Adirondack Junior Thunder
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| Atlantic City Seals | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| League | EHLP |
| Division | South |
| Founded | 2022 |
| Home arena | Atlantic City Skate Zone |
| Colors | |
| Owner | Matt Lemma |
| General manager | Matt Lemma |
| Head coach | Matt Lemma |
| Media | The Post-Star |
| Affiliates | Adirondack Thunder (ECHL) |
| Franchise history | |
| 2022–2025 | Adirondack Jr. Thunder |
| 2025–present | Atlantic City Seals |
 Current season | |
The Atlantic City Seals are a junior ice hockey team in the Eastern Hockey League Premier based in Atlantic City, New Jersey. They will play home games out of the Atlantic City Skate Zone.
The team was founded as the Adirondack Jr. Thunder based in Glens Falls, New York. They were established in 2022, and play home games out of the Cool Insuring Arena.[1] The franchise was purchased and relocated after the completion of the 2024-25 season. [2]
The team was announced on January 20, 2022, under the ownership of Todd Tierney and Tadd Sipowicz, and is managed by Jeff Mead.[3] Sipowicz and Mead are the Chief Revenue Officer and President of Business Operations, respectively, for the ECHL's Adirondack Thunder.[4]
On the same day, they announced the team's first head coach would be Adirondack Red Wings all-time points and games-played leader Glenn Merkosky. Merkosky has head coaching experience with the Sudbury Wolves from 1992 to 1996, and the Adirondack Red Wings from 1996 to 1999.[5]
They play in the Eastern Hockey League Premier (EHLP) a development league for the Eastern Hockey League, within Tier III junior hockey.
The team fills a gap in Upstate New York hockey, citing the loss of local youth players to other areas to play junior hockey before college.[6] The team is largely made up of local players from the Glens Falls and Albany area.
Season-by-season records
Updated December 27, 2022.[7]
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA | Standing | Playoffs | |||||
| 2022–23 | 42 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 66 | 206 | 126 | 1st of 5, New Eng. 2nd of 15 EHLP | Lost Div Semis 0-2 (New Hampshire Avalanche) | |||||
| 2023–24 | 42 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 62 | 194 | 141 | 1st of 5, New Eng. 5th of 16 EHLP | Lost Div Semis 0-2 (Vermont Lumberjacks) | |||||
| 2024–25 | 42 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 191 | 153 | 2nd of 5, North Div 8th of 16 EHLP | Won Div Semis 2-0 (New Hampshire Avalanche) Lost Div. Finals 1-2 (New England Wolves) Advance to Regional as Wild Card Lost Mid-Atlantic Regional 1-2 (New Jersey 87's) | |||||
| Atlantic City Seals | |||||||||||||||
| 2025-26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -th of 7-South ?th of 15 EHLP | tbd | |||||
Players and personnel
Current roster
Updated December 21, 2023.[8]
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