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, announced that the club has re-signed goaltender Henry Welsch to a contract for the 2026-27 season.
Welsch, 25, went 0-1-1 in two games with the Thunder last season. During the 2024-25 campaign, the Lakeville, Minnesota native went 3-3-0 with a 2.67 goals-against average and a .908 save percentage in seven games with the Thunder. He also recorded his first professional shutout on March 29, 2025 in a 31-save effort against the Indy Fuel.
Before arriving in Adirondack, Welsch finished his fifth season at UMass-Lowell, going 11-8-1 with a 2.71 goals-against average and a .895 save percentage in 20 games. In 76 games overall with the River Hawks, he had a 2.51 goals-against average and a .903 save percentage.
