Flint Firebirds 2022-23 Off-Season Thread (Part 2)

[OttersFan]

All depends on your preference.

Like Firebirdsfan said, the Hill road area near US 23 and Redwood Lodge is solid area to stay.

If you are looking for a true Flint experience. I'd recommend the Hilton Garden Inn, right in Downtown Flint. If you are coming in on Friday before the Saturday night game, its walking distance to the Flint Farmers market if you wanted to wonder around there Saturday during the day.

Downtown Flint has some great eats.
Soggy Bottom Bar awesome food and cocktails. Best burgers in Flint, don't let anyone here tell you different.
Churchills has great food, and a outstanding selection of bourbons and whiskeys. It's right next store to the hotel.
Sauce is a higher end Italian restaurant located inside the Hilton Garden Inn.
Blackstones has some very solid BBQ.
Cork on Saginaw is a wine bar, with higher end food.
XOLO is a taco house basically, great margaritas and tequila selection.
Flint Farmers market has a bar upstairs as well, with Michigan Spirits, Beer, and Wine, called Market Tap.

We will definitely have to check out the Soggy Bottom Bar. We had an amazing burger in Guelph so this bar sounds up our ally. Thank you for the suggestions! I appreciate it!

 

[MJ5]

 

[MJ5]

We will definitely have to check out the Soggy Bottom Bar. We had an amazing burger in Guelph so this bar sounds up our ally. Thank you for the suggestions! I appreciate it!

Saw you posted in the Saginaw board too, the Frankenmuth area is cool and in November shouldn't be over chaotic like it is during the summer.

 

[Kingpin794]

Saw you posted in the Saginaw board too, the Frankenmuth area is cool and in November shouldn't be over chaotic like it is during the summer.

Yep perfect time between summer tourists and the Xmas crowd.

 

[Savard18]

I would recommend staying in grand Blanc. only about 10 minutes away from the arena. There are some very nice hotels off Hill Rd. We have a well known brewery with very good beer and good food as well. Bit pricey for the steak but a good meal. Also, have all of the standard chain restaurants on Miller Road as well.

MJ5 ain’t wrong and if you’re looking to kill a little time during the day it’s just a few blocks drive straight from the Hilton Gardens dtwn to the Flint Institute of Arts, Planetarium or Sloan Museum.

 

[OttersFan]

Saw you posted in the Saginaw board too, the Frankenmuth area is cool and in November shouldn't be over chaotic like it is during the summer.

Making the trip up to Michigan and Sarnia. Crazy we haven’t made this trip sooner. We’ve been to Windsor, but that’s about it for that side of Ontario and the other two American teams.

 

[MJ5]

OHL Live for season ticket holders $59.

OHL All-Access Passusually $124.99 CAD

That's a pretty solid deal.

 

[Savard18]

OHL Live for season ticket holders $59.

OHL All-Access Passusually $124.99 CAD

That's a pretty solid deal.

Yeah. They did that last year. Announced it like 2 or 3 weeks into the season after I had already bought mine.

 

[MJ5]

Yeah. They did that last year. Announced it like 2 or 3 weeks into the season after I had already bought mine.

Didn't know they offered it last year as well. I definitely bought mine before that too.

 

[ZinErie]

Sounds like Flint dropped the ball last season. I was notified by the Otters prior to the season last year about the season ticket holder discount.

 

[Hockytwn51419]

Yeah. They did that last year. Announced it like 2 or 3 weeks into the season after I had already bought mine.

Same.....

 

[Hockytwn51419]

160 OHL Players Invited to NHL Training Camps​

By Josh SweetlandSeptember 13, 2023
Tags: OHL NewsPre-Season


A total of 160 players eligible to compete in the 2023-24 Ontario Hockey League season have received invitations to NHL Training Camps that get underway with rookie camps and prospect tournaments starting this week.

Each of the league’s 20 clubs will send at least two players to NHL Training Camps, with the Kitchener Rangers, London Knights and Ottawa 67’s leading the way with 11 each followed by the Flint Firebirds, North Bay Battalion and Saginaw Spirit with 10 respectively.

