Fixtures
| AHL | 04/18 02:00 | 1 |
TUC Roadrunners
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CV Firebirds
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| AHL | 04/21 01:00 | 1 |
SD Gulls
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CV Firebirds
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| AHL | 04/21 22:00 | 1 |
CV Firebirds
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SD Gulls
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Results
| AHL | 04/14 22:00 | 1 |
[9] SD Gulls
v
CV Firebirds
[1] |
W | 1-2 | |
| AHL | 04/13 02:00 | 1 |
[6] BAK Condors
v
CV Firebirds
[1] |
L | 3-2 | |
| AHL | 04/11 02:00 | 1 |
[3] ONT Reign
v
CV Firebirds
[1] |
W | 1-3 | |
| AHL | 04/07 23:00 | 1 | [1] CV Firebirds v ABB Canucks [5] | W | 7-2 | |
| AHL | 04/07 02:00 | 1 | [1] CV Firebirds v ABB Canucks [5] | W | 2-1 | |
| AHL | 04/05 02:00 | 1 |
[10] SJ Barracuda
v
CV Firebirds
[1] |
W | 1-3 | |
| AHL | 03/31 02:00 | 1 | [1] CV Firebirds v HND Silver Knights [8] | W | 3-2 | |
| AHL | 03/28 01:00 | 1 | [1] CV Firebirds v CAL Wranglers [6] | L | 0-2 | |
| AHL | 03/27 01:00 | 1 | [1] CV Firebirds v CAL Wranglers [6] | W | 7-3 | |
| AHL | 03/24 01:00 | 1 |
[4] TEX Stars
v
CV Firebirds
[1] |
W | 2-4 | |
| AHL | 03/23 02:00 | 1 |
[1] CV Firebirds
v
BAK Condors
[7]
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L | 3-4 | |
| AHL | 03/21 02:00 | 1 |
[4] TEX Stars
v
CV Firebirds
[1] |
W | 3-4 |
Wikipedia - Coachella Valley Firebirds
The Coachella Valley Firebirds are a professional ice hockey team based in Southern California's Coachella Valley. They are members of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference of the American Hockey League (AHL). The Firebirds began play in the 2022–23 AHL season. The team is an owned-and-operated affiliate of the Seattle Kraken. The team plays their home games at Acrisure Arena in the town of Thousand Palms, California.
History
On December 4, 2018, the NHL Board of Governors voted unanimously to approve Seattle's National Hockey League expansion team, the Seattle Kraken, to begin play in the 2021–22 season. The new ownership group then began making plans for acquiring a minor league affiliate in the American Hockey League (AHL). By early 2019, they had narrowed it down to promoting the ECHL's Idaho Steelheads in Boise, Idaho, or a new expansion team in Palm Springs, California. On June 26, 2019, it was reported the Seattle ownership group had chosen Palm Springs as the site for Seattle's AHL affiliate. The expansion franchise was approved by the AHL board of governors on September 30, 2019, with plans to begin play in the 2021–22 season. Delays associated with the construction of an arena in the Palm Springs area caused the team's debut to be pushed back to the 2022–23 season. In the interim Seattle affiliated with the Charlotte Checkers for the 2021–22 season, sharing the team with the Florida Panthers.
On November 5, 2021, the new team revealed its name, the Coachella Valley Firebirds, as well as its logos and colors, at a ceremony held on the construction site of their new arena.
The Firebirds finished their inaugural 2022–23 season in second place of the Pacific Division. They won the Western Conference and advanced to the Calder Cup final, where they lost to the Hershey Bears in seven games.