The Coachella Valley Firebirds have hired Derek Laxdal as the second head coach in franchise history. It's been known for some time now that Dan Bylsma, the previous Firebirds' head coach would be ...

Oshawa Generals head coach Derek Laxdal was surely not thrilled about his team blowing a four-goal third period lead and losing in double OT in an OHL championship “must win” game. But he was even ...

The Coachella Valley Firebirds will face the Bakersfield Condors in their third season open, with Derek Laxdal making his debut as coach of the Seattle Kraken’s American Hockey League affiliate.

The new head coach says that it's going to take time for the Firebirds to build chemistry, but in time they'll find their way.

but the 3-1 loss to the Wranglers felt like it was more about the Firebirds still figuring it all out under new head coach Derek Laxdal. Coachella Valley (0-2) is now winless through two games for ...

It was on the ice for three even-strength Avalanche goals in a 6-3 Colorado victory. One was an empty-netter. Under new coach Derek Laxdal, top Kraken affiliate Coachella Valley (AHL) is off to a ...

The victory was the first of the season for the Firebirds and new head coach Derek Laxdal, but it didn't come easy. San Diego netted four goals in the third period before the Firebirds hung on to ...

Wright has been the first player on the ice before both training sessions and has received praise from teammates and from newly hired Coachella Valley Firebirds head coach Derek Laxdal.

Those were the words Oshawa's Head Coach Derek Laxdal told the media following Saturday's 9-1 loss to London. The Generals have a very young team, so we must be reminded that London's team has a ...

SHAWINIGAN, Que. — On the morning of Game 1 of the MasterCard Memorial Cup, Oil Kings head coach Derek Laxdal was treating the tournament opener as just another game on a season-long journey.