The Portland Winterhawks and Spokane Chiefs got together on Tuesday night at Veterans Memorial Coliseum for a winner-move-on Game 7. The 3,898 fans who hastily made plans to attend after Spokane forced the deciding game with a win at home Monday night, were treated to a high-flying and energetic game, […]
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Portland vs Spokane Game 7 preview – by the numbers
Game 7 of the first round series between the Spokane Chiefs and Portland Winterhawks goes tonight at 7pm in Veterans Memorial Coliseum. With both teams’ seasons on the line, let’s preview the game by taking a look inside the numbers. 30.1 – As in the number of seconds Portland was […]
Spokane staves off elimination and forces Game 7 with hard-fought 5-2 win
The Spokane Chiefs were given a second life after the strange end to Game 5 at Veterans Memorial Coliseum Saturday. To make use of that second chance they would need to do something they had not done against Portland since April 29th, 2011 – beat the Portland Winterhawks at Spokane […]
Yamamoto nets OT winner – extends series
A side story for the entertaining series that has taken place between the Spokane Chiefs and Portland Winterhawks has been the lack of scoring from the player on the ice who has the most NHL games under his belt. Kailer Yamamoto after averaging 1.60 points per game in the regular […]
Blichfeld and Portland shock Spokane and take Game 4
If they thought Wednesday night’s Game 3 was a tough home loss, the events of Game 4 had to be devastating for the Spokane Chiefs. They again played well for large stretches and had a 3-2 lead midway though the third period, but a couple breakdowns off of back-to-back face […]
Winterhawks take series lead with key road win
It was a sound that will give the Spokane Chiefs nightmares on Wednesday night. The shrill shriek of a whistle. While owning possession and peppering Portland Winterhawks overage goaltender Cole Kehler in Game 3, they just could not get the L.A. Kings prospect to cough up a rebound. They out […]
2017-18 Playoff Previews: Portland Winterhawks vs Spokane Chiefs
Portland Winterhawks (2nd in the U.S. Division) vs Spokane Chiefs (3rd in the U.S. Division) Season Series: Portland: 5-3 Spokane: 3-5 Leading Scorers: Portland: Cody Glass 37-65-102 points, Skyler McKenzie 47-40-87, Kieffer Bellows 41-33-74, Henri Jokiharju 12-59-71, Dennis Cholowski 14-52-66. Spokane: Jaret Anderson-Dolan 40-51-91 points, Hudson Elynuik 31-55-86, Ty Smith […]
Americans fall in a close one to Spokane
Kennewick, Wa. The Tri-City Americans (37-25-8-1, 83pts.) and Spokane Chiefs (40-25-3-3, 86pts.) wrapped up another season of a storied rivalry on Saturday night in the eastern Washington dessert. Tri-City came into the game as the winner of five straight, including beating the Chiefs the night before in Spokane. Spokane had […]
WHL recap: Pats and Thunderbirds add to their win totals
Regina 3 Prince Albert 2 (SO) Sometimes it’s all about how you are playing when the playoffs start. For the Regina Pats (39-25-5-1), Wednesday night’s 3-2 shootout win over the Prince Albert Raiders (32-25-9-3) at home was a positive sign for the Pats playoff aspirations. The win was the sixth straight for […]
Americans battle hard, but fall in OT to Spokane
Kennewick, Wa. Three nights ago, the Tri-City Americans (32-22-8-1, 73 pts.) suffered their worst loss of the season at the hands of the Portland Winterhawks by a score of 9-0. It was a night when nothing went the Americans way. Friday night would be a good test to see how […]