Springfield Thunderbirds right wing Matt Luff

T-Birds' Comeback Bid Falls Just Short on Opening Night

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The Springfield Thunderbirds (0-1-0-0) battled valiantly, but could not overcome an early three-goal hole in a 4-3 loss to the Charlotte Checkers (1-0-0-0) before a sold-out Opening Night crowd of 6,793 inside the MassMutual Center on Saturday night. The season began with a dose of adversity just 19 seconds into the opening period, as Hunter Skinner and starting goaltender Vadim Zherenko miscommunicated... Full Story