[ad_1] PALM DESERT, Calif. (theahl.com) … Playing on home ice for the first time in 18 days, the Coachella Valley Firebirds took a 2-1 series lead in the 2024 Calder Cup Finals with a 6-2 victory over the Hershey Bears on Tuesday night. Game 4 will be played Thursday at Acrisure Arena (10 ET/7 PT,…
[ad_1] Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Some players are just built to play in June. “It’s a different game in the playoffs,” Coachella Valley Firebirds goaltender Chris Driedger said. “[Fewer] skilled tic-tac-toe plays and a little more bringing out the shovels and taking it to the net.” Firebirds forward John Hayden is one of those…
[ad_1] HERSHEY, Pa. (theahl.com) … John Hayden and Ryan Winterton scored twice apiece as the Coachella Valley Firebirds opened the 2024 Calder Cup Finals with a 4-3 win over the Hershey Bears at Giant Center on Friday night. Game 2 of the best-of-seven series is set for Sunday (5 ET, AHLTV, NHL Network). Hayden, who…
[ad_1] For the first time in 33 years, two teams will meet in the Calder Cup Finals for the second year in a row as the Hershey Bears square off against the Coachella Valley Firebirds beginning Friday night at Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. Last year’s championship series is widely considered one of the best…
[ad_1] The Coachella Valley Firebirds are heading to the Calder Cup Finals for the second year in a row after capturing the Robert W. Clarke Trophy as Western Conference champions. Coachella Valley scored four times in the first period and John Hayden finished off a hat trick with a shorthanded goal late in the second…
[ad_1] Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Devin Shore’s road back to the NHL goes through the Calder Cup Playoffs. The longer the Coachella Valley Firebirds’ postseason goes, the more opportunity Shore has to make a case for a National Hockey League return. For Shore, who is in his ninth pro season, this has been his…
[ad_1] Coachella Valley is a win away from repeating as Western Conference champions after a 5-2 win over Milwaukee on Tuesday night. The Firebirds own a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven series with Game 4 set for Thursday at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena. Cale Fleury began the scoring 31 seconds into Game 3 – the second…
[ad_1] Coachella Valley extended its winning streak to eight games and took a 2-0 series lead in the Western Conference Finals with a 3-1 victory over Milwaukee in front of 10,087 fans at a sold-out Acrisure Arena on Friday night. The teams head to Milwaukee for Game 3 of the best-of-seven matchup on Tuesday. Andrew…
[ad_1] Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer It was May 29, 2022. Tampere, Finland. The IIHF World Championship’s gold-medal game featuring two hockey heavyweights, Canada and Finland, before a roaring crowd at Nokia Arena. TSN and the NHL Network beamed the game back to viewers in North America. “The Finnish fans, they came to play,” said…
[ad_1] Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Life for the Coachella Valley Firebirds feels quite familiar these days. It’s the middle of May, and they’re still playing hockey in the southern California desert. They just survived a challenge from the stubborn Calgary Wranglers. Their faithful fans are packing Acrisure Arena. And captain Max McCormick is helping…
