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Happy New Year: Coachella Valley Firebirds dominate 6-1 on the road against the Calgary Wranglers

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January 1, 2024 7:20 PM
Published 10:47 AM

It's a happy new year for Coachella Valley Firebirds fans. The team is starting 2024 hot. The desert's hometeam is in Calgary celebrating a dominating win over the top team in the AHL Pacific Division, the Calgary Wranglers.

The game ended with the Firebirds victorious, 6-1.

Ales Stezka made 29 saves in the victory that moves Coachella Valley to a 16-10-2-0 record on the season.

Period three

The fifth goal for the Birds followed a busy second period where the team scored 3 goals.

Soon into the third period, Andrew Poturalski knocked in a goal to take the team to a 5-1 lead.

With just more than seven minutes left in the game, Gustav Olofsson burst out of the penalty box to assist Ryan Winterton with a goal, bringing the score to 6-1.

Period two

The second period saw three Coachella Valley goals. Check them out here:

Period one

A first period that saw the game tied up at 1-1.

Next game

The Firebirds and Wranglers will meet on the same ice on Tuesday, for a game at 5:00 p.m. our time.

The New Year's Day game is the first since a loss on Friday night, where the Tucson Roadrunners scored three goals in the first period. They beat the Firebirds 3-1, on Friday, despite the 'birds outshooting the Roadrunners 37-27.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqxln4Y7teA&feature=youtu.be

Hockey fun in Seattle

Meanwhile, mascot Fuego is taking a road trip as well. He's supporting NHL team Seattle Kraken. The team is playing in the Winter Classic today.

The Kraken dominated as well, winning against the Las Vegas Golden Knights 3-0.

A fan favorite from the Firebirds' inaugural season, Goalie Joey Daccord, took fans on a lap ahead of the Winter Classic in the video below. Daccord recently tied the longest point streak ever by a Kraken goalkeeper, according to the NHL.

Daccord was awarded MVP trophy after the Winter Classic game today.

Meanwhile, Firebirds and Kraken goalie Chris Driedger showed off some gear made especially for the Winter Classic.

Check out our special section on the Coachella Valley Firebirds

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