Coachella Valley Firebirds Donate $10,000 To Youth Hockey

PALM DESERT, CA —The new area minor league hockey team, Coachella Valley Firebirds, unveiled their inaugural season hockey jersey Monday on the same day they donated $10,000 toward the Desert Blaze youth hockey program, they announced Monday. The donation shows their dedication to supporting youth hockey in the valley.

The team held the special unveiling event at the Palm Springs Air Museum in front of fans who had invested in season tickets, as well as the first 300 to purchase the team jersey during a blind pre-sale event in December.

The Coachella Valley Firebirds are the 32nd expansion franchise team through the American Hockey League. The Firebirds will take the ice in December of 2022 at the new Coachella Valley Arena in Palm Desert. They are the official affiliate of the NHL’s Seattle Kraken who launched in the 2021/22 season.

For fans, it's all about having that jersey.

The Coachella Valley team players will wear the Firebirds' red, orange and black logo with a fierce-looking bird breathing fire front and center on the jerseys. The secondary logo shows a palm tree against a field of mountains. Each of the palm tree's nine fronds represents each of the Coachella Valley cities.

Future fans can purchase authentic jerseys, adorned with that bright orange firebird emblem, in either black and white.

The team is expected to begin playing when the 2022-2023 opens later this year, coinciding with the Coachella Valley Arena's opening.