All 32 NHL clubs will welcome at least one current OHL player to its training camp. The Ottawa Senators feature the most OHL talent with 17 players in attendance followed by the Vancouver Canucks with eight and several other teams with seven each.

OHL Players Invited to NHL Training Camps:


As of September 13th, there are 160 returning-eligible OHL players with NHL clubs

Overage-eligible players in italics

Barrie Colts (9):
Beau Akey, Edmonton Oilers, 2nd round ’23
Artur Cholach, Vegas Golden Knights, 6th round ’21
Brandt Clarke, Los Angeles Kings, 1st round ’21 – Signed
Jacob Frasca, Toronto Maple Leafs, Free agent invite
Beau Jelsma, Carolina Hurricanes, Free agent invite
Connor Punnett, Detroit Red Wings, Free agent invite
Eduard Sale, Seattle Kraken, 1st round ’23 – Signed
Tyler Savard, Ottawa Senators, Free agent invite
Anson Thornton, Arizona Coyotes, Free agent signing

Brantford Bulldogs (8):
Cole Brown, New Jersey Devils, 6th round ’23
Jorian Donovan, Ottawa Senators, 5th round ’22 – Signed
Artem Grushnikov, Dallas Stars, 2nd round ’21 – Signed
Nick Lardis, Chicago Blackhawks, 3rd round ’23
Lawson Sherk, Buffalo Sabres, Free agent invite
Patrick Thomas, Washington Capitals, 4th round ’23
Noah Van Vliet, Edmonton Oilers, Free agent invite
Florian Xhekaj, Montreal Canadiens, 4th round ’23

Erie Otters (7):
Sam Alfano, Los Angeles Kings, Free agent invite
Pano Fimis, Pittsburgh Penguins, Free agent invite
Nolan Lalonde, Columbus Blue Jackets, Free agent signing
Martin Misiak, Chicago Blackhawks, 2nd round ’23
Colby Saganiuk, Vancouver Canucks, Free agent invite
Spencer Sova, Toronto Maple Leafs, Free agent invite
Carey Terrance, Anaheim Ducks, 2nd round ’23

Flint Firebirds (10):
Tristan Bertucci, Dallas Stars, 2nd round ’23
Nathan Day, Edmonton Oilers, 6th round ’23
Artem Guryev, San Jose Sharks, 5th round ’21 – Signed
Ethan Hay, Tampa Bay Lightning, 7th round ’23
Gavin Hayes, Chicago Blackhawks, 3rd round ’22 – Signed
Braeden Kressler, Toronto Maple Leafs, Free agent signing
Dmitry Kuzmin, Winnipeg Jets, 3rd round ’21 – Signed
Amadeus Lombardi, Detroit Red Wings, 4th round ’22 – Signed
Coulson Pitre, Anaheim Ducks, 3rd round ’23
Blake Smith, Boston Bruins, Free agent invite

Guelph Storm (8):
Vilmer Alriksson, Vancouver Canucks, 4th round ’23
Cam Allen, Washington Capitals, 5th round ’23 (injured)
Braeden Bowman, Vancouver Canucks, Free agent invite
Michael Buchinger, St. Louis Blues, 3rd round ’22 – Signed
Jake Karabela, Washington Capitals, 5th round ’22
Ryan McGuire, Minnesota Wild, Free agent invite
Max Namestnikov, Pittsburgh Penguins, Free agent invite
Matthew Poitras, Boston Bruins, 2nd round ’22 – Signed

Kingston Frontenacs (5):
Quinton Burns, St. Louis Blues, 3rd round ’23
Paul Ludwinski, Chicago Blackhawks, 2nd round ’22 – Signed
Ethan Miedema, Buffalo Sabres, 4th round ’23
Matthew Soto, Pittsburgh Penguins, Free agent invite
Ivan Zhigalov, Colorado Avalanche, 7th round ’22

