Firebirds Hockey Turns Palm Springs into a Sports Town

It’s two hours before puck drop at a Coachella Valley Firebirds game and the Palm Springs In-and-Out Burger is bumping. Across the fast-food restaurant, patrons in Firebirds gear greet each other and order burgers animal style. I see an actual high five between fans across the tops of the white and red booths.

You wouldn’t know from the fan energy here, but the Firebirds team is so new that it makes the Kraken look like the New York Yankees. Turns out it didn’t take long for the Firebirds to make this piece of desert into a sports oasis. 

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