Adirondack adds Russell, Dennis

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. – The Adirondack Thunder, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's New Jersey Devils and American Hockey League's Utica Comets, announced that the club has signed defensemen Rourke Russell and Cory Dennis to contracts for the 2022-23 season. Russell, 24, returns to the Thunder after appearing in nine games during the 2021-22 campaign. Prior to joining Adirondack, the native of Long Beach, California spent the first part of the 2021-22 season with Sacred Heart University where he recorded nine points (2g-7a) in 36 games on the blue line. From 2017-21, Russell played 119 games for Miami University and tallied 29 points. Dennis, 25, joins the Thunder after splitting last season with Concordia University and the Southern Professional Hockey League's Pensacola Ice Flyers. He recorded 16 points in 25 games with Concordia before adding eight points in 16 games with the Ice Flyers. In 94 collegiate games, the Madison, Wisconsin native had 52 points (16g-36a).