Thousands of students expected at Springfield Thunderbirds School Day Game
Nov 11, 2026
More than 6,000 students filled the MassMutual Center on Tuesday morning for the Springfield Thunderbirds' annual School Day Game against the Hartford Wolf Pack.
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Today was the Thunderbirds school game
and 22 News reporter Gabriella Villas-Boas joins us live in the studio
with more from families that came to watch. That's right.
Today the Thunderbirds hosted their annual school day game
and saw thousands of young fans in the stands.
Students got to take a field trip to Mass Mutual Center this morning
to watch Thunderbirds play against the Hartford Wolfpack.
We saw plenty of excited kids cheering and dancing
for the dance Jumbotron and one child even caught his own puck.
I was doing this and it just went over and I grabbed it
Great family event and friend event.
It's very safe for the kids to be here and fun.
While the Thunderbirds may have lost 5-2 today,
the kids were still excited just to be there having fun together.
And the Thunderbirds season is far from over,
so families still have time to bring their kids to a game.
The next game is coming up this Friday
at 7.05 against the Providence Bruins.
Working for you, I'm Gabriella Villas-Boas, 22 News.