Adirondack Thunder Defeat Trenton Ironhawks 3-2 on Tellier Goal

Adirondack Thunder and Trenton Ironhawks Face Off in Halloween ECHL Rematch

The Adirondack Thunder and Trenton Ironhawks met on October 31, 2026, for their third straight Saturday matchup, with Adirondack pressing the attack early before falling behind in a 2-1 contest, as insidetherink.com reported.

Adirondack Thunder goal by Tristan Ashbrook ties the game 1-1 with 4:12 remaining in the 1st period

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Adirondack surged out of the gate on Halloween night, generating eight of the first ten shots on goal. Trenton netminder Ryan Fanti held firm against the early pressure, maintaining a scoreless deadlock. The Ironhawks earned a crucial five-on-three power play lasting 18 seconds at the 14:12 mark of the opening frame, though they failed to capitalize. By the first intermission, Adirondack held an 11-8 edge in shots, but neither side had broken through.

Second-Period Momentum Shifts

The Thunder again seized the initial momentum in the middle frame, recording the first six shots on net. Despite that sustained pressure, Trenton struck first when Jesse Nurmi beat goaltender Seth Eisele with a wrist shot from the circle.

Adirondack answered swiftly. Just 1:38 later, Patrick Grasso finished a give-and-go passing sequence, a score that extended his personal point streak to four games. Trenton regained the lead before the period expired, as Nurmi netted his second of the night at 15:41 to put the Ironhawks ahead 2-1 heading into the locker room. Nurmi’s multi-goal performance brought his recent total to four points across his last three outings.

Third-Period Equalizer and Late Drama

During the 2025-26 campaign, Adirondack managed just two victories in 27 games when trailing heading into the final period. Looking to alter that trend in the 2026-27 season, Christophe Tellier tied the score at 6:01 of the third period, converting a back-hander for his first goal in a Thunder uniform.

Tellier nearly undid his own contribution late in regulation, taking a delay-of-game penalty at 17:04 to grant Trenton a power-play opportunity to secure a regulation win. The Ironhawks came up empty on the advantage. After taking a penalty, Tellier capped off a play that began with a great backcheck from Shane Harper, finishing a three-point night for one of the newest Thunder forwards. Seth Eisele finished the contest with 17 saves to earn his second victory against Trenton this season.