Blues & Thunderbirds Announce Affiliation Extension
The St. Louis Blues and Springfield Thunderbirds have announced an affiliation extension through the 2030-31 season. In their three seasons as the Blues’ AHL affiliates, the Thunderbirds have captured the Richard F. Canning Trophy as Eastern Conference Champions in 2022, reaching the Calder Cup Finals for the first time in club history. They lost to the Chicago Wolves, the Carolina Hurricanes’ AHL affiliate in five games. Springfield also won the AHL President’s Award as Team of the Year that same season. BREAKING NEWS: The Springfield Thunderbirds and @StLouisBlues have announced the extension of their affiliation through the end of the…