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 Conner Hutchison to a contract for the 2026-27 season.

Hutchison, 26, recorded 16 points (3g-13a) in 45 games this past season, and played in all seven Kelly Cup Playoff games with the Thunder.

Prior to joining the Thunder, Hutchison played 11 games with the Greenville Swamp Rabbits at the end of the 2024-25 season and recorded three assists. The Hicksville, New York native finished his final year at Miami University where he had nine points in 33 games. In a total of 112 collegiate games between University of Vermont, Sacred Heart University and Miami University, Hutchison had 44 points (9g-35a).

Prior to college, he played 35 games in the United States Hockey League for Chicago and Tri-City and 80 games in the British Columbia Hockey League with Penticton.