Kitchener Rangers (11):
Matt Andonovski, Ottawa Senators, 5th round ’23
Francesco Arcuri, Dallas Stars, 6th round ’21 – Signed
Hunter Brzustewicz, Vancouver Canucks, 3rd round ’23
Tomas Hamara, Ottawa Senators, 3rd round ’22 – Signed
Mitchell Martin, Ottawa Senators, Free agent invite
Filip Mesar, Montreal Canadiens, 1st round ’22 – Signed
Simon Motew, Ottawa Senators, Free agent invite
Francesco Pinelli, Los Angeles Kings, 2nd round ’21 – Signed
Carson Rehkopf, Seattle Kraken, 2nd round ’23
Roman Schmidt, Tampa Bay Lightning, 3rd round ’21 – Signed
Danny Zhilkin, Winnipeg Jets, 3rd round ’22 – Signed

London Knights (11):
Denver Barkey, Philadelphia Flyers, 3rd round ’23
Oliver Bonk, Philadelphia Flyers, 1st round ’23 – Signed
Zach Bowen, Edmonton Oilers, Free agent invite
Easton Cowan, Toronto Maple Leafs, 1st round ’23 – Signed
Jackson Edward, Boston Bruins, 7th round ’22
Jacob Julien, Winnipeg Jets, 5th round ’23
Isaiah George, New York Islanders, 4th round ’22 – Signed
Kasper Halttunen, San Jose Sharks, 2nd round ’23 – Signed
Logan Mailloux, Montreal Canadiens, 1st round ’21 – Signed
Max McCue, New York Rangers, Free agent invite
Ryan Winterton, Seattle Kraken, 3rd round ’21 – Signed

Mississauga Steelheads (3):
Finn Harding, Detroit Red Wings, Free agent invite
Angus MacDonell, Dallas Stars, 6th round ’23
Kai Schwindt, Florida Panthers, Free agent signing

Niagara IceDogs (2):
Owen Flores, Nashville Predators, Free agent invite
Bronson Ride, Ottawa Senators, Free agent invite

North Bay Battalion (10):
Liam Arnsby, Florida Panthers, 7th round ’22
Josh Bloom, Vancouver Canucks, Acquired via trade w/ BUF – Signed
Dom DiVincentiis, Winnipeg Jets, 7th round ’22 – Signed
Justin Ertel, Dallas Stars, 3rd round ’21
Tnias Mathurin, Detroit Red Wings, 5th round ’22
Ty Nelson, Seattle Kraken, 3rd round ’22 – Signed
Matvey Petrov, Edmonton Oilers, 6th round ’21 – Signed
Charlie Robertson, Florida Panthers, Free agent invite
Anthony Romani, Carolina Hurricanes, Free agent invite
Dalyn Wakely, Vancouver Canucks, Free agent invite

Oshawa Generals (6):
Rasmus Kumpulainen, Minnesota Wild, 2nd round ’23
Jacob Oster, Los Angeles Kings, Free agent invite
Calum Ritchie, Colorado Avalanche, 1st round ’23
Stuart Rolofs, Ottawa Senators, Free agent invite
Dylan Roobroeck, New York Rangers, 6th round ’23
Thomas Stewart, Ottawa Senators, Free agent invite

Ottawa 67’s (11):
Jack Beck, Carolina Hurricanes, Free agent invite
Tyler Boucher, Ottawa Senators, 1st round ’21 – Signed
Cooper Foster, Pittsburgh Penguins, 6th round ’23
Brad Gardiner, Dallas Stars, 3rd round ’23
Collin MacKenzie, Ottawa Senators, Free agent invite
Jack Matier, Nashville Predators, 4th round ’21 – Signed
Matthew Mayich, St. Louis Blues, 6th round ’23
Pavel Mintyukov, Anaheim Ducks, 1st round ’22 – Signed
Luca Pinelli, Columbus Blue Jackets, 4th round ’23
Tuomas Uronen, Vegas Golden Knights, 6th round ’23
Brady Stonehouse, Edmonton Oilers, Free agent invite

