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Flint Firebirds (OHL, 2019-20)

2019-20 Regular Season: Firebirds vs. Kingston Frontenacs      This is arguably the strangest entry I've made on this site. I've covered programs from incomplete seasons before, but that was because the team suspended operations during the year. In this case, the season was cut short due to the Coronavirus pandemic. As Bryan Adams once sang, "these are crazy days".      The  Flint Firebirds hit rock-bottom in 2018-19. A 0-16-1 start to the season led to a coaching change, as Ryan Oulahan resigned and was replaced by Eric Welwood. The team finished that season 16-46-6, tying the city record for fewest wins set by the 1985-86 Flint Spirits. Average attendance dropped to 2,443 per game, second lowest in the league.      2019-20 was a much different campaign. Welwood was back behind the bench and the Firebirds got off to a great start. The team was 12-5-0 by Game 17 and was at or near first place in the West Division all season long. When the season ended, Flint wa