2023-24 Coachella Valley Firebirds Statistics
Team Record: 46-15-6 (SO: 4-5) - 103 points
Finishing 1st in the AHL's Pacific Division
Lost League Championship
Coach: Dan Bylsma (46-15, 6 OTL)
Location: Palm Desert, California
The Coachella Valley Firebirds of the American Hockey League ended the 2023-24 season with a record of 46 wins and 15 losses (and 6 overtime losses), with a 4-5 showing in shootouts for 103 points finishing first in the AHL's Pacific Division.
The Firebirds paced the league with 252 goals. Coachella Valley allowed 182 goals. Max McCormick scored 32 goals for the squad, and Kole Lind recorded 48 assists. Chris Driedger earned 24 wins in front of the net for the team, while Ales Stezka added 15 or more wins, too. Chris Driedger registered a 2.26 goals against average, topping goalies with significant playing time.
Dan Bylsma coached the team. The 2023-24 Coachella Valley Firebirds lost in the League Championship.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kole Lind | RW | 69 | 17 | 48 | 65 | 65 | +15 | 6 | 0 | 171 | 9.9 |
| Max McCormick | LW | 68 | 32 | 28 | 60 | 61 | +20 | 5 | 1 | 163 | 19.6 |
| Cameron Hughes | F | 69 | 25 | 32 | 57 | 56 | +25 | 3 | 1 | 176 | 14.2 |
| Andrew Poturalski | C | 60 | 15 | 36 | 51 | 30 | +8 | 9 | 0 | 144 | 10.4 |
| Shane Wright | C | 59 | 22 | 25 | 47 | 18 | +6 | 7 | 0 | 159 | 13.8 |
| Marian Studenic | RW | 64 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 14 | +30 | 0 | 2 | 123 | 12.2 |
| Logan Morrison | C | 64 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 4 | +14 | 4 | 1 | 113 | 14.2 |
| Cale Fleury | D | 65 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 20 | +29 | 2 | 0 | 126 | 5.6 |
| Ryan Winterton | C | 58 | 22 | 13 | 35 | 23 | +25 | 0 | 3 | 113 | 19.5 |
| Connor Carrick | D | 70 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 66 | +12 | 4 | 0 | 203 | 4.4 |
| Ville Ottavainen | D | 70 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 30 | +27 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 5.8 |
| John Hayden | C/F | 65 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 73 | +8 | 2 | 3 | 116 | 12.9 |
| Devin Shore | C | 39 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 4 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 100 | 7.0 |
| Jimmy Schuldt | D | 68 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 42 | +22 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 4.5 |
| Jacob Melanson | RW | 62 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 87 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 111 | 5.4 |
| Ryker Evans | D | 25 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 3.3 |
| Luke Henman | C | 45 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 29 | +14 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 12.3 |
| Ville Petman | F | 55 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 20 | +12 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 3.8 |
| Gustav Olofsson | D | 51 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 18 | +19 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 1.2 |
| Peetro Seppala | D | 49 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 14 | +17 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2.6 |
| Tucker Robertson | RW | 39 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 12.5 |
| Mitch Reinke | D | 25 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4.3 |
| Jeremy McKenna | RW | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15.4 |
| Jani Nyman | F | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15.4 |
| Ian McKinnon | C | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 38 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 |
| Lleyton Roed | F | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 |
| Jaycob Megna | D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Chris Driedger | G | 39 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lukas Dragicevic | RD | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Maxim Andreev | F | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Ales Stezka | G | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack LaFontaine | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| David Goyette | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Ryan Jones | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Cale Morris | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1372 | 248 | 440 | 688 | 788 | 302 | 47 | 12 | 2488 | 10.0 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Driedger | 39 | 2283:00 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 86 | 2.26 | 1038 | 952 | .917 | |
| Jack LaFontaine | 3 | 131:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.29 | 62 | 57 | .919 | |
| Cale Morris | 7 | 411:00 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2.63 | 223 | 205 | .919 | |
| Ales Stezka | 27 | 1547:00 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 64 | 2.48 | 740 | 676 | .914 | |
| Totals | 76 | 4372 | 46 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 173 | 2.37 | 2063 | 1890 | .916 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kole Lind | RW | 18 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 11.6 |
| Max McCormick | LW | 18 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 28 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 20.0 |
| Cameron Hughes | F | 18 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0.0 |
| Andrew Poturalski | C | 13 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 14 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11.8 |
| Shane Wright | C | 12 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 11.8 |
| Marian Studenic | RW | 18 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 14.8 |
| Logan Morrison | C | 18 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6.7 |
| Cale Fleury | D | 18 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 27.8 |
| Ryan Winterton | C | 18 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 20.6 |
| Connor Carrick | D | 18 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2.5 |
| Ville Ottavainen | D | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.0 |
| John Hayden | C/F | 18 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 30.0 |
| Devin Shore | C | 18 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 12.8 |
| Jimmy Schuldt | D | 18 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15.0 |
| Jacob Melanson | RW | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8.3 |
| Ryker Evans | D | 18 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 16.7 |
| Luke Henman | C | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4.8 |
| Gustav Olofsson | D | 18 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.0 |
| Tucker Robertson | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jani Nyman | F | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9.1 |
| Lleyton Roed | F | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Chris Driedger | G | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 342 | 63 | 114 | 177 | 209 | 64 | 10 | 3 | 506 | 12.5 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Driedger | 18 | 1081:00 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 2.66 | 513 | 465 | .906 |
| Totals | 18 | 1081 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 2.66 | 513 | 465 | .906 |
