Adirondack Junior Thunder
Adirondack Jr. Thunder | |
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City | EHLP |
Division | New England |
Founded | 2022 |
Home arena | Cool Insuring Arena |
Colors | |
Owner(s) | Todd Tierney, Tadd Sipowicz |
General manager | Jeff Mead |
Head coach | Glenn Merkosky |
Media | The Post-Star |
Affiliate | Adirondack Thunder (ECHL) |
Current season |
The Adirondack Jr. Thunder are a junior ice hockey team in the
Team
The team was announced on January 20, 2022, under the ownership of Todd Tierney and Tadd Sipowicz, and is managed by Jeff Mead.[2] Sipowicz and Mead are the Chief Revenue Officer and President of Business Operations, respectively, for the ECHL's Adirondack Thunder.[3]
On the same day, they announced the team's first head coach would be Adirondack Red Wings all-time points and games-played leader Glenn Merkosky. Merkosky has head coaching experience with the Sudbury Wolves from 1992 to 1996, and the Adirondack Red Wings from 1996 to 1999.[4]
They play in the Eastern Hockey League Premier (EHLP) a development league for the Eastern Hockey League, within Tier III junior hockey.
The team fills a gap in Upstate New York hockey, citing the loss of local youth players to other areas to play junior hockey before college.[5] The team is largely made up of local players from the Glens Falls and Albany area.
Season-by-season records
Updated December 27, 2022.[6]
Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
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Season | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA | Standing | Playoffs | |||||
2022–23 | 42 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 66 | 206 | 126 | 1st of 5, New Eng. 2nd of 15 EHLP |
Lost Div Semis 0-2 (New Hampshire Avalanche) | |||||
2023–24 | 42 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 62 | 194 | 141 | 1st of 5, New Eng. 5th of 16 EHLP |
tbd Div Semis 0-2 (Vermont Lumberjacks) |
Players and personnel
Current roster
Updated December 21, 2023.[7]
Head Coaches
- Glenn Merkosky, 2022–present
References
- ^ "Introducing the Adirondack Jr. Thunder". Eastern Hockey League.
- ^ "Adirondack Junior Thunder to join Eastern Hockey League Premier this fall". News 10.
- ^ "About Us". adkjrthunder.com.
- ^ "Player: Glenn Merkosky". Elite Prospects.
- ^ "Adirondack Junior Thunder prepare for inaugural season". News 10.
- ^ "Team Stats". Eastern Hockey League.
- ^ "Roster". Eastern Hockey League.