When you think of forwards in the Western Hockey League, you think of scoring and passing the puck. You think of some physical ones who would throw their bodies around and some smaller ones that you couldn’t catch on the ice because of their speed and their innate ability […]
Tag: Kailer Yamamato
Daily Dose of the Dub: Malm refuses to Americans, Chiefs acquire Porter from Warriors, Raiders acquire Karki from Silvertips and more
After being acquired by Tri-City in a trade with the Calgary Hitmen, James Malm has decided not to report to the Americans.
Daily Dose of the Dub: Team WHL named for Canada Russia Series; Ferguson signs with Americans; Kryski released by Cougars
WHL releases full roster for Canada/Russia series The roster is here! Meet the 20 players who will represent Team WHL at the 2018 @cibc #CANvsRUS Series this November! DETAILS ???? | https://t.co/78HYilnhkd pic.twitter.com/KACZHDhqbQ — The WHL (@TheWHL) October 17, 2018 The WHL has announced their 20-man roster for next month’s […]
Portland gets by Spokane in Game 7 and moves on
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, […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
Spokane closes out perfect weekend with 5-2 win in Everett
Spokane 5 @Everett 2 for the fourth time in the last 16 days and 10th time this year, the Spokane Chiefs (36-21-3-2) and Everett Silvertips (41-18-2-3) did battle. Despite facing each other so many times recently, the two teams have compiled some of the best records in the WHL over […]
WHL recap: Silvertips finally solve Thunderbirds in Kent in regulation; Chiefs and Wheat Kings also find their way to wins
Everett 2 @Seattle 1 The Everett Silvertips (41-17-2-3) have not had an easy time of things in recent years at the ShoWare Center. This year they did find a way to beat the Seattle Thunderbirds (28-24-7-2) twice on the road. But both times those wins occurred in overtime. Saturday night […]
WHL recap: Chiefs maul Cougars behind big night from Ty Smith
Spokane 9 Prince George 2 While Ty Smith has long been considered the eventual top pick form the WHL in the 2018 NHL draft, he had not really had a statement game yet. That game was Friday night in Spokane as Smith scored twice and added five assists for a seven […]
