The Coachella Valley Firebirds are a professional ice hockey team based in Thousand Palms, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the American Hockey League (AHL). The team was founded as an expansion franchise for the 2022–23 season.[1] Since their creation, they have affiliated with the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Seattle Kraken. Since their arrival in 2022, 54 players, 8 goaltenders and 46 skaters (forwards and defenseman), have worn a Firebirds jersey in at least one regular season game. The Firebirds have yet to win the Calder Cup.
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Each AHL team may select a captain, who is "the only team members with the ability to discuss questions relating to the interpretation of the rules during the game with the referee." Captains are required to wear the letter "C" on their uniform for identification.[2] The Firebirds' current and only captain is Max McCormick, his captaincy starting in 2022.[3]
Key
edit- * Appeared in a Firebirds game during the 2023–24 season.
- † Calder Cup champion with the Firebirds.
- ‡ Played part of the 2023–24 season with both the Firebirds and the Seattle Kraken.
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Statistics complete as of the 2024 Calder Cup playoffs.
Goaltenders
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| Name | Nat | Seasons[a] | Regular season | Playoffs | Notes | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | OTL | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | SO | GAA | SV% | ||||
| Callum Booth |  |
2022–2023 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.84 | .950 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Joey Daccord |  |
2022–2023 | 38 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2.38 | .918 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2.22 | .926 | |
| Chris Driedger‡ | |
2022–present | 53 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2.44 | .913 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2.67 | .906 | |
| Christopher Gibson |  |
2022–2023 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2.98 | .894 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Jack LaFontaine* | |
2022–present | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.30 | .919 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cale Morris* | |
2022–present | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.63 | .919 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Shane Starrett | |
2022–2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | .950 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Ales Stezka* |  |
2022–present | 27 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2.48 | .914 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Skaters
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| Skater | Nat | Pos | Seasons[a] | Regular season | Playoffs | Notes | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | G | A | P | PIM | GP | G | A | P | PIM | |||||
| Max Andreev* |  |
C | 2023–present | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Connor Carrick* | |
D | 2023–present | 70 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 66 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| David Cotton | |
C | 2022–2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Lukas Dragicevic* | |
C | 2023–present | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Ryker Evans‡ | |
D | 2022–present | 96 | 8 | 51 | 59 | 102 | 44 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 56 | |
| Jagger Firkus | |
RW | 2022–2023 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cale Fleury‡ | |
D | 2023–present | 65 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 8 | |
| Jesper Froden |  |
RW | 2022–2023 | 44 | 25 | 22 | 47 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | |
| David Goyette* | |
C | 2022–present | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| John Hayden‡ | |
C | 2022–present | 112 | 32 | 27 | 59 | 131 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 26 | |
| Luke Henman* | |
C | 2022–present | 112 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 70 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | |
| Cameron Hughes* | |
C | 2022–present | 130 | 44 | 69 | 113 | 113 | 44 | 4 | 35 | 39 | 15 | |
| Tye Kartye | |
LW | 2022–2023 | 72 | 28 | 29 | 57 | 74 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | |
| Michal Kempny | |
D | 2022–2023 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Kole Lind‡ | |
RW | 2022–present | 141 | 47 | 80 | 127 | 156 | 44 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 28 | |
| Max McCormick‡ | |
LW | 2022–present | 139 | 60 | 67 | 127 | 76 | 44 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 44 | Captain 2022–present |
| Jeremy McKenna* | |
RW | 2022–present | 38 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | |
| Ian McKinnon* | |
C | 2022–present | 56 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 140 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jake McLaughlin | |
D | 2022–2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Jaycob Megna[c]* | |
D | 2023–2024 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Jacob Melanson | |
RW | 2022–present | 62 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 87 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | |
| Logan Morrison‡ | |
C | 2023–present | 64 | 16 | 25 | 64 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2 | |
| Tristan Mullin | |
F[d] | 2022–2023 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Jani Nyman[e]* | |
RW | 2023–present | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| Gustav Olofsson‡ | |
D | 2022–present | 71 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | |
| Ville Ottavainen* | |
D | 2022–present | 72 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 30 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 24 | |
| Nick Pastujov | |
LW | 2022–2023 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Ville Petman* | |
C | 2022–present | 127 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 41 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | |
| Austin Poganski | |
RW | 2022–2023 | 70 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 30 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
| Andrew Poturalski‡ | |
C | 2022–present | 98 | 26 | 67 | 93 | 44 | 29 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 20 | |
| Brogan Rafferty | |
D | 2022–2023 | 72 | 9 | 42 | 51 | 42 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | |
| Mitch Reinke* | |
D | 2023–present | 25 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Tucker Robertson* | |
C | 2023–present | 39 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lleyton Roed[e]* | |
F[d] | 2023–present | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Schuldt* | |
D | 2022–present | 139 | 13 | 43 | 56 | 73 | 44 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 10 | |
| Peetro Seppala* | |
D | 2022–present | 119 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Devin Shore‡ | |
C | 2023–present | 39 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | |
| Luke Stevens | |
LW | 2022–2023 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Marian Studenic‡ |  |
RW | 2023–present | 64 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | |
| Matt Tennyson | |
D | 2022–2023 | 71 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 66 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 28 | |
| Alexander True | 
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C | 2022–2023 | 72 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Carsen Twarynski | |
LW | 2022–2023 | 71 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 69 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | |
| Ryan Winterton‡ | |
C | 2023–present | 58 | 22 | 13 | 35 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 12 | |
| Eddie Wittchow | |
D | 2022–2023 | 56 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 93 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | |
| Shane Wright‡ | |
C | 2022–present | 67 | 26 | 27 | 53 | 20 | 36 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 6 | |
Notes
edit- a The "Seasons" column lists the first year of the season of the player's first game and the last year of the season of the player's last game. For example, a player who played one game in the 2022–23 season would be listed as playing with the team from 2022–2023, regardless of what calendar year the game occurred within.
- b Reflects modern-day boundaries
- c Player left the Firebirds mid-way through the season. Stats reflect time with the Firebirds only.
- d Player plays multiple positions as a forward (LW, C, RW).
- e Player joined the Firebirds mid-way through the season. Stats reflect time with the Firebirds only.
References
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- Specific
- ^ Clinton, Jared (30 September 2019). "Seattle gets its AHL affiliate as Palm Springs announced as league's 32nd team". The Hockey News. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "What Do Team Captains Do in Hockey?". WBS Penguins. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ Arredondo, Bailey (16 August 2022). "Firebirds win first ever game over Calgary, assign team captains and roster spots". KESQ. Retrieved 4 April 2024.