Category: Chris Driedger
Panthers Recall Spencer Knight, Reassign Chris Driedger, MacKenzie Entwistle
Spencer KnightAs expected, Spencer Knight will start the year with the Florida Panthers. The organization announced they recalled Knight from their AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers while sending goaltender Chris Driedger and forward MacKenzie Entwistle back the other way. The move was primarily made for sala...
Read moreMatt Strome scores Calder Cup winning goal for Hershey Bears in overtime of Game 6
Matt StromeMatt Strome scored the biggest goal of his professional career on Monday night. With the Hershey Bears in overtime against the Coachella Valley Firebirds in Game 6 of the Calder Cup Finals, Strome picked up a loose puck in the Firebirds zone and beat goaltender Chris Driedger to make the Bears back-...
Read moreHendrix Lapierre scores huge goal in Game 6 of Calder Cup Finals, furthers his AHL lead in playoff points
Chase PriskieHERSHEY, PA — Hendrix Lapierre is once again shining in the big moments. With the Calder Cup in the building, the Washington Capitals’ 2020 first-round pick came out flying in the first period of Game 6, scoring a goal and notching a primary assist. Lapierre’s early heroics gave the Bears a 2-1 lead...
Read moreEthen Frank scores 10th goal of 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs, tying for league lead
Chris DriedgerEthen Frank is having a postseason to remember. Frank scored his 10th goal of the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs after beating Coachella Valley Firebirds goaltender Chris Driedger from virtually no angle. After taking a pass from Hendrix Lapierre, Frank peeled down the right wing with speed and put a hard...
Read moreIvan Miroshnichenko scores while falling to the ice for first career Calder Cup Finals goal
Chris DriedgerHERSHEY, PA — Ivan Miroshnichenko had Giant Center ROAR’ing early in Game 2 of the Calder Cup Finals. Taking a slick pass from Mike Vecchione in the slot, Miroshnichenko sent a one-timer past Coachella Valley Firebirds goaltender Chris Driedger as he was falling to give the Bears a 1-0 lead 5:51 int...
Read moreFirebirds go up 2-0 on Admirals
Coachella ValleyCoachella Valley extended its winning streak to eight games and took a 2-0 series lead in the Western Conference Finals with a 3-1 victory over Milwaukee in front of 10,087 fans at a sold-out Acrisure Arena on Friday night.Photo: Mike … Continue reading → The post Firebirds go up 2-0 on Admirals fir...
Read moreFirebirds edge Admirals in Game 1 of West Finals
Mike ZitekJohn Hayden scored twice, Chris Driedger made 37 saves and the Coachella Valley Firebirds extended their winning streak to seven games with a 2-1 win over the Milwaukee Admirals in the opener of the 2024 Western Conference Finals on Wednesday … Continue reading → The post Firebirds edge Admirals in...
Read moreFirebirds shut out Wranglers, close out series
Coachella Valley FirebirdsThe Coachella Valley Firebirds are on to the division finals thanks to a 3-0 win over Calgary in Game 4 of their best-of-five series on Friday night. The Firebirds won three in a row after dropping the series opener, and … Continue reading → The post Firebirds shut out Wranglers, close out series fi...
Read moreFirebirds down Canucks, 2-1
CanucksThe Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Abbotsford Canucks on Saturday Night in overtime at Abbotsford Centre by the final score of 2-1. Max McCormick tied the game with 48 seconds left in the third period and then won the game … Continue reading → The post Firebirds down Canucks, 2-1 first appe...
Read moreKraken activate Grubauer off IR, reassign Driedger to AHL
Joey DaccoThe Seattle Kraken announced Tuesday that they have activated goaltender Philipp Grubauer off of injured reserve. In a corresponding move, goaltender Chris Driedger has been reassigned to the AHL's Coachella Valley Firebirds.
Read moreThree Takeaways – Storybook night for Chris Driedger in 2-1 Kraken win over Flames
KrakenWhat a night for Chris Driedger, who triumphantly returned to NHL action for the first time since May 1, 2022, and backstopped the Kraken to a 2-1 win over the Calgary Flames. Seattle took a familiar route to victory in this one, getting heavily outshot but cashing in on a strong goaltending perfor...
Read moreGoalie Gear Corner – Compiling all the Seattle Kraken Winter Classic gear
Chris DriedgerWith the Winter Classic just 11 days away, we have now seen *almost* all of the gear that will be donned by Seattle Kraken goalies in the NHL’s premier tentpole event, set to be held on Jan. 1 at T-Mobile Park. The only piece of equipment we haven’t yet seen is the mask of Chris […] The post Goalie...
Read moreReign blank Firebirds, 1-0
Chris DriedgerStoryline: David Rittich stopped all 41 shots that were sent his way on Wednesday to give the Ontario Reign (3-2-0) a third consecutive road win in the past six days by a 1-0 score over the Coachella Valley Firebirds (1-2-0) … Continue reading → The post Reign blank Firebirds, 1-0 first appeared on...
Read moreKraken Get a Resilient Joey Daccord in Latest NHL Call-Up
Chris DriedgerAs has been the case through much of their young history, the saw a goalie fall from the lineup this past week. Obviously, the team is vastly different from last year; between new personnel, team chemistry and performance. Seattle Kraken & Coachella Valley Firebirds goalie Joey Daccord (Photo by C...
Read moreStars Score Two Short-Handed Goals to Edge Firebirds
Chris DriedgerPALM DESERT, California – The Texas Stars, American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL’s Dallas Stars, came from behind to defeat the Coachella Valley Firebirds 4-2 with a pair of short-handed goals early in the third period Saturday night at … Continue reading → The post Stars Score Two Short-Hande...
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