Chiefs book spot in Western Conference Finals CHIEFS WIN AND ADVANCE!!!!!#GOCHIEFSGO — Spokane Chiefs (@spokanechiefs) April 14, 2019 The Spokane Chiefs have booked their spot in the WHL’s Western Conference Finals with a 2-1 victory over the Everett Silvertips in Game 5 of their semifinal series. The Chiefs will meet […]
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Spokane stifles Everett again and takes a 3-0 series lead
(Spokane, WA) The Spokane Chiefs stole two games in Everett to start their second round series with the Silvertips thanks to timely goals and a stingy defensive effort. That continued in Game 3 on home ice. They took an early third period lead off a strong forecheck and then held […]
Winterhawks edge Chiefs in the shootout 6-5
The Portland Winterhawks and Spokane Chiefs have some very talented players, some of which are signed NHL draft picks. Time and time again the likes of Joachim Blichfeld and Cody Glass for the Winterhawks and Ty Smith for the Chiefs have come up big for them. On Saturday night in […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Hitmen, Cougars call up prospects; WHLers light the lamp in WJC round robin finales
Hitmen call up goaltending prospect Roster Move: Hitmen have recalled goaltender Ethan Hein from the Swift Current Legionnaires of the SMAAAHL. Welcome to the team! @ethanhein31 pic.twitter.com/29fJ2bSJqO — Calgary Hitmen (@WHLHitmen) December 31, 2018 The Calgary Hitmen recalled ’02 goaltender Ethan Hein from Swift Current of the SMAAAHL. Hein was originally drafted […]
Russia and the USA get second wins in Day 3 at the World Juniors
Russia 2 Czech Republic 1 Russia was the fist team on the night to go out to a 2-0 start in the tournament, though there win was a little harder won. With 2:55 left in the first, Artyom Galimov netted the opening goal. Then in with 4:57 left in the […]
Canada blows by Denmark 14-0 while the Czech Republic pulls out a dramatic OT win in Day 1 of Group A action at the World Juniors
Canada 14 Denmark 0 Cody Glass has played in 227 @TheWHL games…has never had a 4 assist game…in his first game at #WorldJuniors, he has 4 assists for @HockeyCanada . #apples — Andy Kemper (@AndyKemper) December 27, 2018 For the host country, their start for the 2019 World Juniors could […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Additions being made as players depart for World Juniors; what teams are most impacted by their missing stars?
Brandon Wheat Kings: -Jiri Patera – Goalie – Czech Republic – 1999 The Vegas Golden Knights draft pick is one of three goalies on the Czech U20 selection camp roster. The Wheat Kings have called up 16-year-old netminder Connor Ungar from the Northern Alberta X-treme Prep team. He has a […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Seven WHL’ers make Team Canada camp; Moose Jaw makes pair of trades; Patterson off to Everett
Team Canada selection camp to feature seven WHL players The WHL is proud to send 7️⃣ players to #REPRESENT at @HockeyCanada's National Junior Team Selection Camp! #WorldJuniors ? | https://t.co/vYRAFa6lwQ pic.twitter.com/CClfwo7hVQ — The WHL (@TheWHL) December 3, 2018 Hockey Canada released their 34-man selection camp roster for the World Juniors […]
Spokane Chiefs earn a split with a 7-2 win over the Victoria Royals
If you like goals, then the Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena in Victoria was the place to be this weekend. The Victoria Royals and Spokane Chiefs filled the score-sheet in a series that saw 21 goals over two games. Friday’s game saw both teams fire up the offense, the Victoria Royals coming […]
2018-19 WHL season previews: Spokane Chiefs
Spokane Chiefs 2017-18: 41-25-3-3, 88 points. Third in the U.S. Division. The Spokane Chiefs went through a season of will-they won’t-they with Edmonton Oilers prospect Kailer Yamamoto and ultimately got their Spokane native back. They would go on to return to the playoffs. Once there, they found some magic with […]