2013 Portland won 4-0 2nd Round, The Winterhawks had 27 more points than the Chiefs before the teams met in the West semi-final. This series was all Portland as they outscored the Chiefs 18-3 in the four game series. Mac Carruth posted two shutouts along the way and Ty Rattie […]
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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 […]
Spokane beats Portland in the shootout – in the regular season finale
With the Everett Silvertips winning and Portland Winterhawks losing on Saturday night, the U.S. Division title was already securely in the arms of Carter Hart and his teammates. Also, with the Spokane Chiefs winning over the Tri-City Americans on Saturday, all the playoff spots in the U.S. Division bracket -and […]
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: Americans fend off Chiefs; Pats send message; Silvertips hold on vs Royals
Regina 3 Swift Current 2 (OT) How do you convince the team that you are about to face in the first round of the WHL playoffs, that you are not the same team they handled four times previously? Well for the Regina Pats (40-25-5-1), winning 3-2 in overtime at home against […]
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 […]
WHL recap: Rassell nets his 50th and Tigers get the win; Raiders, Thunderbirds and Pats get key victories
Prince Albert 6 Moose Jaw 4 When you are the top seed in the WHL’s Eastern Conference and the playoffs are approaching, the last thing you want to have is the current team you are set to play against playing their best hockey of the entire season. Worse yet is […]
Spokane Chiefs earn a split with win over the Victoria Royals
The Victoria Royals (37-25-4-2) battled the Spokane Chiefs (39-22-3-2) Wednesday night in Victoria in the second game on back-to-back nights. The Royals looked to continue to build momentum towards the playoffs while the Chiefs looked to redeem themselves after a 7-3 loss the night before. The start of the first […]
Chiefs double up on Rockets; Win 5th in a row
The Spokane Chiefs continued their winning ways on the road Saturday night, dispatching the Kelowna Rockets at Prospera Place by a 4-2 count. It was a big night for 20-year-old forward Hudson Elynuik, who scored three times and added an assist for a four-point night. The Chiefs, with former Rockets […]
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 […]