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2024-2025 Coachella Valley Firebirds Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	CTRCT
GOALTENDERS
	#35	Niklas Kokko (G)	21	2004	Oulu, FIN	6'4"	190	L	26/27
	#30	Ales Stezka (G)	28	1997	Plzen, CZE	6'4"	203	L	24/25
	#40	Victor Östman (G)	24	2000	Danderyd, SWE	6'4"	205	L	25/26
DEFENSEMEN
	#16	Nikolas Brouillard (D)	30	1995	Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, CAN	5'10"	172	L	24/25
	#52	Jakub Fibigr (D)	18	2006	Unicov, CZE	6'0"	172	L	24/25
	#8	Cale Fleury (D)"A"	26	1998	Calgary, AB, CAN	6'1"	212	R	24/25
	#20	Ryan Jones (D)	28	1996	Crown Point, IN, USA	6'4"	207	L	24/25
	#58	Maxime Lajoie (D)	27	1997	Québec, QC, CAN	6'1"	192	L	24/25
	#24	Ty Nelson (D)	21	2004	Toronto, ON, CAN	5'10"	198	R	26/27
	#23	Gustav Olofsson (D)"A"	30	1994	Borås, SWE	6'3"	201	L	24/25
	#36	Ville Ottavainen (D)	22	2002	Oulu, FIN	6'5"	216	R	25/26
FORWARDS
	#11	Brandon Biro (C/LW)	27	1998	Sherwood Park, AB, CAN	5'11"	170	L	24/25
	#57	Jagger Firkus (RW)	21	2004	Irma, AB, CAN	5'11"	161	R	26/27
	#88	David Goyette (C)	21	2004	St-Jérôme, QC, CAN	5'11"	174	L	26/27
	#15	John Hayden (RW/C)"A"	30	1995	Chicago, IL, USA	6'3"	223	R	24/25
	#10	Luke Henman (C)	25	2000	Dartmouth, NS, CAN	6'0"	181	L	24/25
	#68	Justin Janicke (LW/C)	21	2003	Maple Grove, MN, USA	6'0"	187	L	25/26
	#70	Andrei Loshko (RW)	20	2004	Zhlobin, BLR	6'1"	183	L	27/28
	#17	Max McCormick (LW/RW)"C"	33	1992	De Pere, WI, USA	5'11"	187	L	25/26
	#21	Ian McKinnon (LW)	27	1998	Whitby, ON, CAN	6'2"	212	L	24/25
	#63	Jacob Melanson (RW)	22	2003	Amherst, NS, CAN	6'1"	205	R	25/26
	#39	Ben Meyers (C/LW)	26	1998	Delano, MN, USA	5'11"	194	L	24/25
		Julius Miettinen (C/W)	19	2006	Helsinki, FIN	6'4"	207	L	24/25
	#96	Logan Morrison (C)	22	2002	Guelph, ON, CAN	6'0"	179	R	25/26
	#78	Oscar Fisker Mølgaard (C)	20	2005	Hjørring, DEN	6'0"	168	L	26/27
	#33	Jani Nyman (RW)	20	2004	Valkeakoski, FIN	6'4"	220	L	26/27
	#74	Carson Rehkopf (C/LW)	20	2005	Barrie, ON, CAN	6'2"	201	L	26/27
	#62	Tucker Robertson (C)	21	2003	Toronto, ON, CAN	5'10"	190	R	25/26
	#29	Lleyton Roed (LW)	22	2002	White Bear Lake, MN, USA	6'0"	179	L	25/26
	#12	Eduard Sale (RW)	20	2005	Brno, CZE	6'1"	170	L	26/27
	#90	Nathan Villeneuve (C)	19	2006	Ottawa, ON, CAN	6'0"	194	L	27/28
	#27	Ryan Winterton (F)	21	2003	Markham, ON, CAN	6'2"	190	R	25/26

Position: G: 3, D: 8, F: 21Av Age: 23.50 yearsAv Ht: 6'1"Av Wt: 192 lbsCompare with other teams »

2024-2025 Coachella Valley Firebirds Staff

Head CoachDerek Laxdal
Asst. CoachStu Bickel
Asst. CoachBrennan Sonne
Goaltending CoachColin Zulianello
Asst. Athletic TrainerJustin Broy
Asst. Equipment ManagerJustin Sommer
Dir. of BroadcastingEvan Pivnick
Dir. of CommunicationsEvan Pivnick
Head Athletic TrainerBrett Bernstein
Head Equipment ManagerShawn Thorns
Strength & Conditioning CoachBrandon Wickett
Video CoachPeter Thome
VP. of Hockey OperationsTroy Bodie

Team Staff History

2024-2025 Coachella Valley Firebirds Captains

"C"

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"A"

Team Captaincy History

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Coachella Valley Firebirds Facts

Plays in: American Hockey League
Team Colors: -
Town: Palm Desert, CA, USA Map
Founded: 2021

2024-2025 Coachella Valley Firebirds Roster Facts

Nationalities

15 players
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4 players
3 players
2 players
1 player
1 player

Experience

Coachella Valley Firebirds: 2 170 GP
NHL: 703 GP
WC: 36 GP
OG: 4 GP
SHL: 129 GP
Liiga: 240 GP
Czechia: 145 GP
AHL: 3 990 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Kansas City Mavericks (ECHL)
Seattle Kraken (NHL)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Acrisure Arena
Location: Thousand Palms, CA, USA
Capacity: 9 918
Construction Year: 2022

Coachella Valley Firebirds Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
05/10/2025 02:00 AM UTC	Abbotsford Canucks	Coachella Valley Firebirds	2 - 0	AHL
05/08/2025 02:00 AM UTC	Abbotsford Canucks	Coachella Valley Firebirds	3 - 1	AHL
05/04/2025 01:00 AM UTC	Coachella Valley Firebirds	Abbotsford Canucks	5 - 4 (OT 64:45)	AHL
05/02/2025 02:00 AM UTC	Coachella Valley Firebirds	Abbotsford Canucks	1 - 3	AHL
04/27/2025 01:00 AM UTC	Coachella Valley Firebirds	Calgary Wranglers	2 - 0	AHL