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08/06/2025

Jen Pawol will make her MLB debut Saturday August 9, 2025 in a game between the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves becoming the first woman umpire in MLB history to work a regular season game.

Pawol, 48, graduated from the Minor League Baseball Umpire Training Academy. Completing the MLB Advanced Course she began her professional umpiring career in the Single A Gulf Coast League in 2017. After advancing to AAA in both the International and Pacific Coast Leagues she was placed on the MLB Call Up list in 2024.

(Photo courtesy of the NY Post)

08/04/2025

A big reason for the Boston Red Sox success this season has been their recent dominance @ Fenway Park.

Since June 30 they have gone14-2 at home and 21-5 since June 4. Since June 4 they have won 7 out of 8 home series.

07/26/2025

Since June 13 the Blue Jays have gone 24-12 and the Yankees 14-22 flipping the AL East Division standings. In that time the Red Sox have gone 21-14 to stay competitive. Toronto now leads NY by 5.5 games and Boston by 7.5. Tampa is 9 games back. Both NY and Boston are in as Wild Card teams. Tampa is 1.5 behind in the Wild Card chase.

The Tigers have gone 15-20 but still lead the AL Central by 7.5 games.

Toronto has taken the top record in the AL, powered by a 15-4 July.

07/11/2025

The AHL's Springfield Thunderbirds (St. Louis Blues) 2025-26 schedule is available now @:

The official website of the Springfield Thunderbirds - the AHL affiliate of the St. Louis Blues. See the latest news, scores, stats and get tickets to…

03/04/2025

Former Springfield Thunderbirds (St. Louis Blues) goalie Charlie Lindgren who helped lead the team to the 2022 AHL Calder Cup Finals has signed a 3 year extension with the NHL Washington Capitals.

The Washington Capitals have shored up their goaltending tandem for the next few seasons by signing Charlie Lindgren to a three-year extension worth $9 million.

10/01/2024

The Springfield Thunderbirds (St Louis Blues) begin their 2024-25 AHL schedule with two preseason home games @ the MassMutual Center in downtown Springfield, MA.

Wednesday Oct 2 they play host to the Hartford Wolf Pack (NY Rangers) and Friday Oct 4 to the Providence Bruins (Boston). Both games are @ 7:05PM.

The first regular season game has Springfield hosting the Laval Rocket (Montreal Canadiens) Saturday Oct 12 @ 7:05 followed by a match up Sunday Oct 13 vs the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (Pittsburgh) with a kids friendly start @ 3:05PM.

For the entire schedule, tickets and roster info click on https://www.springfieldthunderbirds.com/

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06/17/2024

For most of the Summer the PVTA is free. No fares or passes required on regular routes through August 31.

https://www.pvta.com/

04/25/2024

The Springfield Thunderbirds (St Louis Blues) 2023-24 season come to an end last Saturday when they fell @ home to the Hartford Wolf Pack (NY Rangers) 6-4. While the TBirds didn't get the results on the ice their fans had hoped for they supported the team in record numbers. The season finale was the 14th consecutive home sellout and the 20th full house of the season, both franchise records. F/C Adam Gaudette scored 44 season goals winning the Willie Marshall Award for the AHL's top goal scorer and was named to the AHL First All Star Team. Before Saturday's game the TBIrds held a fan appreciation event @ MGMSpingfield Plaza. Ticket info for next season is available by calling (413)-739-GOAL (4625) or visiting
https://www.springfieldthunderbirds.com/

https://theahl.com/

03/28/2024

2024 NCAA Men's Division 1 Hockey Championship First Round in Springfield, MA @ the MassMutual Center.

On Thursday March 28 #4 seeded UMASS takes on #1 Denver @ 2PM EDT (ESPN2). #3 Cornell faces off against #2 Maine @ 5:30PM EDT (ESPNews).

Tickets are available @ the MassMutual Center box office and https://massmutualcenter.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventInfo?ticketCode=GS:MMC:MMC23:AR032824:&linkID=mmc&dataAccId=224&locale=en_US&siteId=ev_mmc&RSRC=PACMAIL&RDAT=032724

The winners meet Saturday March 30 EDT (ESPN2). Saturday's winner advances to the first round of the Frozen Four @ the Xcel Center in St Paul, MN April 11.

Nationally Denver is ranked #3, Maine #6, Cornell #12 and UMASS #13. https://www.uscho.com/rankings/

03/20/2024

AIC Men's Hockey will faceoff against RIT Saturday @ 7:05 in Rochester for the Atlantic Hockey Association Championship. 5th seed AIC defeated both Air Force and Holy Cross 2 games to 1 to advance. 1st seed RIT swept both Robert Morris and Niagara 2 games to none.

The winner of the one game AHA Championship will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Division 1 Men's Hockey Championship Tournament.

Earlier in the week RIT's Tommy Scafone was named the AHA's Goaltender of the Year and AIC's Brian Kramer was selected as the AHA's Best Defenseman. RIT's Wayne Wilson won AHA Coach of the Year honors.

The teams met twice during the regular season with AIC winning the the first game 3-2 in OT and RIT taking the second 5-2.

https://www.aicyellowjackets.com/sports/mice/index
https://ritathletics.com/sports/mens-ice-hockey
https://atlantichockeyonline.com/

02/15/2024

Will it become a statement game?

Wearing themed uniforms on Ice-O-Topes Night the Springfield Thunderbirds, AHL affiliate of the St Lous Blues, defeated the Hershey Bears (Washington Capitals) 6-3 @ a sold out MassMutual Center last Saturday night. The Bears are the defending AHL Calder Cup Champions and have by far the best record in the AHL this season.

Hershey scored first before Springfield responded with 4 unanswered goals. A Hershey short handed goal late in the 2nd sent the game into the 3rd period with Springfield leading 4-2. Will Bitten's breakaway goal about 1/2 way thru the 3rd gave the TBirds what seem an insurmountable 5-2 lead but the Bears answered quickly 2 minutes later making it 5-3. The strong Bears offense kept the pressure on outshooting Springfield 18-5 in the 3rd but Malcolm Subban made numerous fine saves to hold them at bay and Dylan Coghlans's laser from deep in Springfield's zone split Hershey's empty net with 49 seconds left to seal the victory.

It was also a big day for Springfield alumni in the NHL. On nationally televised games Joel Hofer made 33 saves and Jake Neighbors had 2 goals as the St. Louis Blues beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-1. In Boston, Charlie Lindgren earned the shutout as the Washington Capitals blanked the Bruins 3-0. The Lindgren/Hofer goalie tandem helped lead Springfield to the Calder Cup Championship Finals two seasons ago.

Springfield is on the road facing the Charlotte Checkers (Florida Panthers) this Saturday and Sunday. They return home Fri Feb 23 hosting the Hartford Wolf Pack (New York Rangers) and Saturday the 24th hosting the Providence Bruins (Boston). They are back on the road Sunday the 25th vs the Bridgeport Islanders (New York). All 5 games are AHL Atlantic Division contests and will have a big impact on the tight Division standings.

Highlights courtesy: https://www.springfieldthunderbirds.com/ and YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPrHOvkAjs0

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02/08/2024

From the Hockey News:

The Thunderbirds will continue their nod to The Simpsons with their Springfield Ice-O-Topes night on February 10th.