Springfield Thunderbirds battle the Rochester Americans

T-Birds Drop Contest on Sold Out Military Appreciation Night

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The Springfield Thunderbirds (25-20-2-4) lost a 7-1 decision to the Rochester Americans (25-20-3-1) on Saturday night before a capacity crowd of 6,793 inside the MassMutual Center. Things appeared like they would be going Springfield's way just 1:28 into the first period, when Martin Frk unleashed a blistering one-time slapper through Michael Houser off set-up passes from Dmitri Samorukov and Matthew Hi... Full Story