Joel Hofer (G) – Swift Current Broncos Hofer was selected in the fourth round 107th overall to the St. Louis Blues. Hofer played in 19 games and had a 8-3-1-1 record. He recorded one shutout and a .914 save percentage to go with a 2.61 goals against average. Hofer was […]
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Ty Smith drafted by the New Jersey Devils
The WHL saw their first player get drafted into the NHL at the entry draft in Dallas, Texas as defenseman Ty Smith was selected 17th overall by the New Jersey Devils. Smith went the entire season as the top-ranked WHL draft eligible and so it was no surprise to see […]
Spokane Chiefs possible U.S. Division favorites in 2018-19?
The Spokane Chiefs hit their stride at the right time during the 2017-18 season and despite having a less-than healthy Kailer Yamamoto going, they took the Portland Winterhawks to seven games in the first round. While the Chiefs did make a bit of splash in acquiring the surprisingly available right […]
Bantam Draft history for each WHL team’s 2018 draft position
The WHL Bantam Draft is just three days away. It’s always fun to look at the past for each team in the draft and a good way of doing that is to look back at who each team took in past years with the pick number they have this year. […]
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, […]
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 […]