Vinnie Purpura

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 […]

ECHL: An Interview With Adirondack Thunder Assistant Coach Mike Bergin

The Adirondack Thunder currently hold the second spot in the ECHL with a record of 32-11-4-2, and a lot of that credit goes to the coaching staff of head coach Pete MacArthur and Mike Bergin, but with MacArthur always in the spotlight. I recently sat down with the Thunder’s assistant coach Mike Bergin, who joined […]

ECHL Game Recap: Adirondack Thunder Vs. Trois-Rivieres Lions | 02/17/2024

GLENS FALLS, NY- The Adirondack Thunder saddled up on Saturday Night to host the Trois-Rivieres Lions on Country Night in front of a packed barn at the Cool Insuring Arena in their country-themed jerseys, “I thought they were clean and simple, I liked them, I think they looked pretty sharp to be honest with you” […]

ECHL Weekly Recap: Florida Everblades | 02/05-11/2024

The Florida Everblades went from famine to feast last week. They entered last week on a five-game losing streak, dropping games against the Greenville Swamp Rabbits, Jacksonville Icemen, and Savannah Ghost Pirates. Their opponent the previous week was the North-division leading Adirondack Thunder, who entered game one Wednesday night on a 17-game point streak. The Everblades […]

PHOTOS: Adirondack Thunder vs. Florida Everblades – 02/07/2024

ESTERO, Fla. – The Florida Everblades‘ three-game home series against the Adirondack Thunder started Wednesday night at Hertz Arena. 5,438 fans cheered on the hometown Everblades to victory, 6-3. The two teams entered the night on opposite streaks; the Everblades had lost five straight games, and the Thunder had recorded a point in 17. The Thunder […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Vs. Florida Everblades| 02/07/2024

ESTERO, FL- The Adirondack Thunder and Florida Everblades began their second series of the season after Adirondack took two out of three back in Glens Falls in early December. The opening 2:10 of the game would feature a goal by each team as Shane Harper and Nathan Staios scored 28 seconds apart and a fight, […]