The Coachella Valley Firebirds Thursday announced the re-signing of center Max Andreev, who was scoreless in five games with the American Hockey League team last season as a rookie.
The 25-year-old spent most of the 2023-24 season with the Kansas City Mavericks, the ECHL affiliate of the Firebirds’ NHL parent team, the Seattle Kraken, where he tied for being the league’s Plus Performer of the Year as the Mavericks outscored their opponents by 34 goals when they were at even strength or shorthanded when Andreev was on the ice.
Andreev was selected for the ECHL’s All-Star and All-Rookie teams after scoring 19 goals and assisting on 54 others in 63 games.
The Moscow native had six goals and nine assists in 15 playoff games as Kansas City advanced to the Kelly Cup Finals, where it lost the best-of-seven series to the Florida Everblades four games to one.
Andreev had 22 goals and 53 assists in 99 games in four seasons with Cornell University from 2018-23 before beginning his professional career.