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Compared to other pro sports, especially the NFL and NBA the success rate of drafting potential NHL players requires a longer development timeline and ability to gauge long-term potential Alison Lukan @AlisonL Draft weekend is...

Firebirds’ Inaugural Goaltending Coach Joins Seattle Kraken Staff The Firebirds announced today that Colin Zulianello has been promoted from the Coachella Valley Firebirds to the National Hockey League as the Kraken’s new Goaltending Coach. Zulianello has been...

FRIDAY, JANUARY 2 AND SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 2026 Top NCAA Division-I Men’s Hockey Teams Set to Clash at the 2026 Cactus Cup, Featuring UMass Lowell River Hawks, Minnesota State Mavericks, Yale University Bulldogs, and St....

Jacob Melanson Scores 4:45 Into Overtime to Lead Firebirds to Game Two Victory The Firebirds defeated the Abbotsford Canucks in game two of the second round of the 2025 Calder Cup Playoffs in overtime by...

Coachella Valley Fans Gear Up for Round Two Playoff Details Including Community Events Featuring Player Appearances, Giveaways, and More! The Firebirds have advanced to the second round of the 2025 Calder Cup Playoffs and will...

Written by Judd Spicer Questions which both lingered and dogged the third season of Firebirds’ hockey were answered with aplomb in CV’s opening round of the playoffs, as the ‘Birds (fast) dispatched the rival Wranglers...

Nikke Kokko’s 23 Save Shutout Helps Coachella Valley Advance to Best-of-Five Playoff Series Beginning this Thursday at Acrisure Arena The Firebirds defeated the Calgary Wranglers by the final score of 2-0 on Saturday night at...

The Firebirds announced today that tickets for the remaining games of the first round of the 2025 Calder Cup Playoffs are now 35% off! Celebrate Firebirds’ AHL All-Rookie goaltender Nikke Kokko (#35) who stopped 36...

Coachella Valley Leads Best-of-Three First Round Series 1-0 After 3OT Marathon The Firebirds defeated the Calgary Wranglers on Tuesday night at Acrisure Arena in Game One of the First Round of the 2025 Calder Cup...

Written by Judd Spicer Get ready to saddle-up – all over again. For the third time in as many postseasons, the Firebirds and Calgary Wranglers duel in the Calder Cup Playoffs, with CV entering as...

Coachella Valley to Host Best-of-Three Playoff Series Beginning this Tuesday, April 22nd at Acrisure Arena The Firebirds have clinched home-ice for the first round of the 2025 Calder Cup Playoffs and will face the Calgary Wranglers...

Coachella Valley to Host Best-of-Three Playoff Series Beginning this Tuesday at Acrisure Arena Get #FiredUp for Playoff Hockey! The Coachella Valley Firebirds, proud American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Seattle Kraken (@SeattleKraken), have officially clinched...