Adirondack Thunder have been extremely busy on the Monday prior to the ECHL Trade Deadline, but two of the biggest moves of the day came between the pipes for the Thunder. Isaac Poulter, who earned himself an entry-level deal earlier this season and has gone 17-8-1 with a 2.55 GAA, .911SV%, and four shutouts […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder News And Notes Prior To The Trade Deadline

The Adirondack Thunder are preparing for a very busy week in which they have a four in five, including three games against the second-place Norfolk Admirals at home beginning on Friday Night. Adirondack is coming off a weekend split on the road as their woes in Maine continued, but they were able to get back […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Transactions | 03/09/2024

The Adirondack Thunder have made a few moves prior to tonight’s game vs Maine Mariners. Center Filip Engaras has been recalled to the Utica Comets after playing in the last two games of the Thunder road trip vs Trois-Rivieres Lions and Maine Mariners. Engaras has spent most of the year up in Utica, playing in […]

ECHL Game Recap: Adirondack Thunder vs Maine Mariners | 03/08/2024

The Adirondack Thunder wrapped up a tough road trip on Friday Night in Maine as they took on the Maine Mariners. Over the last few games, the Thunder have had slow starts, and tonight would be no exception as Owen Pederson would take advantage of a turnover by Tyler Brennan to put the Mariners on […]

ECHL Game Recap: Adirondack Thunder vs Trois-Rivieres Lions | 03/06/2024

The Adirondack Thunder played their worst game of the season but still picked up at least one point in the standings against the Trois-Rivieres Lions, who sit in last place in the Division, and despite a Norfolk win, they still have a six-point lead atop the North Division standings. In the opening frame, it would […]