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). 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, 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. Since their creation, 86 players have played for the Firebirds in at least one regular season or postseason game—12 goaltenders and 74 skaters (forwards and defenseman).

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. The Firebirds' current and only captain is Max McCormick, his captaincy starting in 2022 and ending with his retirement in 2026.

The Firebirds player with the most games played with the team is John Hayden, with 223. McCormick leads the Firebirds in goals scored, with 67, and Logan Morrison leads the Firebirds in assists, with 85, and points, with 144.

Key

Appeared in a Firebirds game during the 2025–26 season Calder Cup champion with the Firebirds Played part of the 2025–26 season with both the Firebirds and the Seattle Kraken

+ Abbreviations GPGames played Nat.Nationality

+NationalityBelarusCanadaCzech RepublicDenmarkFinlandGermanyNetherlandsRussiaSlovakiaSwedenUnited States

+Goaltenders WWins LLosses OTLOvertime losses SOShutouts GAA Goals against average SV%Save percentage

+SkatersPos.PositionRWRight wingAAssistsDDefensemanCCenterPPointsLWLeft wingGGoalsPIMPenalty minutes

Statistics reflect time with the Firebirds only. Statistics complete as of the 2026 Calder Cup playoffs.

Goaltenders

+List of Coachella Valley Firebirds goaltendersNameNat.SeasonsRegular seasonPlayoffsGPWLOTLSOGAASV%GPWLSOGAASV% 2022–2023220001.84.950—————— 2022–202338268332.38.91826151132.22.926 2022–2024533311752.44.9131812612.67.906 2022–202320105422.98.894—————— 2024–2025752002.87.893—————— 2024–present683920422.69.906189932.37.911 *2023–present1070112.08.925—————— 2023–2024722202.63.919—————— 2024–present411916532.76.90710000.001.000 2022–2023110001.01.950—————— 2023–2025532718722.77.906—————— *2025–present210102.00.946——————

Skaters

+List of Coachella Valley Firebirds skatersNameNat.Pos.SeasonsRegular seasonPlayoffsNotesGPGAPPIMGPGAPPIM C 2023–2024 5 0 0 0 4 – – – – – * C 2025–present 45 10 14 24 12 12 7 1 8 0 * RW 2025–present 9 0 1 1 2 — — — — — LW 2024–2025 56 6 28 34 19 5 1 1 2 2 C 2024–2025 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — — D 2024–2025 69 7 31 38 55 6 0 1 1 6 * D 2025–present 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — D 2023–2024 70 9 25 34 66 18 1 6 7 8 C 2022–2023 2 0 0 0 0 – – – – – * C 2023–2024, 2025–present 46 1 11 12 26 3 0 0 0 4 D 2022–2024 96 8 51 59 102 44 9 27 36 56 D 2024–2025 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — * RW 2022–2023, 2024–present 132 36 56 92 38 19 4 8 12 18 D 2023–2025 104 14 48 62 31 21 5 9 14 10 RW 2022–2023 44 25 22 47 24 15 5 5 10 8 * C 2022–present 108 9 19 28 95 4 0 1 1 0 * C 2025–present 44 6 7 13 30 12 1 1 2 9 C 2022–present 223 56 54 110 292 46 12 10 22 50 C 2022–2025 171 20 25 45 85 33 3 7 10 10 C 2022–2024 130 44 69 113 113 44 4 35 39 15 * LW 2024–present 12 0 3 3 4 — — — — — D 2023–2025 46 0 7 7 24 3 0 1 1 0 * D 2025–present 72 9 36 45 44 12 0 4 4 4 LW 2022–2023 72 28 29 57 74 18 6 2 8 8 Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award 2023 D 2022–2023 2 1 0 1 0 – – – – – D 2024–2025 70 4 34 38 32 6 1 0 1 0 RW 2022–2024 141 47 80 127 156 44 14 28 42 28 * C 2024–present 52 7 9 16 16 2 0 0 0 0 * C 2025–present 15 5 6 11 10 4 0 0 0 6 * RW 2025–present 3 0 0 0 4 – – – – – LW 2022–2025 158 67 73 140 150 44 22 16 38 44 Captain 2022–2026 RW 2022–2024 38 7 8 15 8 18 6 6 12 8 * C 2022–present 163 12 13 25 526 7 0 0 0 7 D 2022–2023, 2024–2025 3 0 0 0 0 – – – – – D 2023–2024 2 1 0 1 0 – – – – – RW 2022–present 132 23 27 50 163 36 4 10 14 44 C 2024–present 56 12 25 37 12 12 7 4 11 2 C 2024–present 68 32 32 64 28 6 1 2 3 2 * C 2023–present 204 59 85 144 62 36 2 17 19 4 LW/C 2022–2023 15 0 0 0 6 – – – – – * D 2024–present 135 17 50 67 64 18 2 5 7 2 * LW/C/RW 2025–present 37 5 7 12 14 4 0 0 0 2 RW 2023–present 102 51 28 79 66 27 4 7 11 26 * C 2025–present — — — — — 4 0 0 0 0 * D 2022–present 170 9 58 67 78 62 4 12 16 28 * D 2022–present 193 14 52 66 142 36 1 8 9 38 LW 2022–2023 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 2 C 2022–2024 127 14 26 40 41 26 5 6 11 8 * D 2025–present 1 0 0 0 0 – – – – – RW 2022–2023 70 8 20 28 30 24 2 2 4 10 C 2022–2024 98 26 67 93 44 29 5 17 22 20 * D 2025–present 42 2 9 11 15 – – – – – D 2022–2023 72 9 42 51 42 26 2 9 11 4 * LW 2024–present 71 13 6 19 24 13 0 1 1 2 D 2023–2024 25 1 4 5 12 – – – – – C 2023–2025 77 10 9 19 19 4 0 0 0 0 * LW 2023–present 126 25 41 66 37 17 4 4 8 6 * RW 2023–present 109 19 29 48 28 15 2 2 4 4 D 2022–2024 139 13 43 56 73 44 8 7 15 10 D 2022–2024 119 2 21 23 65 – – – – – C 2023–2024 39 7 18 25 4 18 5 8 13 4 RW 2024–2025 19 11 14 25 6 – – – – – * C 2024–present 104 18 22 40 45 14 5 2 7 6 LW 2022–2023 6 0 0 0 2 – – – – – RW 2023–2024 64 15 29 44 14 18 4 7 11 8 D 2022–2023 71 0 18 18 66 26 0 3 3 28 C 2022–2023 72 11 21 32 48 – – – – – LW 2022–2023 71 17 9 26 69 26 5 3 8 14 * D 2025–present 21 1 4 5 15 – – – – – C 2024–2025 5 0 1 1 9 3 0 1 1 2 C 2023–2025 114 40 32 72 49 22 9 5 14 12 D 2022–2023 56 4 5 9 93 26 3 0 3 14 * D 2024–present 67 1 5 6 6 9 0 0 0 0 C 2022–2024 67 26 27 53 20 36 6 16 22 6

Notes 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 to 2023, regardless of what calendar year the game occurred within.

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