J.R. Avon scored 1:47 into the second overtime period as the Coachella Valley Firebirds eliminated the Ontario Reign with a 3-2 victory in the fifth and deciding game of their Pacific Division semifinal series on Saturday.

For the third time already this postseason, the Coachella Valley Firebirds have survived an elimination game. Nikke Kokko stopped 26 shots as the Firebirds defeated Ontario, 6-2, in Game 4 of the teams’ Pacific Division semifinal on Thursday.

Aatu Jämsen and Logan Brown scored 80 seconds apart early in the third period, erasing a 1-0 deficit and sending the Ontario Reign to a 2-1 win over Coachella Valley in Game 3 of the teams’ Pacific Division semifinal series.

Glenn Gawdin snapped a 1-1 tie late in the second period and Ontario added three goals in the third to grab a 5-1 victory in Game 2 of their Pacific Division semifinal with Coachella Valley on Friday night.

After winning the final two games of their first-round series with Bakersfield, the Coachella Valley Firebirds opened the Pacific Division semifinals on Wednesday evening with a 3-0 road victory over Ontario.

The Coachella Valley Firebirds secured a spot in the division semifinals on Sunday with a 6-2 win over Bakersfield in the winner-take-all Game 3 of their Pacific Division first-round series at Acrisure Arena.

Oscar Fisker Mølgaard scored with 3:10 left in regulation to break a tie and give Coachella Valley a season-saving 5-4 victory over Bakersfield at Acrisure Arena on Saturday evening.

The Bakersfield Condors defeated Coachella Valley, 6-1, in the opener of their Pacific Division first-round series on Thursday.

The American Hockey League has announced the 2025-26 AHL All-Rookie Team, as voted by coaches, players and media representing each of the league’s 32 member cities.

The Coachella Valley Firebirds clinched a berth in the 2026 Calder Cup Playoffs on Saturday evening thanks to Tucson’s 5-4 loss in Henderson.