The Thunderbirds knew the Chicago Wolves were going to come out hard in Game 2 after the home team dropped Game 1 of the Calder Cup Finals in overtime on Sunday. They just didn’t expect how big of a response the Wolves had in them. Springfield fell.
Matthew Kessel’s first professional goal won the opening game of the Calder Cup Finals for the Springfield Thunderbirds.The former UMass defenseman who joined the team after the NCAA Tournament found the net 5 minutes, 9 seconds into overtime against.