The 2024 Calder Cup Finals will begin Friday, June 14. It will be a 2-3-2 format with the home team dependent on the result of Game 7 between Cleveland-Hershey. If Hershey wins the ECF, they'll have home ice in the Finals. If Cleveland wins the ECF, Coachella Valley will have home ice in the Finals.
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The Lakers’ search for a new coach will apparently take a little longer, with news today that University of Connecticut men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley turned down a lucrative offer to take over the team and join the NBA coaching ranks. Sources told ESPN and CBS Sports that Hurley has opted to remain at
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Milwaukee Admirals 5-1 and advance to the Calder Cup Finals for the second year in a row. The Firebirds got out to a hot start scoring four goals from John Hayden, Jimmy Schuldt, and Devin Shore. https://t.co/xeEcsldj9q pic.twitter.com/cqFtfETfpS— y – Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) June 8, 2024 on the
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With the outside temperatures reaching triple digits, the ice crew has kept the ice cool inside Acrisure Arena for the Firebirds to skate on. As the thickness of the ice is about an inch and a quarter, forming the ice is all about building, carving, and cutting the ice for a smooth feel. “Well, we’re
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The Western Conference Series will continue after Milwaukee avoided the sweep on Thursday night. The Admirals won 7-2 to force a Game 5 on Saturday. THE @mkeadmirals STAY AFLOAT🛟#CVvsMIL | #CalderCup pic.twitter.com/7pNSdaEbIe— American Hockey League (@TheAHL) June 7, 2024 It was a disappointing result for the Firebirds, who were looking to get the sweep to
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Milwaukee Admirals 5-2 in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals on Tuesday night. Firebirds defeat Admirals 5-2 in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals. Coachella Valley is now one win away from reaching the Calder Cup Finals for the second straight season. @KESQ— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) June
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Congratulations to Sienna Rodriguez and Jayvin Baxa! Congrats to our 2023-2024 Student Athletes of the Year, Sienna Rodriguez and Jayvin Baxa!Rodriguez – Indio, 4 sports, 4.37 GPABaxa – La Quinta, baseball, 4.4 GPA My Thai is awarding $1,000 to each high school for their efforts. Watch the full interview tonight on @KESQ! pic.twitter.com/usgu9mwUjl— Blake Arthur
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Several of the nation’s top collegiate basketball teams will gather in the desert during the week of Thanksgiving for the Acrisure Series. The Acrisure Series includes the Acrisure Classic, Acrisure Invitational and the inaugural Acrisure Holiday Invitational. It will be the nation’s largest combined multiple-team event at a single site. “We are excited to once
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds are now up two games in the Western Conference Finals series against the Milwaukee Admirals. The Firebirds beat the Admirals 3-1 at home in Game 2 of the best-of-seven series. Goaltender Chris Driedger was one of the stars of the game, recording 31 saves to help lead the Firebirds to victory.
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The boys of summer are back. The Power is back in full swing. Lots of fans here for the 20th opening day. @KESQ @BlakeArthur24 @Tarp1969 @PSPowerBaseball pic.twitter.com/yuv5vPzidl— Kenji Ito (@KenjiitoKESQ) June 1, 2024 The Palm Springs Power began their 20th season on Friday night at Palm Springs Stadium against the SoCal Mvericks, winning 11-1. With
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The Palm Springs Power is back in the valley for its 20th opening day vs the SoCal Mavericks, and players and coaches can’t wait to start the season. “It feels like Christmas,” Palm Springs Power field manager Casey Dill said. “We pack the stands on opening day. It’s a great environment … so it’s about
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds and Milwaukee Admirals faced off in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals on Wednesday night at Acrisure Arena. Firebirds win 2-1 to take Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals against the Milwaukee Admirals. @KESQ pic.twitter.com/dNBhn9d7wl— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) May 30, 2024 The Firebirds defeated the Admirals 2-1 to take
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The Stanley Pup, a collective of 16 puppies representing an NHL playoff team, will celebrate its first year. The executive producer of the Stanley Pup, Michael Levitt, wants to entertain dog lovers and hockey fans and send a message. “So the Stanley Pup, first and foremost, is meant to entertain. I mean, how could it
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By BERNIE WILSONAP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jurickson Profar homered and reliever Jeremiah Estrada extended his club-record strikeout streak to 13 straight batters, the most in the expansion era, for the San Diego Padres, who beat the Miami Marlins 4-0 on Tuesday night for their third straight win. What a moment for @Jeremiah13Estra
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Dan Bylsma is officially back in the NHL. After we reported Bylsma would be the next head coach for the Seattle Kraken on Monday, the 53-year-old was formally introduced in Seattle on Tuesday. “I think coaching in the National Hockey League is an extreme honor and privilege, and it’s a partnership with the organization and
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Coachella Valley Firebirds head coach Dan Bylsma is moving up to the NHL, according to several reports. The Seattle Kraken have hired Bylsma as their new head coach, as first reported by Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. The Kraken fired their head coach Dave Hakstol last month after missing the playoffs this past season. He was the
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The Firebirds will face a familiar foe in the Western Conference Finals – the Milwaukee Admirals. so we meet again @mkeadmirals 😏 #FuelTheFire Tickets on sale now: https://t.co/XGZU51KzqD pic.twitter.com/YWSivCVacr— y – Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) May 27, 2024 This matchup is a rematch of the 2023 WCF in which the Firebirds won to advance the
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New year, same problem. Our valley is in need of high school football officials, now more than ever, especially with girls flag football games set for Tuesday’s during the Fall. Varsity boys tackle football will take place mostly on Friday’s but there will also be games on Thursday’s and Saturday’s due to a lack of
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Oscar Lua, a former linebacker who played with the Indio Rajahs, USC Trojans, and New England Patriots, is giving back to where his journey started in Indio by helping build a 64-unit apartment complex called the Skyline at Bliss and Oasis. Lua, who is now the president of Statewide Services, mentioned that giving back to
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When the COVID-19 pandemic affected the world, it would change the course for the Spartans FC 2010 team. “How this team got put together is just magical,” head coach Armen Altounian said. “I mean, it was just getting the boys together to get out of COVID so they could be active.” Going undefeated in their
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