SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - The Springfield Thunderbirds faced off against the Hershey Bears at MassMutual Center in Springfield Wednesday night. This match-up comes shortly after their game against the Providence Bruins last Sunday, where they lost 4 to 1. They also lost twice against the Syracu se Crunch last Friday and Saturday. Fans at Wednesday night's game told 22News that they are still optimistic that the T-Birds can turn things around. "Hopefully we can turn things around, and get a W tonight," says Jean Canosa Albano of Springfield. "We love our T-Birds so much and everything that they mean for our city right here." The T-Birds lost Wednesday night with a final of 4 to 2. The Thunderbird's next game is Friday against the Milwaukee Admirals. Local News Headlines Thunderbirds fall to Bears Wednesday night, 4-2 Community leaders become celebrity bartenders for Scouting America event in Springfield UMass Amherst creates fund to help support research community Mayor Sarno, city leaders present budget requests for FY2026 hearing WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com. ...read more read less