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Announcers: Kevin McGlue Game Location: Budweiser Events Center, Loveland, CO Hello, and welcome to another edition of ‘Live-Blogging Shish on Professional Ice Hockey’. Tonight, it is Game 1 of the 2023 Calder Cup Playoffs-Pacific Division Semifinals, between the #2-Coachella Valley Firebirds (Seattle Kraken AHL Affiliate) & #3-Colorado Eagles (Colorado Avalanche Affiliate). Firebirds overcame a 3-game series against Tucson Roadrunners. They scored 4 goals in the first 7 minutes of Game 3. Now they face the Colorado Eagles team, who has a decent goalie in Justus Annunen. For the Eagles, they were able to sweep the Ontario Reign. And now they plan on knocking Coachella Valley in hopes of a goalie showdown in the Division Finals against Dustin Wolf and the Calgary Wranglers (Wranglers start their series against Abbotsford Canucks, Tonight). The Firebirds are led by Kole Lind in scoring. While the Eagles leading scorers are Cedric Pare in goals and Sam Malinski leads the Avalanche AHL Affiliate in points. It is the Coachella Valley Firebirds and Calgary Wranglers, In Game 1 of the 2023 Calder Cup Playoffs-Pacific Division Semifinals. Game 1 begins shortly. Possible Starting Lineups: Coachella Valley Firebirds: Forwards: True, McCormick, Lind Defense: Evans Schuldt Goalkeeper: Joey Daccord Colorado Eagles: Forwards: Olausson, Maltsev, Burke Defense: Jacobs, Middleton Goalkeeper: Justus Annunen Firebirds are in their traveling white uniforms. While the Eagles are in their home navy and black uniforms.
So, the Eagles will get the first two games in their home digs. While the rest of the Best-of-5-Series will be in Palm Desert. 1st Period: 20:00: Firebirds win faceoff, center ice. Coachella Valley to defend the right net. While Colorado to defend the left net. 19:32: Petman's shot saved by Annunen. 18:09: Henman's shot saved by Annunen. 17:19: Kessy's shot saved by Daccord. 17:18: Eagles win faceoff. Right Circle of Coachella's Zone. 16:48: Aamodt's shot saved by Daccord. 16:48: Eagles win faceoff. Right Circle of Coachella's Zone. 16:05: Galchenyuk's shot saved by Daccord. 16:05: Eagles win faceoff. Right Circle of Coachella's Zone. 14:13: Firebirds win faceoff. Right Circle of Colorado's Zone. 13:50: Twarynski's shot saved by Annunen. 13:14: Jacobs' shot saved by Daccord. 13:08: Lind's shot saved by Annunen. 12:46: True's shot saved by Annunen. 12:08: Smallman's shot saved by Daccord 12:08: Media Timeout #1: CV 0, COL 0 Back in January, I Live-Blogged Firebirds 4-2 Victory Over Eagles 12:08: Firebirds win faceoff. Inside Coachella's Zone. 12:01: Firebirds win faceoff. Right Circle of Coachella's Zone. 11:16: GOAL: Mikhail Maltsev scored a backhanded goal, for the Eagles. CV 0, COL 1 11:16: Eagles win faceoff, center ice. 11:11: Eagles win faceoff. Left Red Dot of Coachella's Blue Line. 10:54: Aamodt's shot saved by Daccord. 10:52: Galchenyuk's shot saved by Daccord. 10:52: Firebirds win faceoff. Right Circle of Coachella Valley's Zone. 9:50: Lind's shot saved by Annunen. 9:08: Smallman's shot saved by Annunen. 8:50: GOAL: Eddie Wittchow scored a goal, for the Firebirds. CV 1, COL 1 8:50: Eagles win faceoff, center ice. 6:49: McCormick's s shot saved by Annunen. 