Salhany rejoins Adirondack

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, have announced that the club has signed forward Matt Salhany to a contract for the 2025-26 season.

Salhany, 32, returns to Adirondack after spending the last five seasons overseas and 11 games with the Jacksonville Icemen in the 2022-23 campaign. Last year in France, Salhany finished second on the team in points, totaling 38 points (17g-21a) in 43 games with Marseille.

The Warwick, Rhode Island native played two seasons in Adirondack and put together back-to-back career years, including 51 points (26g-25a) in 62 games during the 2019-20 campaign. In 159 ECHL games with Reading, South Carolina, Jacksonville and Adirondack, Salhany has 101 points (45g-56a).

Prior to turning pro in 2017, Salhany attended the University of Alabama-Huntsville where he put up 43 points in 137 games during his four-year college career. Salhany also served as the team’s captain during his senior season.