ST. LOUIS, Mo. - St. Louis Blues President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Doug Armstrong announced that the Blues have assigned forward Dakota Joshua to the team's AHL affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds.

Joshua, 25, has split this season between St. Louis and Springfield. The 6-foot-3, 206-pound forward has recorded eight points (three goals, five assists) in 30 games with the Blues and 17 points (seven goals, 10 assists) in 33 games with the Thunderbirds.

Springfield will close its regular season with two more road contests this upcoming week on Tuesday at Lehigh Valley (7:05 p.m.) and Friday at Providence (7:05 p.m.). All games can be heard on NewsRadio 560 WHYN and streamed on AHLTV. If the T-Birds earn three or four points in those two games, they will seal their bye from the play-in round of the Calder Cup playoffs.

The Calder Cup playoff schedule will be announced following the conclusion of the AHL regular season on the weekend of April 29 to May 1. 

Thunderbirds' playoff tickets, including Pay As We Play plans, are on sale now! Follow @ThunderbirdsAHL on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for more details to come, call (413) 739-GOAL (4625) or visit www.SpringfieldThunderbirds.com.