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 forward Ryan Smith and signed forward Shaw Boomhower for the 2024-25 season.
Smith, 27, recorded 50 points (27g-23a) in 69 regular-season games with the Thunder last season. In 19 Kelly Cup Playoffs games, Smith added 12 points (9g-3a) and helped serve as the team’s alternate captain throughout the 2023-24 campaign. Smith also played three games for the American Hockey League’s Springfield Thunderbirds and scored his first AHL goal.
In 212 regular-season ECHL games – 209 of those with Adirondack – Smith has 119 points (54g-65a). Prior to starting his professional career, he played four years at the University of Maine and served as the team’s alternate captain during the 2019-20 season. In 126 NCAA games, Smith had 35 points (18g-17a).
Boomhower, 25, appeared in just 10 games and recorded one assist last season with the Wheeling Nailers before suffering a season-ending injury. Overall, in 95 ECHL games with Cincinnati, Kalamazoo and Wheeling, he has 28 points (12g-16a) and 332 penalty minutes. The Belleville, Ontario native also appeared in two games for the AHL’s Rochester Americans during the 2019-20 season.