This week on The Hockey News On The 'A' Podcast with Jacob Stoller and Patrick Williams: - The Coachella Valley Firebirds are up 2-1 over the Hershey Bears in the Calder Cup final. Jacob and Patrick recap the beginning of the series while Patrick tells us about what he saw in Coachella Valley. - AHL alumni took center stage in the Stanley Cup final. A whopping 24 of 25 players to play for the Vegas Golden Knights in the final have played in the AHL before. - Who could be the next Jonathan Marchessault? The undrafted winger — who worked his way up from an AHL contract out of junior — won the Conn Smythe for the NHL's playoff MVP. Jacob lists two players that could end up becoming the next late-blooming gem for an NHL team. - The Chicago Wolves hired Bob Nardella as their new coach. The former assistant coach will run the bench for the AHL's first independently run team since 1994-95, which Patrick discusses at length on the show.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices