Kraken re-sign Daccord to two-year deal
The Seattle Kraken have re-signed goaltender Joey Daccord to a two-year contract.
The Seattle Kraken have re-signed goaltender Joey Daccord to a two-year contract.
Despite having been shut out in the first two games of the series, and despite scoring just five goals in four games on the road during the Finals, the Hershey Bears lifted the Calder Cup at center ice last night.
For the 12th time in their storied history, the Hershey Bears are Calder Cup champions.
Only one team will lift the Calder Cup tonight. But both the Coachella Valley Firebirds and Hershey Bears will take away memories and relationships made from an eight-month journey that will culminate with Game 7 of the Calder Cup Finals.
The Firebirds needed a lot more following three consecutive losses in Hershey last week. They got it, and now they will play one last game for the Calder Cup.
The 2022-23 American Hockey League season is down to one game. Coachella Valley got two goals from Kole Lind and 20 saves plus an assist from Joey Daccord to defeat Hershey, 5-2, in Game 6 of the Calder Cup Finals at a sold-out Acrisure Arena.
The Coachella Valley has long been an escape for celebrities attracted to its natural beauty, warm-weather climate and year-round recreation. Now the area’s first high-level professional sports team has its own celebrity: Hockey Hall of Famer Grant Fuhr.
How the Firebirds and Bears got to a 2-2 series may not have been expected. But both head coaches knew they were in for a long battle from the start.
Garrett Pilon broke a scoreless tie 10:01 into overtime to give the Hershey Bears their third consecutive one-goal victory and a 3-2 series lead over Coachella Valley in the 2023 Calder Cup Finals.
How the Firebirds and Bears got to a 2-2 series may not have been expected. But both head coaches knew they were in for a long battle from the start.