Rochester used its first pick in the 2025 draft, 24th overall, to select University at Albany defenseman Adam Thistlethwaite.
He made his NLL debut against San Diego in the team’s season opener and scored his first two NLL points with...
View Full Bio| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PPG | PPA | SHG | PIM | LB | TO | CTO | BLK | SOG | FO | FO% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Rochester Knighthawks | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Rochester used its first pick in the 2025 draft, 24th overall, to select University at Albany defenseman Adam Thistlethwaite.
He made his NLL debut against San Diego in the team’s season opener and scored his first two NLL points with assists against Philadelphia in the home opener the next week. Put up his best performance in the final game against Georgia, picking up seven loose balls and dishing out one assist.
Thistlethwaite spent the past two summers playing with the Peterborough Lakers in Major Series Lacrosse. In 25 career games, he posted four goals and five assists. The 6-foot-1, 190-pound defenseman also played in parts of five seasons with the Junior “A” Peterborough Lakers, collecting 21 points (5+16) in 60 games. In 2024, the Cobourg, Ontario, native played Senior “B” ball with Ennismore, appearing in nine contests.