Kraken ownership group unveil name, logo for their AHL franchise
The Seattle Kraken's AHL team finally has a name and logo. Oak View Group, the owners of the Kraken announced on Friday afternoon that the team's AHL franchise will be named the Coachella Valley Firebirds.
"Over the last two years, and after listening to fans, our leadership, and partners, we've been heavily involved in identifying the best team name and brand to represent the nine cities of the Coachella Valley," said Oak View Group CEO Tim Leiweke. "As a proud resident of the valley, I think the Firebirds has a meaningful representation for the beauty and what people experience when they come to our great community."
"We are very excited to finally share the team's logo and colors and look forward to representing the entire Coachella Valley as we work toward opening night in 2022," said Steve Fraser, president of Coachella Valley Arena and the Firebirds.
The Coachella Valley Firebirds will play their inaugural season as the American Hockey League's 32nd franchise in 2022-23, where they will be in the Pacific Division. The Firebirds will play all their home games at the Coachella Valley Arena, which is currently under construction and set to open in October 2022 with a capacity of 9,918.
🔥 Did you see that flame soaring across the sky? The Firebirds are landing in the Coachella Valley.
Get all the details at https://t.co/qm2mwCho7U pic.twitter.com/FC5nczRbxd— Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) November 5, 2021
Source: Coachella Valley Firebirds
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Kyle Connor | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Michael Bunting | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Vladislav Namestnikov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Nino Niederreiter | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Gabriel Vilardi | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Evgeni Malkin | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Josh Morrissey | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Cole Perfetti | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Bryan Rust | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Mark Scheifele | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Noel Acciari | - | - | - | |
| Mason Appleton | - | - | - | |
| Nicolas Aube-Kubel | - | - | - | |
| Morgan Barron | - | - | - | |
| Anthony Beauvillier | - | - | - | |
| Bowen Byram | - | - | - | |
| Sam Colangelo | - | - | - | |
| Sidney Crosby | - | - | - | |
| Rasmus Dahlin | - | - | - | |
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TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 19 | 16 | 3 | - | 32 | |
Wild | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Hurricanes | 19 | 14 | 5 | - | 28 | |
Devils | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
Golden Knights | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Flames | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | |
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