The Coachella Valley Firebirds return home from Seattle Kraken training camp on Monday, following two weeks of training with their NHL affiliate. Firebirds players will then begin a second, albeit shorter, training camp at the Berger Foundation Iceplex and will open the regular season against the San Diego Gulls on Oct. 10 inside Acrisure Arena.
The Firebirds will start the season with 20 players in uniform and a few others as no-dress injury replacements for a total of about 23 players. That group is expected to include 14 forwards (12 in uniform), seven defensemen (six in uniform) and at least two goalies.