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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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) The Coachella Valley Firebirds fell to the Colorado Eagles 3-1 on Saturday at Acrisure Arena. Scoreless in the first period, the Eagles scored two unanswered goals to start the middle frame. Danil Gushchin found the back of the net and made it 1-0. A little over a minute later, Jason Polin
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds lost their season opener against the San Diego Gulls 5-0 Friday night at Acrisure Arena. Birds get blown out in the season opener 5-0 at home against the San Diego Gulls. Youngest team in the AHL, so growing pains are expected. Not to mention, it's just
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — The Firebirds begin their new season Friday night at Acrisure Arena. Puck drop is at 7pm against the San Diego Gulls. Sports Director Blake Arthur was LIVE at the arena on Thursday night on the eve of the new season, while Allie Anthony checked in with the team in their
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We had a special guest join News Channel 3 during our Noon show, Fuego the Firebird! Fuego helped Patrick Evans with our First Alert Weather forecast. The Coachella Valley Firebirds kick off their season at home on Friday against the San Diego Gulls. Click here for tickets and more information.
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) The Coachella Valley Firebirds are ready to hit the ice for their fourth season as a franchise. Head coach Derek Laxdal enters his second season at the helm with one of the youngest teams in the American Hockey League. Despite the young group, the mindset and standard still remain the same
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds are set to miss a key player before the season even gets underway. Forward Max McCormick, team captain, will undergo hip surgery and is expected to miss the entirety of the 2025-26 season. Firebirds will be without star forward and captain Max McCormick this season due
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — The Coachella Valley Firebirds released the roster for the team’s 2025-26 Training Camp. The 30-man roster consists of 18 forwards, eight defensemen, and four goalies. There are 15 NHL contracted players, 10 on AHL contracts, and five professional try-outs (PTO). This roster is subject to change as players can still
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) — The Coachella Valley Firebirds will take on their I-10 rivals, the Ontario Reign, in a preseason game on Thursday, Oct. 2. The game will take place at the Toyota Sports Performance Center in El Segundo. The game will be open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis as this
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. – (KESQ) Hockey fans will get a first look at the Coachella Valley Firebirds new brand name at the Viva Indio street festival in Downtown Indio, Saturday, Sept. 13 from 5-9 p.m. A pop-up shop at the annual community event, which celebrates Hispanic pride and culture, will showcase the new Los Firebirds
Continue Reading PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds announced today a $60,000 classroom grant program to support teachers across three local school districts. Through the team’s One Valley Foundation, the “Ultimate Firebirds Classroom Grant Program” will award $2,500 to two classrooms at each elementary, middle and high school in the Desert Sands, Coachella Valley
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ)– The Coachella Valley Firebirds re-sign forward Landon McCallum to a one-year AHL contract for the 2025-26 season. NEWS: The #CVFirebirds have re-signed forward Landon McCallum to a one-year, AHL contract for the 2025-26 season.Welcome Back, Landon!https://t.co/znLazY8h3H #LetsFly pic.twitter.com/JgFhIPxvT3— Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) August 7, 2025 McCallum, 21, played with the Kansas
Continue Reading PALM DESERT, CA (KESQ) –The Coachella Valley Firebirds announced their theme and promotional events for the 2025-26 season. See the full schedule of events below. Friday, October 10 vs. San Diego – Home Opener Saturday, November 1 vs. Colorado – Dia de los Muertos Tuesday, November 11 vs. Bakersfield – Military Appreciation Night Saturday, December
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ)– The Coachella Valley Firebirds re-sign defenseman Charlie Wright for another one-year AHL contract, bringing him back to the ice for the 2025-26 season. NEWS: The #CVFirebirds have signed defenseman Charlie Wright to a one-year, AHL contract for the 2025-26 season.Welcome back, Charlie! https://t.co/wjIP3aCSQ6 | #LetsFly pic.twitter.com/BLOt7qBDp2— Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) July
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds announced that goaltender Jack LaFontaine has been re-signed to a one-year, AHL contract through the 2025-26 season. LaFontaine, 27, played in two games for the Firebirds last season, spending the majority of the season in the ECHL with the Kansas City Mavericks, Coachella Valley’s affiliate. In 31 games with
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ)- The Coachella Valley Firebirds announce they have re-signed defenseman Gustav Olofsson to two year AHL contract through the 2026-27 season. Olofsson, 30, will return for his fourth season with the Firebirds this upcoming season. The Swedish defenseman has played 122 regular season games with the Firebirds, scoring 35 points with five
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ)– The Coachella Valley Firebirds announced the team’s 2025-2026 regular season schedule on Thursday. Caught up with Firebirds VP of Hockey Operations @TroyBodie on the 2025-2026 schedule release. No new opponents this year, but there will be new start times, as the organization says they took into consideration suggestions from the fans.
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