On October 9, 2015, the team would play their first game as the Adirondack Thunder. They would be defeated by the Elmira Jackals 4–2.[3]
In the 2016–17 season, the Thunder would finish the season with 41 wins, 20 loses, and 93 points, leading the North Division. They would lose to the Manchester Monarchs in the division semifinals four games to two.[4]
On June 8, 2017, the Thunder and the Calgary Flames ended affiliation.[5] Two months late on August 8, it was announced that the Thunder and the New Jersey Devils had entered an affiliation.[6]
The team would be successful in the 2017–18 season, again topping the North Division. They finished with 41 wins, 24 losses, and 89 points. They would make it to the Eastern Conference finals before losing to the Florida Everblades four games to one.[7]