| NHL Affiliate: | Seattle Kraken | Founded: | 2022 |
| Home Rink: | Acrisure Arena | Coach: | Dan Bylsma |
| GM: | Steve Fraser | Captain: | Vacant |
The Coachella Valley Firebirds are a professional ice hockey expansion team based in Palm Desert, California, that will begin play in the 2022-23 American Hockey League (AHL) season. The team will be an owned-and-operated affiliate of the Seattle Kraken, which began play during the 2021–22 National Hockey League season. Located in Southern California’s Coachella Valley, the Acrisure Arena in Thousand Palms, will become the team’s home arena, once it is completed in late 2022.
Deeper Dive
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The Players
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- Meet the New Kraken: Center Cameron Hughes
- 2021-22 Kraken Report Cards: Goaltender Edition
Franchise History
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