Category: Coachella Valley Firebirds
Firebirds sign forward Curry
IowaThe Coachella Valley Firebirds have signed forward Patrick Curry to an American Hockey League contract for the 2023-24 season. Curry skated in 64 games for the AHL’s Iowa Wild last season, notching four goals and six assists for 10 points. … Continue reading → The post Firebirds sign forward Curry f...
Read more‘Sweeter by the Dozen’: Watch the full documentary showcasing Hershey’s run to the franchise’s 12th Calder Cup
Monumental Sports NetworkBuckle up for about an hour because the full documentary showcasing the Hershey Bears’ run to the franchise’s 12th Calder Cup, first aired on Monumental Sports Network, is now available to watch on the Capitals’ […]
Read moreMonumental Sports Network announces documentary of Hershey Bears’ Calder Cup championship run: ‘Sweeter by the Dozen’
NBC Sports WashingtonMonumental Sports Network, the rebranded NBC Sports Washington, announced a new documentary that will be airing this week. Entitled Sweeter by the Dozen, the special focuses on the Hershey Bears’ successful chase of the franchise’s […]
Read moreFirebirds sign defenseman Jones
SyracuseThe Coachella Valley Firebirds have signed defenseman Ryan Jones to an American Hockey League contract for the 2023-24 season. Jones appeared in 61 games for the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch last season, tallying three goals and nine assists for 12 points. … Continue reading → The post Firebirds sign defen...
Read moreAHL Coachella Valley Signs Jack LaFontaine
Jack LaFontaineThe AHL’s Coachella Valley Firebirds have signed netminder Jack LaFontaine to a one-year contract, per the team, bringing the former Carolina Hurricanes draft pick into the Seattle Kraken organization. A 2016 third-round pick, LaFontaine’s post-draft career got off to an inauspicious beginning at th...
Read moreHendrix Lapierre calls Calder Cup championship with Hershey Bears ‘the best moment of my career so far’
Hendrix LapierreHendrix Lapierre had a whirlwind rookie season with the Hershey Bears. Not only did he win the Calder Cup in his first full year as a pro, but he cemented a spot in Bears history […]
Read moreWolf Pack sign Tristan Mullin to one-year deal
FirebirdsHARTFORD, CT – New York Rangers Assistant General Manager and Hartford Wolf Pack General Manager Ryan Martin announced today that the club has signed forward Tristan Mullin to a one-year AHL standard player contract. Mullin, 26, split the 2022-23 season … Continue reading → The post Wolf Pack sign T...
Read more3 Kraken Prospects Who Could Play in the NHL in 2023-24
Seattle KrakenWith the NHL Draft and free agency in the rearview mirror, it is time to look ahead to the start of the 2023-24 season. For the Seattle Kraken, expectations will…
Read moreHow trailblazer Jessica Campbell's 'different lens' paid off in her first year as an AHL coach
Jessica CampbellThe first woman to be behind the bench as a full-time AHL coach, Campbell's first year with the Coachella Valley Firebirds was about a lot more than making history.
Read moreCoachella Valley’s success shows Seattle Kraken’s commitment to winning
Coachella Valley FirebirdsThe Seattle Kraken AHL affiliate, the Coachella Valley Firebirds, won the Western Conference and made it within one game of winning the Calder Cup in their inaugural season. “We probably don’t talk enough about the American Hockey League team,” Seattle Kraken CEO Tod Leiweke told the assembled medi...
Read moreHershey Bears will raise Calder Cup banner at home opener on October 14th
Belleville SenatorsGiant Center will soon have yet another Calder Cup banner hanging from its rafters. The Hershey Bears announced that they will be hosting a pregame banner-raising ceremony celebrating the 2022-23 championship team before their 7 […]
Read moreSound Analysis – What Brian Dumoulin brings to the Kraken
Marian StudenicAs free agency opened on July 1, the Kraken started with some minor business, signing players likely to spend at least some time with the Coachella Valley Firebirds this season on one-year contracts, including Jimmy Schuldt, John Hayden, and Marian Studenic. In the meantime, many notable former NHL...
Read moreKraken re-sign Daccord to two-year deal
Joey DaccordThe Seattle Kraken have re-signed goaltender to a two-year contract. Daccord made 38 appearances in the regular season with the AHL’s Coachella Valley Firebirds in 2022-23, posting a record of 26-8-3 with three shutouts. During the Calder Cup Playoffs, Daccord set AHL records with 26 appearances a...
Read moreWhere to buy Hershey Bears Calder Cup championship merch
Dylan McIlrathThe Hershey Bears became Calder Cup champions for the twelfth time in franchise history on Wednesday after defeating the Coachella Valley Firebirds 3-2 in overtime. Not long after the goal light was lit by Mike […]
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