The Coachella Valley Firebirds lost a key piece to their offense on Thanksgiving. The Seattle Kraken announced on Thursday that they are recalling Ryan Winterton. Winterton, 21, leads the Firebirds in goals (7) and points (15), and is near the top of the team’s assist leaders (8). Winterton played one game with the Kraken earlier
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Tucson Roadrunners 8-2 on Tuesday at Tucson Convention Center Arena. Down 2-0 in the first period, the Firebirds responded with three goals of their own from Logan Morrison, Max McCormick, and Nikolas Brouillard. that's our captain 🔥 pic.twitter.com/ulncdMsE99— Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) November 27, 2024 firebirds take the lead
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the San Diego Gulls 3-2 in overtime Friday night at Acrisure Arena. The Firebirds were down 2-0 in the first period, but CV would not go down without a fight. Eduard Sale opened up the scoring for the Birds in the second period, and Jani Nyman scored in the third
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The Firebirds fell 3-2 to the Colorado Eagles in a shootout on Wednesday night at Acrisure Arena. "Hockey Fights Cancer" night as the Coachella Valley Firebirds host the Colorado Eagles. Thank you to Firebirds PXP man @Evan_Pivnick for the time, sharing some heartfelt perspective on what tonight means to him and many others who have
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Abbotsford Canucks 4-1 at Abbotsford Centre on Friday night. Max Lajoie scored the go-ahead goal and added two assists for Coachella Valley, while goaltender Nikke Kokko stopped 20 Abbotsford shots to help move the Firebirds to a 7-5 record. The Firebirds have now won four straight games. Read the
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds celebrated Veterans Day early by hosting a Military appreciation night at Acrisure Arena, honoring service members. The game drew several attendees eager to show their support for veterans. “I’m just honored to be able to celebrate anybody that served,” Alicia Lind said. The Firebirds took to the ice in custom military-themed
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds notched their first home win of the season, beating the Ontario Reign 5-2 Friday night. Five different players found the back of the net to help give the Firebirds their second win of the season. Ales Stezka stopped 28 of 30 Reign shots to collect his first victory of the year.
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds fell 3-1 to the rival Calgary Wranglers on Wednesday night at Acrisure Arena. Calgary was led by Rory Kerins who scored all three goals for Calgary, becoming the fifth player to net a hat-trick against Coachella Valley. Rory Kerins' hat trick leads Wranglers to 3-1 win over the Firebirds who fall
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Hockey is back in the desert. 2023-2024 Western Conference Champion banner drops on opening night. Side by side next to the 2022-2023 banner. @KESQ pic.twitter.com/X6pRZQiODF— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) October 12, 2024 The back-to-back Western Conference Champion Firebirds fell 2-1 in their season debut on Friday night at Acrisure Arena. Firebirds fall 2-1 to the Bakersfield
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds returned to the valley and took the ice for their first day of training camp. With a new head coach and nine returning players, the Birds are ready to prove that the winning culture never left. “The culture has been set in place by Dan and his staff and their organization,”
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds signed rookie forward Landon McCallum for the upcoming 2024-25 season. McCallum, 21, played with the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey for the last four seasons. He has recorded 163 points in 246 games with the Wolves, registering 49 goals and adding 104 assists. He hails from Delhi, Ontario, Canada and
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds today announced the re-signing of defenseman Jake McLaughlin, who was scoreless in two games with the American Hockey League team last season. McLaughlin spent the bulk of the 2023-24 season with the Kansas City Mavericks, the ECHL affiliate of the Firebirds’ NHL parent team, the Seattle Kraken, where he had three
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds signed defenseman Turner Ottenbreit for the 2024-25 season. Ottenbreit returns to North America after one season in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), playing with the Kunlun Red Star in Beijing, China. Before his time overseas, Ottenbreit spend four seasons with the AHL’s Iowa Wild and part of one season with the
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds today announced the signing of center Cade Borchardt, the ECHL’s leading scorer among rookies in the 2023-24 season. Borchardt had 77 points on 24 goals and 53 assists in 71 regular- season games with the Kansas City Mavericks, the ECHL affiliate of the Firebirds’ NHL parent team, the Seattle Kraken, and
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds have added forward Jackson Berezowski to their roster for the 2024-25 season. Berezowski comes to Coachella Valley after playing 59 games for the Newfoundland Growlers of the ECHL and one game for the AHL’s Toronto Marlies. The 22-year-old had 54 points (18 goals, 36 assists) during his time with the Growlers.
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds signed forward Damien Giroux for the 2024-25 season. Giroux, 24, has played 179 games in the AHL over his career, including stints with the Iowa Wild and the Rochester Americans. The Sudbury, Ontario, Canada native has recorded 59 points (17 goals, 42 assists) over his time in the AHL and has
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Goaltender Jack LaFontaine will return to the Coachella Valley Firebirds for the 2024-25 season. The Firebirds announced LaFontaine re-signed on Thursday. LaFontaine appeared in three games for Coachella Valley last season, posting a 2-0-0 record with a 2.30 goals against average and a .919 save percentage. The native of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada helped lead the Kansas
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds have announced that forward Cam Morrison has been signed for the 2024-25 hockey season. Morrison has skated in 124 American Hockey League games over the past three seasons, dressing for the Rockford IceHogs and Charlotte Checkers. The Aurora, Ontario, Canada native also appeared in 24 games for the Florida Everblades of
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Forward Ian McKinnon will return to the Coachella Valley Firebirds for the 2024-25 season. The Firebirds welcomed back McKinnon with an announcement on Thursday. McKinnon, 26, has appeared in 56 games for Coachella Valley over the last two seasons, totaling 140 penalty minutes. He was also one of the first two players ever signed by the
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Derek Laxdal was officially introduced as the new head coach of the Coachella Valley Firebirds on Wednesday. Laxdal, 58, is the Firebirds’ second-ever head coach. “We’re really looking forward to, obviously, building on the program that’s in place here. The success that the organization has had over the last two years is incredible and part
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