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Jan. 05, 2019

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – In front of a sold out MassMutual Center on Saturday night, the Springfield Thunderbirds (16-12-4-3) scored five unanswered goals to find themselves on the right side of the scoreboard, defeating the Providence Bruins (15-16-5-0)…

Jan. 04, 2019

HARTFORD, Conn. - In their first game of 2019, The Springfield Thunderbirds (15-12-4-3) were unable to solve Hartford goaltender Dustin Tokarski, falling by al 3-1 score to the Hartford Wolf Pack (16-15-2-2) on Friday night at the XL Center.   Operating…

Jan. 04, 2019

HARTFORD, Conn. - The Springfield Thunderbirds (15-11-4-3) begin the 2019 portion of their schedule on Friday night as they play their second straight contest in Connecticut against the Hartford Wolf Pack (15-15-2-2) at 7:15 p.m. at the XL Center.…

Jan. 03, 2019

Click Here to Buy AHL All-Star Tickets   SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The American Hockey League announced on Thursday the full rosters for the 2019 Lexus AHL All-Star Classic presented by MGM Springfield, taking place on Sunday, Jan. 27 and Monday,…

Jan. 03, 2019

(Photo Courtesy Rockford IceHogs)   SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The Springfield Thunderbirds announced today that they have signed forward Tomas Jurco to a one-year AHL contract.   A native of Kosice, Slovakia, the 26-year-old Jurco is a veteran of…

Dec. 30, 2018

HARTFORD, Conn. - For a second straight night, the Springfield Thunderbirds (15-11-4-3) succumbed to overtime defeat in a wild 6-5 loss to the Hartford Wolf Pack (15-15-2-2) at the XL Center on Sunday afternoon.   Springfield goaltender Sam Montembeault…

Dec. 29, 2018

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Springfield Thunderbirds (15-11-3-3) tied the score three separate times, but never could get the tie-breaking goal,  as they fell to the Syracuse Crunch (20-8-2-0) by a final score of 4-3 on Saturday night at The Oncenter War…

Dec. 29, 2018

SUNRISE, Fla. - Florida Panthers President of Hockey Operations & General Manager Dale Tallon announced today that the club has acquired a 2020 fifth-round draft pick from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for goaltender Michael…

Dec. 28, 2018

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The Springfield Thunderbirds (15-11-2-3) could not hold off the upstart Bridgeport Sound Tigers (20-9-4-1), dropping Friday night’s contest by a final score of 4-3 before a crowd of 6,023 at the MassMutual Center.   The…

Dec. 27, 2018

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The Springfield Thunderbirds (15-10-2-3) begin their final three-game weekend of 2018 on Friday night as they host the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (18-9-4-1) for a 7:05 p.m. matchup at the MassMutual Center. The Thunderbirds currently…