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.
The Coachella Valley Firebirds have acquired forward Cooper Marody from the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in exchange for future considerations.
