Adirondack re-signs Grasso

Action photo of Patrick Grasso of the Adirondack Thunder

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 re-signed Patrick Grasso, for the 2026-27 season.

Grasso returns to Adirondack with a team-record 101 career goals. The 30-year-old recorded 33 points (17g-16a) in 49 games after returning to the Thunder last season. The Des Moines, Iowa native had his best professional season in 2022-23 where he totaled 59 points (37g-22a) in 64 games. His 37 goals set a record for most goals in a regular season in team history. In 220 ECHL games with Adirondack, Grasso has 101 goals and 74 assists for 175 points and ranks third on the Thunder in all-time points.

The past two seasons, Grasso played overseas in Austria, Sweden and Northern Ireland.

Before his professional career, Grasso spent five seasons at the University of New Hampshire where he served as an alternate captain for his final two years. Grasso played in 138 games for the Wildcats, tallying 97 points (49g-48a) and earning a spot on the Hockey East All-Rookie Team in 2016-17.

Grasso played junior hockey in the United States Hockey League in his hometown of Des Moines, Iowa with the Buccaneers. In his four seasons, Grasso skated in 196 games and recorded 106 points (43g-63a).