T-Birds Put Bow on Record-Breaking 2023-24 Season

April 25, 2024 - SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The Springfield Thunderbirds completed a historic season in style on Saturday, hosting a 14th consecutive sellout crowd inside the MassMutual Center. The capacity crowd for the finale also marked the 20th time during the 2023-24 season that "the Thunderdome" hit its maximum occupancy. Both the 14-game sellout streak and the 20 total sellout crowds set Springfield AHL hockey records, and those were merely two statistics from a year full of shattered records and overwhelmin... Full Story

Adam Gaudette Wins Willie Marshall Award as AHL's Leading Goal Scorer

April 21, 2024 - SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The American Hockey League announced today that Springfield Thunderbirds forward Adam Gaudette is the 2023-24 recipient of the Willie Marshall Award, given to the league's leading goal scorer. Gaudette scored a league-best 44 goals in 67 games for the Thunderbirds, surpassing his previous career high of 27 goals set last season and tied for the fourth-most by a Springfield skater in 80 seasons of AHL hockey in the city. He becomes the first Thunderbirds skater ever to cla... Full Story

T-Birds' Season Finale Spoiled by Wolf Pack

April 20, 2024 - SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- The Springfield Thunderbirds (30-37-3-2) closed out their 2023-2024 campaign against their I-91 rivals, the Hartford Wolf Pack (34-27-7-3), falling 6-4 before a 14th consecutive sellout crowd inside the MassMutual Center and 20th total sellout of the season. Unlike the previous night against Providence, the Thunderbirds struck first. After settling the puck along the boards, Mikhail Abramov sent a quick pass to linemate Mathias Laferriere. Laferriere stepped over the blu... Full Story

T-Birds Hang Tough But Can't Skate Past Bruins

April 19, 2024 - PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Springfield Thunderbirds (30-36-3-2) battled hard but ultimately came up shy in a 4-2 defeat at the hands of the Providence Bruins (41-20-6-3) on Friday night inside Amica Mutual Pavilion. The T-Birds' struggles with finding the opening tally continued just 4:47 into the action when Anthony Richard circled Colten Ellis' net before firing a perfect cross-crease pass to Georgii Merkulov, who one-touched it into the yawning net, giving Providence a 1-0 advantage. Like o... Full Story

• T-Birds Hang Tough But Can't Skate Past Bruins - Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL) April 19
• Blues Assign Bolduc, Dean, Kessel to T-Birds - Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL) April 18
• Adam Gaudette Named to AHL First All-Star Team - Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL) April 18
• South Hadley High Student to Serve as T-Birds PA Announcer Saturday - Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL) April 17
• Dylan Coghlan Reassigned to T-Birds by Carolina Hurricanes - Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL) April 17
• T-Birds' Regular Season Finale Sold Out - Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL) April 17
• Dylan Coghlan Recalled by Carolina Hurricanes - Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL) April 16
• Gaudette Nets Two More, Keeps T-Birds' Playoff Hopes Alive - Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL) April 14
• Blues Sign F Dylan Peterson to Two-Year, Entry-Level Contract - Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL) April 14
• Gaudette Pots 42nd Goal, But Red-Hot Checkers Prevail - Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL) April 13
• Gaudette Adds to Historic Season, But Wolf Pack Prevail - Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL) April 12
• Drew Callin Named T-Birds' Man of the Year - Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL) April 11
• T-Birds Sign F Ryan Smith to PTO - Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL) April 11
• Two T-Birds Front Office Staffers Recognized as Howdy Award Finalists - Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL) April 10
• Gaudette Makes T-Birds History, But Laval Emerges with Two Points - Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL) April 6
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April 20	AHL	Hartford 6 at Springfield 4	Final
April 19	AHL	Springfield 2 at Providence 4	Final
April 14	AHL	Providence 2 at Springfield 4	Final
April 13	AHL	Charlotte 6 at Springfield 3	Final
April 12	AHL	Springfield 3 at Hartford 5	Final
April 6	AHL	Springfield 4 at Laval 7	Final
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• Thunderbird Adam Gaudette wins Willie Marshall Award after leading AHL in scoring - AHL Springfield Republican (April 22)
• Thunderbirds will miss the postseason following loss in season finale to Wolf Pack - AHL Springfield Republican (April 21)
• Thunderbirds fall to Providence in final road game of season - AHL Springfield Republican (April 20)
• Springfield Thunderbirds celebrate ‘Boomers Birthday' with essential win against P-Bruins - AHL Springfield Republican (April 15)
• Thunderbirds fall to Checkers, Adam Gaudette regains league lead in goals - AHL Springfield Republican (April 14)
• Springfield Thunderbirds' postseason hopes worsen after loss to Hartford Wolf Pack (video) - AHL Springfield Republican (April 13)
• Adam Gaudette makes Thunderbirds history in loss to Laval Rocket - AHL Springfield Republican (April 7)
• Thunderbirds shut out on the road against Belleville - AHL Springfield Republican (April 6)
• Thunderbirds fall after late power-play goal - AHL Springfield Republican (March 31)
• Shane Bowers back on the ice, has big night in Comets' win - AHL Rome Sentinel (March 31)
• Second period surge powers Thunderbirds past Hartford Wolf Pack - AHL Springfield Republican (March 30)
• Will Bitten's hat trick keeps Thunderbirds' postseason hopes alive against Crunch (photos) - AHL Springfield Republican (March 24)
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