PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) — The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Texas Stars on Wednesday night at Acrisure Arena in a shootout by the final score of 3-2. Logan Morrison tied the game with 28 seconds left in regulation and Nikke Kokko stopped all seven shootout attempts to seal Coachella Valley’s 10th win of the
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds are one of the youngest teams in the American Hockey League, and the fourth-year franchise is led by one of their up-and-coming stars, Jagger Firkus. “We’ve had some consistent lines,” head coach Derek Laxdal said. “If you look at the Firkus, Morrison, and Avon line, it has
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds lost to the Texas Stars 5-3 on Saturday at Acrisure Arena. The Stars scored four straight goals from Harrison Scott, Artem Shlaine, and Jack Becker to take a 4-0 lead. The Firebirds responded with three unanswered goals of their own by Ben Meyers, John Hayden, and
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds shut out the San Diego Gulls 5-0 on Friday at Pechanga Arena. In the first period, Lleyton Roed and Jagger Firkus got the party started to put the Firebirds in front 2-0. The birds were nearly held scoreless in the middle frame, until Ben Meyers buried
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds lost to the Calgary Wranglers 5-4 in overtime on Sunday at Acrisure Arena. In the first, the Firebirds wasted no time striking first with a Ty Nelson one-timer only 40 seconds into the game. The Wranglers responded with two unanswered goals by Rory Kerins and Nick
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PALM DESERT, CA (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the San Diego Gulls on Friday night at Acrisure Arena in overtime by the final score of 3-2. Ben Meyers scored the game winning goal 53 seconds into OT. Nikke Kokko made a career high 41 saves in the victory. Coachella Valley is now 8-5-2-0
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Abbotsford Canucks 5-2 on Sunday at Acrisure Arena. In the first, Jonathan Lekkerimäki scored and gave the Canucks an early 1-0 lead. From then on, the Firebirds scored four unanswered goals. Two came from Jacob Melanson, and the other two were from Jagger Firkus and
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds lost 6-3 to the Bakersfield Condors on Saturday at Dignity Health Arena In the first, the Condors scored two goals by Josh Samanski and Quinn Hutson, while holding the Firebirds scoreless. To open the middle frame, the birds wasted no time. Jagger Firkus tallied his fifth
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds hockey team will host its annual “Military Appreciation Night” to honor the nation’s service members Tuesday at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert. It will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at 75702 Varner Road. In partnership with the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians and
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) The Coachella Valley Firebirds lost to the Tucson Roadrunners 4-3 in overtime on Saturday at Tucson Convention Center Arena. The Firebirds came out on a heater in the opening period. The birds took a 2-0 lead with goals from Oscar Fisker Molgaard and Logan Morrison. To close the first, Tucson got
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TUCSON, Arizona (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Tucson Roadrunners on Friday night at Tucson Arena by the final score of 4-2. Five Firebirds (Ottavainen, Firkus, Stephens, Goyette, Morrison) recorded multi-point games to help guide Coachella Valley to their second straight win. Nikke Kokko finished the night with 25 saves on 27 shots as the
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Colorado Eagles on Wednesday night at Acrisure Arena in a shootout by the final score of 6-5. Five different players netted goals for the Firebirds while Logan Morrison and J.R. Avon each scored in the shootout to help Coachella Valley to their first win
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds’ third annual Season of Giving Canned Food Drive will get underway today. The drive will begin during the Firebirds’ game against the Colorado Eagles, which begins at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Acrisure Arena, 75702 Varner Road, and it will conclude on Dec. 19. The team,
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds lost to the Colorado Eagles 3-1 on Saturday at Acrisure Arena. The Eagles scored three unanswered goals. Danil Guschin opened the scoring to take the 1-0 lead in the first. In the third period, Tristen Nielsen and Alex Barre-Boulet tallied Colorado’s final two goals to hold
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds beat the San Diego Gulls 4-3 in overtime to secure their first home win of the season. Tyson Jugnauth’s first AHL goal, coming inside the final minute of overtime, and Victor Ostman’s 42 saves lifted the Firebirds to the win. The Firebirds netted two goals in
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) The Coachella Valley Firebirds fell to the Calgary Wranglers 4-3 on Saturday at the Scotiabank Saddledome. In the first, the Wranglers opened the scoring with a goal from Sam Morton. In the second, Hunter Brzustewicz gave Calgary the 2-0 lead, but the Firebirds responded 2:37 minutes later. Carson Rehkopf tallied his
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) — The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Calgary Wranglers 5-4 in overtime on Friday at the Scotiabank Saddledome. The Firebirds trailed 3-1 after the first two periods. Coachella Valley made some noise in the final frame. Logan Morrison scored once, and Jagger Firkus tallied two goals. Firkus’ second goal tied the
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — The Coachella Valley Firebirds are finally in the win column for the 2025-2026 season. The Firebirds defeated the Barracuda in San Jose on Wednesday night at Tech CU Arena by a final score of 6-3. The Firebirds outshot the Barracuda 34-27 and goaltender Nikke Kokko made 24 saves on 27
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) — Acrisure Arena capped off a historic stretch of world-class entertainment branded as “The Magnificent Seven.” The arena hosted seven major events over a two-week period, including Paul McCartney, The Who, blink-182, Maroon 5, Los Angeles Lakers, and the Coachella Valley Firebirds. According to officials, the arena welcomed 56,981 fans, drawing
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) The Coachella Valley Firebirds lost to the Bakersfield Condors 5-4 in overtime on Sunday at Dignity Health Arena. For the first time this season, the Firebirds opened the scoring. Carson Rehkopf tallied his first goal of his AHL career to give the birds the 1-0 lead. REHKOPF SCORES! LET'S GOOOOOOOO! pic.twitter.com/sRneuRghjs—
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