GLENS FALLS – Patrick Grasso scored four goals and Jeremy Brodeur stopped 22 of 23 shots as the Adirondack Thunder defeated the Norfolk Admirals 6-1 on Friday night in front of a sellout crowd of 5,022 at Harding Mazzotti Arena.

Adirondack took a 1-0 lead on the power play as Shane Harper set up Patrick Grasso with his fifth of the year. Grasso took a pass in the left circle and beat a diving goaltender Collin Delia for the lead at 11:25 of the first period. Harper and Jeremy Hanzel were credited with the assists.

D.J. King got in on the action in the first period as he stepped up and fired a rebound past Collin Delia. The goal was his first with the Thunder with assists from Matt Salhany and Brannon McManus and came with just 1:10 left in the opening period. Adirondack took a 2-0 lead into the first intermission.

Patrick Grasso scored his second of the game just 1:34 into the middle period. After Collin Delia made the original save, the puck got loose and Grasso fired in the secondary chance for a 3-0 lead. The goal was Grasso’s sixth of the year with assists from Jeremy Hanzel and Tristan Ashbrook.

The Thunder took a 4-0 lead as Brannon McManus set up Shane Harper for his second of the year. McManus sent the puck across to Harper and he blasted a one timer by Collin Delia at 10:17 of the second period. McManus and Grant Loven were awarded with the assists.

Norfolk got one back on the power play as Ethan Strang sent a shot up and over the right shoulder of goaltender Jeremy Brodeur as he tried to get back across. The goal was Strang’s third of the year at 14:14 of the second with Will Gavin and Ryan Gagnon collecting assists.

Patrick Grasso picked up the hat-trick goal at 16:23 of the second as Shane Harper set him up with a one timer inside the left wing circle. Grasso sent the puck over the right pad of a sprawling Collin Delia and gave Adirondack a 5-1 lead. Harper and Pierson Brandon were given the assists on Grasso’s seventh of the year and the Thunder took that lead into the second intermission.

Patrick Grasso picked up his fourth goal of the game 1:08 into the third period to give the Thunder a 6-1 lead with assists from Jeremy Hanzel and Shane Harper. That held up as the final as Jeremy Brodeur stopped 22 of 23 shots for his third win of the year.

The Thunder returns to Harding Mazzotti Arena tomorrow and Sunday against Norfolk. Fans can enjoy drink special every game, and Saturday is Country Night with the first 1,000 fans (21+) receiving a FREE Thunder koozie. Stay after the game for line dancing in Heritage Hall. Then the series ends with Sunday Funday and a Family 4-Pack game! Get four tickets, four popcorns and four sodas for $88.

Single-game tickets for the 2026-27 season are on sal enow! Fans can view the 2026-27 schedule HERE. For more information, call the front office at 518-480-3355 or visit HERE. For all the latest Adirondack Thunder news, follow the team on all social media (ECHLThunder).