SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS – Rookie center Jack Drury and veteran forward Richard Panik scored first-period power-play goals to spark the Chicago Wolves to a 4-2 victory over the Springfield Thunderbirds Friday night in Game 4 of the Calder Cup Finals at … Continue reading
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Kochetkov, Wolves Hush T-Birds & Sellout Crowd in Game 3
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Springfield Thunderbirds could not find a way to get a puck past 22-year-old Pyotr Kochetkov, who led the Chicago Wolves to a 4-0 win on Wednesday night in Game 3 of the Calder Cup Finals in … Continue reading
Bylsma named first head coach of Firebirds
The Seattle Kraken have named Dan Bylsma as the first head coach of their new American Hockey League affiliate, the Coachella Valley Firebirds. Bylsma spent the 2021-22 season as an assistant coach with the Charlotte Checkers, working with Kraken prospects … Continue reading
Wolves ride early surge to Game 2 victory
ROSEMONT, Ill. (theahl.com) … The Chicago Wolves rode a four-goal first period to a 6-2 victory over the Springfield Thunderbirds in Game 2 of the 2022 Calder Cup Finals on Monday evening, squaring the AHL’s championship series at one game … Continue reading
Springfield swipes Game 1 from Wolves in OT
ROSEMONT, ILLINOIS – Rookie defenseman Matthew Kessel scored his first goal as a professional 5:09 into overtime to give the Springfield Thunderbirds a 5-4 victory over the Chicago Wolves in Game 1 of the Calder Cup Finals Sunday afternoon at … Continue reading
AHL Calder Cup Notebook
The Calder Cup Playoffs have been a journey for the Thunderbirds, one that brought about considerably more turbulence once the Eastern Conference Finals began. While Springfield swept Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Charlotte in their first two series, Laval pushed the Thunderbirds to … Continue reading