Owen Sound Attack (7):
Colby Barlow, Winnipeg Jets, 1st round ’23
Cedrick Guindon, Montreal Canadiens, 4th round ’22
Kaleb Lawrence, Los Angeles Kings, 7th round ’22
James Petrovski, New York Rangers, Free agent invite
Servac Petrovsky, Minnesota Wild, 6th round ’22
Sam Sedley, Philadelphia Flyers, Free agent invite
Jackson Stewart, Ottawa Senators, Free agent invite

Peterborough Petes (9):
J.R. Avon, Philadelphia Flyers, Free agent signing
Owen Beck, Montreal Canadiens, 2nd round ’22 – Signed
Sam Mayer, Los Angeles Kings, Free agent invite
Donovan McCoy, Calgary Flames, Free agent invite
Brennan Othmann, New York Rangers, 1st round ’21 – Signed
Tucker Robertson, Seattle Kraken, 4th round ’22 – Signed
Michael Simpson, Pittsburgh Penguins, Free agent invite
Konnor Smith, Anaheim Ducks, 4th round ’23
Chase Stillman, New Jersey Devils, 1st round ’21 – Signed

Saginaw Spirit (10):
T-Bone Codd, Anaheim Ducks, Free agent invite
Braden Haché, Arizona Coyotes, Free agent invite
Hunter Haight, Minnesota Wild, 2nd round ’22 – Signed
Dean Loukus, Detroit Red Wings, Free agent invite
Roberto Mancini, Ottawa Senators, Free agent invite
Luke McNamara, New York Rangers, Free agent invite
Andrew Oke, Arizona Coyotes, Free agent invite
Matyas Sapovaliv, Vegas Golden Knights, 2nd round ’22 – Signed
Nic Sima, Detroit Red Wings, Free agent invite
Joey Willis, Nashville Predators, 4th round ’23

Sarnia Sting (9):
Luca Del Bel Belluz, Columbus Blue Jackets, 2nd round ’22 – Signed
Ethan Del Mastro, Chicago Blackhawks, 4th round ’21 – Signed
Ben Gaudreau, Tampa Bay Lightning, Free agent invite
Roman Kukumberg, Minnesota Wild, Free agent invite
Christian Kyrou, Dallas Stars, 2nd round ’22 – Signed
Ryan Mast, Boston Bruins, 6th round ’21 – Signed
Sasha Pastujov, Anaheim Ducks, 3rd round ’21 – Signed
Sandis Vilmanis, Florida Panthers, 5th round ’22
Ty Voit, Toronto Maple Leafs, 5th round ’21 – Signed

Soo Greyhounds (8):
Owen Allard, Colorado Avalanche, Free agent invite
Caeden Carlisle, Ottawa Senators, Free agent invite
Connor Clattenburg, Ottawa Senators, Free agent invite
Andrew Gibson, Detroit Red Wings, 2nd round ’23
Arttu Karki, Vegas Golden Knights, 3rd round ’23
Kirill Kudryavtsev, Vancouver Canucks, 7th round ’22 – Signed
Bryce McConnell-Barker, New York Rangers, 3rd round ’22 – Signed
Charlie Schenkel, Ottawa Senators, Free agent invite

Sudbury Wolves (9):
Andre Anania, Pittsburgh Penguins, Free agent invite
Nolan Collins, Pittsburgh Penguins, 6th round ’22 (injured)
Kocha Delic, Columbus Blue Jackets, Free agent invite
David Goyette, Seattle Kraken, 2nd round ’22 – Signed
Matthew Mania, Los Angeles Kings, 5th round ’23 (injured)
Quentin Musty, San Jose Sharks, 1st round ’23
Alex Pharand, Chicago Blackhawks, 4th round ’23
Djibril Toure, Ottawa Senators, Free agent invite
Jakub Vondras, Carolina Hurricanes, 6th round ’22