6:49: Eagles win faceoff, Left Circle of Colorado's Zone. 5:52: PENALTY: Cedric Pare called 2-minutes for cross-checking. Firebirds Power Play. 5:52: Media Timeout #2: CV 1, COL 1 Wranglers Leading Canucks 1-0; 1st Period in Game 1 5:52: Firebirds win faceoff. Inside Colorado's Zone. 5:18: Lind's shot saved by Annunen. 4:53: Eagles win faceoff. Right Red Dot of Colorado's Blue Line. 4:12: Evans' shot saved by Annunen. 3:55: POWER PLAY GOAL: Jimmy Schuldt scored a goal, for the Firebirds. CV 2, COL 1 3:55: Firebirds win faceoff, center ice. 2:47: Firebirds win faceoff. Right Circle of Colorado's Zone. 2:08: Schuldt's shot sasved by Annunen. 2:08: Eagles win faceoff. Left Circle of Colorado's Zone. 1:40: Wagner's shot saved by Daccord. :23: Rafferty's shot saved by Annunen. :10: PENALTY: Matt Tennyson's called 2-minutes for high-sticking. Eagles Power Play. :09: Aamodt's shot saved by Daccord. :00: The End of 1st Period. 1st Intermission: CV 2, COL 1 1st Period Scoring: 8:44: Mikhail Maltsev (COL) G 11:09: Eddie Wittchow (CV) G 16:05: Jimmy Schuldt (CV) PPG 1st Intermission Thoughts: Firebirds get a power play goal by Jimmy Schuldt. That is the difference in Game 1 of this Best-of-5 Series. Wranglers Leading Canucks 1-0; End of 1st Period Avs & Kraken Still Haven't Started Game 5 of Their SCP Series 2nd Period: 20:00: Firebirds win faceoff, center ice. Coachella Valley to defend the left net. While Colorado to defend the right net. 18:10: Firebirds back to full strength. 13:22: GOAL: Eddie Wittchow scored his 2nd goal of Game 1. CV 3, COL 1 11:51: Media Timeout #3: CV 3, COL 1 Still 1-0; Wranglers Leading Canucks 1-0 in Game 1 of Their Series 11:51: Eagles win faceoff. Left Circle of Coachella's Zone. 11:49: Burke's shot saved by Daccord. 11:05: Galchenyuk's shot saved by Daccord. 10:41: Malinski's shot saved by Daccord. 10:41: Firebirds win faceoff. Left Circle of Coachella's Zone. Scoreless Between Kraken & Avs in Game 5 9:59: Firebirds win faceoff. Right Red Dot of Colorado's Blue Line. 9:09: Henman's shot saved by Annunen. 8:59: Eagles win faceoff. Right Circle of Colorado's Zone. 7:57: Middleton's shot saved by Daccord. 7:02: Firebirds win faceoff. Right Circle of Coachella's Zone. 6:39: Schuldt's shot saved by Annunen. 6:39: Firebirds win faceoff. Right Circle of Colorado's Zone. 5:19: Media Timeout #4: CV 3, COL 1 4:59: Firebirds win faceoff. Right Red Dot of Colorado's Blue Line. 4:29: GOAL: Max McCormick scored a goal, for the Firebirds. CV 4, COL 1 4:29: Eagles win faceoff, center ice. :09: PENALTY: Jason Polin called 2-minutes for tripping. Firebirds Power Play. :09: Firebirds win faceoff. Right Circle of Colorado's Zone. :00: The End of 2nd Period. Firebirds have 1:51 on the Power Play. 2nd Intermission: CV 4, COL 1 2nd Period Scoring: 6:38: Eddie Wittchow (CV) G 15:31: Max McCormick (CV) G 2nd Intermission Thoughts: Firebirds scored 2 goals, including Wittchow's 2nd goal of Game 1. Wranglers Still Leading Canucks 1-0; Late 2nd Period of Their Game 1 Avs End the 1st Period on the Power Play; Scoreless in Game 5 vs. Kraken 3rd Period: 20:00: Eagles win faceoff, center ice. Colorado to defend the left net. While Coachella Valley to defend the right net. Firebirds are in the Power Play, for the next 1:51. 18:45: Firebirds win faceoff. Inside Coachella Valley's Zone. 18:09: Eagles back to full strength. 18:08: Schuldt's shot saved by Annunen. 