Vinnie Purpura

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Sweep Weekend Series vs Worcester Railers

Coming into the weekend series vs the Railers, Adirondack had lost in Worcester on opening night and lost in OT to Maine in the Thunder’s lone home game so far this season, but you could tell that things were starting to click in their OT loss to Maine, and Adirondack needed to build on that […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Storm Back To Earn Point in Home Opener

GLENS FALLS- The Adirondack Thunder opened their home slate on Saturday Night vs Maine Mariners after Friday night’s game was postponed due to the tragedy in Lewiston, Maine, where 18 people lost their lives. Vinnie Purpura, who came into the season as the third-string goaltender, would get the call between the pipes for the Thunder’s […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Standouts From The PreSeason

The Adirondack Thunder split their preseason home and home with the Reading Royals, and in every preseason and training camp, there are a few names that catch people’s eyes. This year is no different, as there were a few names and areas that caught my eye over the last week, one of those being a […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Open Up Training Camp, Prepare For Preseason Games Vs Reading

Training camp is officially open in Glens Falls, NY, as the Adirondack Thunder prepare for the 2023-24 season and head into camp with 31 guys, which is the most guys they’ve had in camp as a franchise. According to head coach Pete MacArthur, all 30 guys will see action between the two pre-season games vs […]

Akira Schmid in net for the New Jersey Devils in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports

A Look At The Goaltending Situation In The New Jersey Devils Organization

There’s no question that the New Jersey Devils are set up for another strong year, but year after year, questions arise around the Devils and their goaltending across all three levels of their organization, so let’s take a look at how things are shaping up as the Devil’s will head into the season with at […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Bring Back Vinnie Purpura and Ryan Orgel

The Adirondack Thunder announced on Tuesday that they are bringing back defencemen Ryan Orgel and goaltender Vinnie Purpura for the 2023-24 season. Purpura re-joins the Thunder after appearing in four games with the Thunder last season after he finished his season at Long Island University; with the Thunder, he made four appearances putting up a […]

Adirondack Thunder Point Streak Extends To 11, Now One Point Behind Worcester Railers

It was a massive weekend for the Adirondack Thunder as they traveled to Worcester for a two-game set against the fourth-place Worcester Railers. Coming into the weekend, the Thunder were already down one goaltender as Jake Theut went on IR earlier in the week, and unfortunately, the situation wouldn’t get better as the weekend progressed. […]

Adirondack Thunder Come From Behind To Beat Reading Royals; Extend Point-Streak to 9

The Adirondack Thunder have struggled this season against the Reading Royals, as coming into Wednesday’s game, the Thunder were 2-5-2-0 against the Royals this season and had yet to beat Reading on the road. Reading would get on the board at the 6:39 mark of the opening period as Max Newton picked up his 28th […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Point-Streak Up To Five, Now Seven Points Out Of Playoff Spot

The Adirondack Thunder had a very successful trip as they went out to Newfoundland and took four out of a possible six points with a short-handed roster and two new goaltenders during the three-game set against the top team in the North Division. During the three-game series, Shane Harper had seven points (3G,4A). Over the […]