Coachella Valley Firebirds Scheduled Announced – MyNewsLA.com

The Coachella Valley Firebirds will open their inaugural season Oct. 16 at Calgary and play at new Acrisure Arena near Palm Desert for the first time Dec. 18 against the Tucson Roadrunners, the American Hockey League announced Thursday.

Because their arena is under construction, the Firebirds — the NHL Seattle Kraken’s AHL affiliate — will begin the season by playing 18 road games and four in the Seattle area before their first home game.

The Firebirds’ weekday home games will begin at 7 p.m. except for the games on Jan. 16, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and Feb. 20, Washington’s Birthday, which will begin at 3 p.m. Saturday games will start at 6 p.m. and Sunday games at 3 p.m.