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List of Coachella Valley Firebirds players

The Coachella Valley Firebirds are a professional ice hockey team based in Thousand Palms, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the American Hockey League (AHL).[1] The team was founded as an expansion franchise for the 2022–23 season. They are affiliated with the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Seattle Kraken,[2] meaning that the Kraken can send their prospects or other players to the team, as long as they are signed to an NHL contract with the team.[3] Since their creation, 54 players have played for the Firebirds in at least one regular season or postseason game—8 goaltenders and 46 skaters (forwards and defenseman).

Max McCormick standing
Max McCormick has been the Firebirds' captain since 2022.

Each AHL team may select a captain, who is "the only team member with the ability to discuss questions relating to the interpretation of the rules during the game with the referee." Captains are required to wear the letter "C" on their uniform for identification.[4] The Firebirds' current and only captain is Max McCormick, his captaincy starting in 2022.[5]

The Firebirds player with the most games played with the team is Kole Lind, with 141. McCormick leads the Firebirds in goals scored, with 60, Lind leads the Firebirds in assists, with 60, and Lind and McCormick are tied for the most points by a Firebirds, each of them with 127.[6]

Key

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  •  *  Appeared in a Firebirds game during the 2023–24 season.
  •  †  Calder Cup champion with the Firebirds.
  •  ‡  Played part of the 2023–24 season with both the Firebirds and the Seattle Kraken.

Statistics reflect time with the Firebirds only. Statistics complete as of the 2024 Calder Cup playoffs.

Goaltenders

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Chris Driedger has played the most games out of any Firebirds goaltender, 55, and has the most wins, 33.
List of Coachella Valley Firebirds goaltenders[6]
Name Nat. Seasons[a] Regular season Playoffs
GP W L OTL SO GAA SV% GP W L SO GAA SV%
Callum Booth   2022–2023 2 2 0 0 0 1.84 .950 — — — — — —
Joey Daccord   2022–2023 38 26 8 3 3 2.38 .918 26 15 11 3 2.22 .926
Chris Driedger‡   2022–present 53 33 11 7 5 2.44 .913 18 12 6 1 2.67 .906
Christopher Gibson   2022–2023 20 10 5 4 2 2.98 .894 — — — — — —
Jack LaFontaine*   2022–present 3 2 0 0 2 2.30 .919 — — — — — —
Cale Morris*   2022–present 7 2 2 2 0 2.63 .919 — — — — — —
Shane Starrett   2022–2023 1 1 0 0 0 1.00 .950 — — — — — —
Ales Stezka*   2022–present 27 18 6 2 2 2.48 .914 — — — — — —

