SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Springfield Thunderbirds (15-13-1-4) survived a third-period comeback from a desperate Bridgeport Islanders (14-12-6-1) club before picking up a 4-3 overtime win on Friday night at the MassMutual Center. Starting netminders Joel Hofer and Ken Appleby were ready in the opening 20 minutes for a couple of
HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack hosted their final game of the 2022 calendar year on Saturday night against the rival Springfield Thunderbirds. The Pack picked up a point, but it was the Thunderbirds who got an early start on their New Year’s celebration, scoring a 2-1 shootout victory.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Springfield Thunderbirds (13-13-1-4) pulled off a gutsy 5-on-3 penalty kill in the closing minutes of a one-goal game, paving the way to a 6-3 win over the Bridgeport Islanders (14-11-5-1) on Friday night inside the MassMutual Center. Springfield has been in a habit of giving up
The Springfield Thunderbirds (12-13-1-4) rattled off six unanswered goals to go from two goals down to 7-4 victors over the Hartford Wolf Pack (11-13-1-4) on Wednesday night inside the MassMutual Center. The goalies would have to be on their toes in the opening 10 minutes of this contest, as each
HARTFORD, Conn. – The Springfield Thunderbirds (11-12-1-4) rode a three-goal second-period surge to a 4-2 win over the Hartford Wolf Pack (9-12-1-4) on Thursday night inside the XL Center. The game’s first goal would come in the first special teams’ situation of the evening. After being granted the game’s first power play,
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – The Springfield Thunderbirds (10-10-1-4) emerged victorious in overtime, 2-1, in a defensive battle over the Bridgeport Islanders (14-6-5-0) on Wednesday night at Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport. Following his 25-save blanking of the Milwaukee Admirals on Saturday, Joel Hofer picked right up where he left off in turning away
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Springfield Thunderbirds (9-10-1-4) got their first shutout victory of the year behind 25 Joel Hofer saves in a 2-0 win over the Milwaukee Admirals (15-7-0-1) on Saturday night before a sold-out crowd of 6,793 on Teddy Bear Toss night at the MassMutual Center. Springfield came out
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – The Springfield Thunderbirds (8-10-0-4) rode a fantastic netminding performance to a 3-1 win over the Bridgeport Islanders (13-3-4-0) on Sunday afternoon at Total Mortgage Arena, snapping a five-game winless slide in the process. Springfield’s man advantage could not buy a goal on Friday or Saturday, going a combined 0-for-12,
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Springfield Thunderbirds (7-6-0-3) saw their power play explode for the second time in three games, as the T-Birds emerged on top, 6-4, over the Lehigh Valley Phantoms (7-6-1-0) on Sunday afternoon at the MassMutual Center in a wild affair. After the T-Birds took until the final
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – The Springfield Thunderbirds (6-5-0-2) saw their former Penguin come up huge to register a 3-2 defeat of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (6-4-1-0) on Saturday night at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza. In his return to face his former team, Anthony Angello nearly gave Springfield a 1-0 lead on the first shift of the