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Coachella Valley Firebirds Playoffs: Round One vs Bakersfield Condors
2026 PLAYOFFS ROUND ONE — The Coachella Valley Firebirds face the Bakersfield Condors in a best-of-three series!
🔥 ROUND ONE SCHEDULE
Game 1 — Thursday, April 23
🕖 7:00 PM PT
📍 Bakersfield, CA
Game 2 — Saturday, April 25
🕕 6:00 PM PT
📍 Acrisure Arena, Thousand Palms
Game 3* — Sunday, April 26 (if necessary)
🕔 5:00 PM PT
📍 Acrisure Arena, Thousand Palms
*Best-of-3 series — Game 3 only if necessary
About the Calder Cup Playoffs
A total of 23 teams will qualify for the 2026 Calder Cup Playoffs, with five rounds of playoffs leading to the crowning of a Calder Cup champion. The playoff field will include the top six finishers in the eight-team Atlantic Division, the top five finishers each in the seven-team North and Central Divisions, and the top seven teams in the 10-team Pacific Division.
First Round match-ups will be best-of-three series; the two highest seeds in the Atlantic, the three highest seeds in each of the North and Central, and the first-place team in the Pacific will receive byes into the best-of-five Division Semifinals, with the First Round winners re-seeded in each division. The Division Finals will also be best-of-five series, followed by best-of-seven Conference Finals and a best-of-seven Calder Cup Finals series.
