Rockets stumble into March The Kelowna Rockets might be happy to wave goodbye to the busiest portion of its Western Hockey League schedule – a 27-game run between January 3 and the end of February. All told, the Rockets have compiled a 38-20-4-2 record, good for 82 points and first […]
Tag: Spokane Chiefs
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 […]
WHL recap: Tigers and Silvertips add to division leads with wins
Medicine Hat 3 Kootenay 1 Bryan Lockner is looking more comfortable with the Medicine Hat Tigers (30-24-7-0). The former Regina Pat was traded to Medicine Hat around the trade deadline and had a goal in his first game with the Tigers. In his next 15 games though, he had just […]
WHL Recap: Busy Sunday sees Rebels, Silvertips and Chiefs skate away with wins.
Rebels @Giants Unbelievable is one way to describe the turn of events for the Red Deer Rebels after the trade deadline. The team has waltzed through the B.C. division trip going 3-0-0-0 before the stop in Vancouver. Riley Lamb would get another start, looking to collect his seventh straight win. […]
Americans split last long road trip of the season, fall to Spokane
Spokane, Wa. The Tri-City Americans (29-21-7-1, 66 pts.) arrived in Spokane Saturday on the last game of a four-game road trip. They lost the night before to the Kootenay Ice, after winning the first two of the trip, and would have loved to head home with a win against their […]
WHL recap: Broncos and Silvertips both hold on for wins
Swift Current 6 @Prince Albert 5 The Swift Current Broncos (40-13-3-1) completed a perfect three-in-three weekend with a 6-5 win on the road against the Prince Albert Raiders (22-22-9-2). The 40-win campaign is the first by Swift Current since 2008-09 and puts them three points behind the Moose Jaw Warriors for […]
Chiefs hand Americans fourth straight loss as Yamamoto and Anderson-Dolan each have five point nights
Kennewick, Wa. The Tri-City Americans (27-19-7-1, 62 pts.) were looking to avoid their fourth straight loss, all against division foes. The Spokane Chiefs (30-19-3-2, 65 pts.) were coming off some late-game heroics against Everett last night to beat the first place Silvertips in overtime. Spokane would love nothing more than […]
WHL recap: Chiefs get dramatic victory; ICE and Blazers win on the road
Kootenay 4 @Regina 2 The Kootenay ICE (24-28-3-0) finally solved the East Division on Friday and it came at the expense of the hometown Regina Pats (28-23-5-0). The Pats had won three straight coming in and the ICE had lost three straight. It was Colton Kroeker leading the way for Kootenay, […]
