Graves returns to Adirondack

Action photo of Jacob Graves 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 defenseman Jacob Graves to a contract for the 2026-27 season.

Graves, 31, returns to Adirondack after recording 13 points in 66 games last season, along with 205 penalty minutes. Prior to last season, the Barrie, Ontario native recorded 13 points (3g-10a) with the South Carolina Stingrays in 2024-25 and helping the team capture the Brabham Cup.

In a total of 444 regular-season ECHL games with Cincinnati, Quad City, Norfolk, Reading, Florida, Wichita, Atlanta, Fort Wayne, Toledo, South Carolina and Adirondack, Graves has 98 points (14g-74a) and 962 penalty minutes.

Graves has played in 42 regular-season AHL games with the Cleveland Monsters, adding eight points and 58 penalty minutes.

Prior to his professional career, Graves played in the Ontario Hockey League for Mississauga, Kingston, Oshawa and London and helped the Knights win an OHL championship and Memorial Cup championship in 2015-16.