Windsor Spitfires (7):
Nicholas DeAngelis, Columbus Blue Jackets, Free agent invite
Rodwin Dionicio, Anaheim Ducks, 5th round ’23
Jacob Maillet, Vancouver Canucks, Free agent invite
Brett Harrison, Boston Bruins, 3rd round ’21 – Signed
Oliver Peer, Calgary Flames, Free agent invite
Colton Smith, Carolina Hurricanes, Free agent invite (injured)
Shane Wright, Seattle Kraken, 1st round ’22 – Signed

 

[FireBird71]

Lombardi centering the Wings 3rd line between 2 free agent invites…games on the Wings YouTube channel at 5:30 against Dallas

 

[MJ5]

6'6"

He's a monster!

 

[MJ5]

Anyone know where our boy Jack Sjeudbfjhsbejsvfkwoui went?

 

[Savard18]

6'6"

He's a monster!

His U18 numbers were pretty effing good too. It’s U18 and I’m sure it was a pretty stacked team, which helps but still…..

 

[Savard18]

Anyone know where our boy Jack Sjeudbfjhsbejsvfkwoui went?

Get him a color guy Rolf!!!!! I didn’t mind Jack but he wasn’t my favorite.

 

[ohloutsider]

Get him a color guy Rolf!!!!! I didn’t mind Jack but he wasn’t my favorite.

Maybe Jack is the colour guy! He certainly added lots on his own during the play by play!

 

[MJ5]

Maybe Jack is the colour guy! He certainly added lots on his own during the play by play!

Jack's name is no longer on the team website. His title according to his instagram was "Director of Broadcasting and Communications".

Brian's title is "Director of Communications & Play-By-Play Announcer", looks like he's coming from the ECHL and Rapid City Rush.

And now they list Kyle Warzybok as the "Director of Broadcasting", his linkedin says he was hired Sept of 23.

 

[N Da No]

This is a copy of the job posting that was sent to our college career services on August 4, 2023

Director of Communications & Play by Play Broadcaster​

The Role:
The Flint Firebirds Hockey Club is seeking a Director of Communications and Play-By-Play Broadcaster to join our team in Flint, MI.
The person hired will be responsible for the overall direction and execution of all media relations for the team and serve as the team's play-by-play broadcaster.
The ideal candidate will have experience in broadcasting, social media, media & public relations, writing, website management, and more.

Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, public relations, or related field.
2
years of experience in broadcasting and communications.
Play-by-Play broadcasting experience.
Broadcast and work all 68 games, home and away, plus any additional exhibition playoff games.
Knowledge of radio broadcast setup via a Comrex unit.
Demonstrated experience in digital marketing, social media, and copywriting Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining tight deadlines.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Ability to work under tight time constraints and prioritize multiple projects with minimal supervision.
Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with high attention to detail.
Graphic design experience is encouraged, but not required.
Other jobs and responsibilities assigned through the Team President & General Manager.
Job Type:
Full-time
Benefits:
Dental insurance Employee discount Health insurance Paid time off Schedule:
Monday to Friday Weekends as needed Ability to commute/relocate:
Flint, MI:
Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required) Education:
Bachelor's (Preferred)
Experience:
Writing skills:
2 years (Preferred) Communications:
2 years (Preferred) Work Location:
In person Employment Type:
Full Time Bonus/Commission:
No.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.

 

[TcNorth]

Brian Gardner has tremendous experience and a smooth voice.

 

[OHL4Life]

Brian Gardner has tremendous experience and a smooth voice.

You figured out how to get online! Congrats

 

[Knownothing]

OHL Live for season ticket holders $59.

OHL All-Access Passusually $124.99 CAD

That's a pretty solid deal.

Where do you find that? I only see the full $124.99 option. Thanks

 

[MJ5]

Where do you find that? I only see the full $124.99 option. Thanks

It was in an email the other day. Sounds like it will be available when people pick up season ticket packages.

 

[Toldyaso]

Where do you find that? I only see the full $124.99 option. Thanks

You have to go to the ticket office to buy it. You pay the 59 there and they email you a coupon code that you use on the website.