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The Springfield Thunderbirds are a minor league hockey team. Based in Springfield, Massachusetts, they are a member of the American Hockey League.

T-Birds to Face Charlotte Checkers in First Round of Calder Cup Playoffs

April 19, 2026 - SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The Springfield Thunderbirds will begin their quest for the Calder Cup against the Charlotte Checkers in the best-of-3 First Round of the Calder Cup Playoffs. Springfield will be the #6 seed in the Atlantic Division and take on the #3 seeds from Charlotte. All games in this First Round series will be played inside Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte; the full series schedule is as follows: Game 1: Wednesday, April 22 @ Bojangles Coliseum, 7:00 p.m. Game 2: Friday, April 24 @ Bojangles Coliseum*, 7:0... Full Story

T-Birds Hold off Pack to Win Regular Season Finale

April 18, 2026 - SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The Springfield Thunderbirds (32-32-6-2) overcame another hard charge from the Hartford Wolf Pack (26-38-5-3) to emerge with a 4-3 win on Saturday night before a sellout crowd of 6,793 inside the MassMutual Center. After a disheartening third period on Friday, the T-Birds came out with a clear purpose to their game in the opening 20 minutes, outpacing Hartford on the shot board, 18-4. Despite that disparity, it took until the 14:14 mark and the club's 16th shot of the period to find the back of the ne... Full Story

T-Birds Stumble Down Stretch in Hartford

April 17, 2026 - HARTFORD, Conn. - The Springfield Thunderbirds (31-32-6-2) stumbled down the stretch and let a lead slip away in a 7-5 loss to the Hartford Wolf Pack (26-37-5-3) on Friday night inside PeoplesBank Arena. For the second time in the last six days, the Wolf Pack successfully broke the ice against their I-91 rivals as veteran Trey Fix-Wolansky netted his 29th of the year on a five-hole forehander through Vadim Zherenko at 14:14 of the opening period. At the other end, after a 36-save gem in the last meeting, Callum Tung pi... Full Story

T-Birds Throttle Phantoms & Clinch Calder Cup Playoff Berth

April 15, 2026 - SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The Springfield Thunderbirds (31-31-6-2) restored their offensive rhythm to rout the Lehigh Valley Phantoms (30-34-3-3) on Wednesday night inside the MassMutual Center, punching their ticket to the Calder Cup Playoffs in the process. After getting shutout in Providence on Sunday, the Springfield offense quickly rediscovered its form just 3:51 into action on Wednesday as Otto Stenberg dropped a shot right into the wheelhouse of Akil Thomas, who snapped a try past Aleksei Kolosov and giving Springfield ... Full Story

• T-Birds to Face Charlotte Checkers in First Round of Calder Cup Playoffs - April 19, 2026
  
• T-Birds Hold off Pack to Win Regular Season Finale - April 18, 2026
  
• T-Birds Stumble Down Stretch in Hartford - April 17, 2026
  
• T-Birds Throttle Phantoms & Clinch Calder Cup Playoff Berth - April 15, 2026
  
• Kale Kessy Named Thunderbirds 2025-26 IOA/American Specialty Man of the Year - April 14, 2026
  
• Blues Assign F Otto Stenberg, D Theo Lindstein to T-Birds - April 14, 2026
  
• Romanov & T-Birds Outdueled by DiPietro & Bruins, 1-0 - April 12, 2026
  
• T-Birds Held at Bay by Wolf Pack, 3-1 - April 11, 2026
  
• Cranley, Top Line Chop Magic Number to 4 as T-Birds Win 5th Straight - April 10, 2026
  
• Blues Announce Springfield Thunderbirds Leadership Change - April 8, 2026
  
• Special Teams Shine Again in Shootout Win over Crunch - April 4, 2026
  
• Middle Period Mastery Guides T-Birds Past Bears - April 3, 2026
  
• Blues Sign D Colin Ralph to Three-Year, Entry-Level Contract - April 3, 2026
  
• T-Birds, Hampden County Sheriff's Office Partner for Domestic Violence Awareness Night - April 1, 2026
  
• Zherenko Magnificent as T-Birds Double up Bruins - March 29, 2026
  
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League: American Hockey League
Home: Springfield, Massachusetts
Affiliation: St. Louis Blues
Website: Springfield Thunderbirds site
Schedule: Full Springfield Thunderbirds Schedule
Statistics: Full Springfield Thunderbirds Statistics

Wed., Apr 22		Springfield at Charlotte (Playoff Gm. 1)	7:00 p.m.
Sat., Apr 18	W	Hartford 3 at Springfield 4	Final
Fri., Apr 17	L	Springfield 5 at Hartford 7	Final
Wed., Apr 15	W	Lehigh Valley 1 at Springfield 7	Final
Sun., Apr 12	L	Springfield 0 at Providence 1	Final
Sat., Apr 11	L	Hartford 3 at Springfield 1	Final
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• Hartford Athletic (USL) - Hartford, Connecticut
  
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• Hartford Yard Goats (EL) - Hartford, Connecticut
  
• Worcester Railers HC (ECHL) - Worcester, Massachusetts
  
• Worcester Red Sox (IL) - Worcester, Massachusetts
  

• AHL's Springfield Thunderbirds Tip Tricorn Hats to America With Semiquincentennial Jerseys - AHL Sports Logos Net News (April 18)
  
• AHL: Power-play goals down Penguins at home - AHL Scranton Times-Tribune (March 5)
  
• Rangers claim Kartye off waivers, Blues assign Joseph to AHL - AHL Sportsnet (February 28)
  
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