Vinnie Purpura

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 […]