Wolf Pack fall, 3-1, in Springfield

SPRINGFIELD, MA – The Hartford Wolf Pack and Springfield Thunderbirds battled in a tightly contested edition of the ‘I-91 Rivalry’ on Wednesday night. For the second time in as many meetings, the sides were deadlocked 1-1 through forty minutes of … Continue reading

T-Birds splatter Islanders in OT

The Bridgeport Islanders (8-16-2-0), American Hockey League affiliate of the New York Islanders, collected one standings point in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Springfield Thunderbirds (15-9-2-1) at MassMutual Center on Saturday. Otto Koivula, Jeff Kubiak and Vincent Sevigny each … Continue reading

T-Birds top Amerks on penalties

In their first game with Daniel Tkaczuk serving as interim head coach, the Springfield Thunderbirds (13-8-2-0) triumphed in a back-and-forth affair against the Rochester Americans (11-7-2-1) for a 4-3 shootout win inside the MassMutual Center on Wednesday night. Malcolm Subban … Continue reading

Thunderbirds’ Bannister promoted to Blues

The St. Louis Blues have named Drew Bannister as interim head coach after Craig Berube was relieved of his duties Tuesday night. Bannister, 49, was in his sixth season as head coach of the Blues’ American Hockey League affiliates, having … Continue reading

T-Birds thump Islanders, 5-1

The Bridgeport Islanders (6-15-1-0), American Hockey League affiliate of the New York Islanders, dropped their 10th consecutive road game with a 5-1 loss to the Springfield Thunderbirds (12-8-2-0) at MassMutual Center on Saturday. Matt Maggio scored his fourth goal of … Continue reading

Pens lose to T-Birds in OT

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – A wild game ended with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins losing to the Springfield Thunderbirds in overtime, 4-3, on Saturday night at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza. Springfield defenseman Matthew Kessel scored the game-winning goal with 23.9 seconds … Continue reading