16:31: Galechenyuk's shot saved by Daccord. 16:31: Firebirds win faceoff. Inside Coachella's Zone. 15:32: Hudon's shot saved by Daccord. 15:09: Firebirds win faceoff. Left Circle of Colorado's Zone. 14:58: Wittchow's shot saved by Annunen. 14:28: GOAL; Mikhail Maltsev scored a goal, for the Eagles. CV 4, COL 2 14:28: Eagles win faceoff, center ice. 13:33: GOAL: Alexander True scored a goal, for the Firebirds. CV 5, COL 2 13:33: Eagles win faceoff, center ice. 12:28: Firebirds called for icing. 12:28: Firebirds win faceoff. Inside Coachella's Zone. 11:47: Firebirds called for icing. 11:03: GOAL: Carsen Twarynski's scored a goal, for the Firebirds. CV 6, COL 2 11:03: Eagles win faceoff, center ice. 10:35: Tennyson's shot saved by Annunen. 10:24: PENALTIES: Kole Lind (CV; Cross-Checking) & Charles Hudon (COL; Roughing) called 2-minutes each. 4-on-4 hockey. 10:24: Media Timeout #5: CV 6, COL 2 Canucks Get a Goal to Tie Their Game 1 at Calgary, 1-1 9:54: Firebirds win faceoff. Inside Coachella's Zone. 9:08: Aamodt's shot saved by Daccord. 8:24: Both teams back to full strength. 7:55: Eagles win faceoff. Right Circle of Coachella's Zone. 6:28: Tennyson's shot saved by Annunen. 6:20: Eagles win faceoff. Right Cirlce of Coachella's Zone. 5:57: Wright's shot saved by Annunen. 5:08: Eagles called for icing. 5:08: Firebirds win faceoff. Right Circle of Colorado's Zone. 5:04: Rafferty's shot saved by Annunen. 3:55: Media Timeout #6: CV 6, COL 2 Kraken Leading Avs 2-1; Late 2nd Period 3:55: Firebirds win faceoff. Left Red Dot of Coachella's Blue Line. 3:29: Hudon's shot saved by Daccord. 3:27: Firebirds win faceoff. Left Circle of Coachella's Zone. 1:46: PENALTY: Kale Kessy called 2-minutes for unsportsmanlike conduct. Firebirds Power Play. 1:46: Eagles win faceoff. Inside Colorado's Zone. 1:09: Wright's shot saved by Annunen. 1:09: Eagles win faceoff. Inside Colorado's Zone. :37: Poganski's shot saved by Annunen. :37: Eagles win faceoff. Left Circle of Colorado's Zone. :00: The End of Game 1. Final: CV 6, COL 2 Coachella Valley Leads PDS Series 1-0. Final Stats: SOG: CV 32, COL 21 PP: CV 1/2, COL 0/1 PIM: CV 2 min/1 in; COL 4 min/2 in 3 Stars of the Game: 1st: Max McCormick (CV) G, 2 A 2nd: Mikhail Maltsev (COL) 2 G 3rd: Eddie Wittchow (CV) 2 G Final Thoughts: Firebirds win Game 1. As they were the aggressors in this game. Coachella Valley fired 32 shots on goal to Colorado's 21. Joey Daccord was outstanding except for giving up Mikhail Maltsev's 2 goals. But Coachella Valley takes home-ice advantage in this Best-of-5 (2-3 format) Series. For the Eagles, they had a bad night. And now they enter Tomorrow Night in a must win game. If not, they go to Palm Desert on Sunday down 0-2. The other question about Tomorrow Night, will be if the two teams will have a change in goalie, due to the back-to-back games Tonight and Tomorrow. But there is the strong possibility that the Eagles will bench Justus Annunen, Tomorrow Night. They could replace Annunen with Jonas Johansson in net. Once Again, Coachella Valley Firebirds defeat Colorado Eagles 6-2. Firebirds lead this series 1-0. Same Two Teams Tomorrow Night. This is Paul Shishkoff, Junior. This has been 'Live-Blogging Shish on Professional Ice Hockey'. Thanks for visiting this post.
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