PHOTOS: Coachella Valley Firebirds vs. Calgary Wranglers – 01/01/2024

Eugene Erick for Inside the Rink

CALGARY, AB – The Coachella Valley Firebirds rolled into the Saddledome on New Year’s Day to face the Calgary Wranglers.

Coachella opened the scoring early in the first period on a goal by John Hayden. Yan Kuznetsov tied it up shortly after, for the Wranglers only goal of the game to end the first period tied at 1-1..
Kole Lind put the Firebirds back ahead at 3:57 of the second period and the team never looked back. Coachella scored four more goals to defeat Calgary 6-1, in the only AHL game scheduled on New Year’s Day.

Check out this photo gallery from Inside the Rink’s Eugene Erick who was there to capture the action.

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