The ECHL Fort Wayne Komets have activated former Vernon Vipers
forward Odeen Tufto from team suspension before trading Tufto to the Adirondack Thunder.
The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a minor professional ice hockey league based in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, with teams across the United States and Canada. Competitively, it is a tier below the American Hockey League (AHL). The league serves as a farm system to the AHL and
the National Hockey League (NHL).
Source: https://echl.com/
Tufto is in his second season with the ECHL Fort Wayne Komets was placed on team suspension December 18th 2025. In 5 games with the Komets, Tufto collected (2-goals-3-assists-5-points).
Tufto is in his fifth season in the ECHL and the Thunder are his fifth team.
Tufto played four seasons at Quinnipiac University from 2017-2021 before signing his first professional contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning March 31st 2021. The Lightning assigned Tufto to the American Hockey League Syracuse Crunch after his college season ended in 2021. Tufto has never played a game with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Tufto played one season in Vernon with the 2015-16 Vernon Vipers. In 57 games with the Vipers, Tufto collected (25-goals-40-assists-65-points). Tufto left the Vipers after one season for the United States Hockey League. Tufto played one season in the USHL with Fargo, Tri-City & Sioux City before committing to Quinnipiac University for the 2017-18 season.
Odeen Tufto's Player Profile:
