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Goaltender LaFontaine Returns to Organization for Third Season The Coachella Valley Firebirds announced today that goaltender Jack LaFontaine has been re-signed to a one-year, AHL contract through the 2025-26 season.   LaFontaine, 27, played in two...

Coachella Valley Brings in Goaltending Coach Stalletti from UConn The Firebirds announced the hiring of Vince Stalletti as the team’s goaltending coach. Stalletti joins the Firebirds after spending the past five seasons as an assistant...

Coachella Valley Inks Defenseman Olofsson to Multi-Year Deal The Firebirds announced today that defenseman Gustav Olofsson has been signed to a two-year, AHL contract through the 2026-27 season. Olofsson returns for his fourth season with...

72 Game Schedule Will Feature All Nine Pacific Division Opponents Plus One Central Division Team The Firebirds announced the team’s regular season schedule for its upcoming fourth season. The Firebirds open the season at home...

Original Coachella Valley Signing Re-Ups for Multi-Year AHL Deal The Firebirds announced today that forward Ian McKinnon has been re-signed to a two-year, AHL contract through the 2026-27 season.   McKinnon, 27, was one of...

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...