On Monday, Head Coach/Director of Hockey Operations Jeff Bes announced numerous transactions beginning with the signings of goaltenders Tyriq Outen and Nathan Torchia.
Outen joins the Thunderbolts after 8 games in the ECHL last season with the Wichita Thunder and the Kalamazoo Wings. During his time with the Thunder, he posted a .875 SV% and a 3.53 GAA in 4 games played. While finishing out his ECHL season with the Wings, he had a .883 SV% and a 3.83 GAA. With Outen’s experience in the ECHL, he spent the first few games of last season in the SPHL with the Knoxville Ice Bears before getting the call up. In 5 games with the Ice Bears, Outen had a 2.27 GAA and a .914 SV%.
Torchia joins the Thunderbolts after 13 games played with the Rapid City Rush between the 2024-25 season and the 2025-26 season. During his time with the Rush in the ECHL, he posted a 4.10 GAA and a .897 SV%. Before getting the call up to the coast, Torchia played 78 games with the University of Windsor USports team from 2021-2025. He finished his time with the University of Windsor with a 45-27-4 record.
In addition, Cody Karpinski and Sebastian Resar have been waived and Seth Bernard has been called up to the Bloomington Bison of the ECHL.