Before we get started on the recap, the story behind the photo that accompanies this post:
Very cool moment between @Riopel_N and a fan over in Section C, called a little kid over and asked if he wanted his stick. Ripple autographed it before he went out for warmups. Got a nice applause from the crowd. Stick taps. Nicely done sir!
— Seth Cooper (@Seth_Coop) December 9, 2017
Now that we all had a feel good moment, let’s get to the business at hand.
As the weekend drew near, the Adirondack Thunder found themselves down to four healthy defensemen.