AHL Western Conference
Calder Cup Final Game 4 Preview | Coachella Valley Firebirds
Dominant Victory for the Firebirds In Game 3 of the Calder Cup Final, the Coachella Valley Firebirds secured a dominant 6-2 victory over the Hershey Bears at home on Tuesday night in California. With this win, the Firebirds took a 2-1 lead in the series over the Bears. The Firebirds scored 6 goals, with Max […]
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Jets and Moose Extend ECHL Affiliation With Norfolk
The Winnipeg Jets and their American Hockey League affiliate, the Manitoba Moose have made it official that they’ve extended their ECHL affiliation with the Norfolk Admirals. The Admirals spent the 2023-24 season as the Jets’ ECHL affiliate and they will do it for the second consecutive year in 2024-25. Winnipeg Jets draft picks Dmitry Kuzmin […]
Read MoreCalder Cup Final Game 3 Preview l Coachella Valley Firebirds vs. Hershey Bears
Evened Up at 1-1 In Game 2 of the Calder Cup Finals, the Hershey Bears tied the series at 1-1 with a 5-2 victory at home over the Coachella Valley Firebirds on Sunday evening. Three players scored for Hershey: Ivan Miroschnichenko (1 goal), Jimmy Huntington (1 goal), Pierrick Dube (1 goal), and Hardy Haman Aktell […]
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Hershey Bears Take Game 2, Haman Aktell Scores Twice in 5-2 Win | 6/16/2024
The Bears took Game 2 of the Calder Cup Finals to tie the series on Sunday, June 16th. Hershey took an early lead and finished with a 5-2 victory. Hardy Haman Aktell scored twice, one being an empty netter to wrap it up, and Hunter Shepard went 32-for-34 in the Bears’ win. Coachella Valley scored […]
Read MoreCalder Cup Final Game 2 Preview l Hershey Bears vs. Coachella Valley Firebirds
Game 1 Recap: The first game of the Calder Cup Final took place on Friday night at the Giant Center in Hershey, PA. The Coachella Valley Firebirds, representing the Western Conference, narrowly defeated the Hershey Bears, representing the Eastern Conference, with a score of 4-3. In the final minutes of the game, the Firebirds successfully […]
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ECHL: Wichita Thunder Announces Affiliation Extension With San Jose Sharks
The Wichita Thunder announced yesterday that they have extended their affiliation agreement with the NHL’s San Jose Sharks and AHL’s San Jose Barracuda for the 2024-25 season. This will be the third straight season that the Thunder have been affiliated with the Sharks. San Jose is the third different NHL team that the Thunder have […]
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Calder Cup Final: Hershey Bears Fall To Coachella Valley 4-3 in Game 1 | 6/14/2024
After advancing to the Calder Cup Finals when Garrett Roe scored the overtime winner against the Cleveland Monsters on June 12th, the Bears unfortunately took a 4-3 loss at home for Game 1 of the Finals. It had been a close game, Hendrix Lapierre pulled Hershey back to within one to attempt a comeback late […]
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Calder Cup Final Series Preview l Hershey Bears vs Coachella Valley Firebirds
Rematch for Calder! The Hershey Bears, the Eastern Conference Champions of the AHL, and the Coachella Valley Firebirds, the Western Conference Champions, are set to go head-to-head in the Calder Cup Final for the second consecutive year. In 2023, the Hershey Bears defeated the Firebirds in 7 games, and the Firebirds are seeking vengeance from […]
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PHOTOS: Coachella Valley Firebirds vs. Milwaukee Admirals – 06/08/2024
MILWAUKEE, Wisc. – Saturday night at UW-Panther Arena, in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals, the Milwaukee Admirals faced off against the Coachella Valley Firebirds trailing 3-1 in the series 3. A hat-trick by John Hayden helped the Firebirds take a 5-1 victory to advance to the Calder Cup Finals, eliminating the Admirals. Check […]
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AHL: Morgan Klimchuk to Join Moose Coaching Staff
The Manitoba Moose announced today that Morgan Klimchuk will join the team as an assistant coach under Mark Morrison’s coaching staff. The 29-year-old Klimchuk spent the previous two seasons as an assistant coach with the Victoria Royals in the Western Hockey League. In the Royals’ 2023-24 season, they posted a win-loss record of 29-30-5-4 where […]
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