Skaters

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Kole Lind is tied with Max McCormick for the lead in points among the Firebirds, with 127. He has also played the most games out of any Firebird, with 141.
List of Coachella Valley Firebirds skaters[6]
Name Nat. Pos. Seasons[a] Regular season Playoffs Notes
GP G A P PIM GP G A P PIM
Max Andreev*   C 2023–present 5 0 0 0 4 – – – – –
Connor Carrick*   D 2023–present 70 9 25 34 66 18 1 6 7 8
David Cotton   C 2022–2023 2 0 0 0 0 – – – – –
Lukas Dragicevic*   C 2023–present 3 0 1 1 4 – – – – –
Ryker Evans‡   D 2022–present 96 8 51 59 102 44 9 27 36 56
Jagger Firkus   RW 2022–2023 – – – – – 1 0 0 0 0
Cale Fleury‡   D 2023–present 65 7 29 36 20 18 5 9 14 8
Jesper Froden   RW 2022–2023 44 25 22 47 24 15 5 5 10 8
David Goyette*   C 2022–present 3 0 0 0 2 7 0 2 2 2
John Hayden‡   C 2022–present 112 32 27 59 131 28 10 5 15 26
Luke Henman*   C 2022–present 112 14 15 29 70 27 3 6 9 6
Cameron Hughes*   C 2022–present 130 44 69 113 113 44 4 35 39 15
Tye Kartye   LW 2022–2023 72 28 29 57 74 18 6 2 8 8 Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award 2023
Michal Kempny   D 2022–2023 2 1 0 1 0 – – – – –
Kole Lind‡   RW 2022–present 141 47 80 127 156 44 14 28 42 28
Max McCormick‡   LW 2022–present 139 60 67 127 76 44 22 16 38 44 Captain 2022–present
Jeremy McKenna*   RW 2022–present 38 7 8 15 8 18 6 6 12 8
Ian McKinnon*   C 2022–present 56 2 3 5 140 3 0 0 0 0
Jake McLaughlin   D 2022–2023 2 0 0 0 0 – – – – –
Jaycob Megna*   D 2023–2024 2 1 0 1 0 – – – – –
Jacob Melanson   RW 2022–present 62 6 12 18 87 19 2 4 6 18
Logan Morrison‡   C 2023–present 64 16 25 64 4 18 1 9 10 2
Tristan Mullin   C/LW 2022–2023 15 0 0 0 6 – – – – –
Jani Nyman*   RW 2023–present 3 0 1 1 4 9 1 0 1 4
Gustav Olofsson‡   D 2022–present 71 2 16 18 26 44 3 7 10 18
Ville Ottavainen*   D 2022–present 72 8 26 34 30 18 0 3 3 24
Nick Pastujov   LW 2022–2023 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 2
Ville Petman*   C 2022–present 127 14 26 40 41 26 5 6 11 8
Austin Poganski   RW 2022–2023 70 8 20 28 30 24 2 2 4 10
Andrew Poturalski‡   C 2022–present 98 26 67 93 44 29 5 17 22 20
Brogan Rafferty   D 2022–2023 72 9 42 51 42 26 2 9 11 4
Mitch Reinke*   D 2023–present 25 1 4 5 12 – – – – –
Tucker Robertson*   C 2023–present 39 6 4 10 16 1 0 0 0 0
Lleyton Roed*   LW 2023–present 5 1 1 2 2 5 1 0 1 0
Jimmy Schuldt*   D 2022–present 139 13 43 56 73 44 8 7 15 10
Peetro Seppala*   D 2022–present 119 2 21 23 65 – – – – –
Devin Shore‡   C 2023–present 39 7 18 25 4 18 5 8 13 4
Luke Stevens   LW 2022–2023 6 0 0 0 2 – – – – –
Marian Studenic‡   RW 2023–present 64 15 29 44 14 18 4 7 11 8
Matt Tennyson   D 2022–2023 71 0 18 18 66 26 0 3 3 28
Alexander True   C 2022–2023 72 11 21 32 48 – – – – –
Carsen Twarynski   LW 2022–2023 71 17 9 26 69 26 5 3 8 14
Ryan Winterton‡   C 2023–present 58 22 13 35 23 18 7 5 12 12
Eddie Wittchow   D 2022–2023 56 4 5 9 93 26 3 0 3 14
Shane Wright‡   C 2022–present 67 26 27 53 20 36 6 16 22 6

Notes

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  • a The "Seasons" column lists the first year of the season of the player's first game and the last year of the season of the player's last game. For example, a player who played one game in the 2022–23 season would be listed as playing with the team from 2022–2023, regardless of what calendar year the game occurred within.

References

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  1. ^ "Coachella Valley Firebirds hockey team statistics and history at HockeyDB.com". HockeyDB. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  2. ^ Clinton, Jared (September 30, 2019). "Seattle gets its AHL affiliate as Palm Springs announced as league's 32nd team". The Hockey News. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  3. ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". American Hockey League. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  4. ^ "What Do Team Captains Do in Hockey?". Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. April 20, 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  5. ^ Arredondo, Bailey (August 16, 2022). "Firebirds win first ever game over Calgary, assign team captains and roster spots". KESQ. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "Coachella Valley Firebirds all-time player list at HockeyDB.com". HockeyDB. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
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