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Chiefs rout Kamloops again

Spokane Chiefs, behind Dominik Uher's hat trick and six points from acting captain Tyler Johnson, beat Kamloops 10-5. It's the second straight trip to Spokane the Blazers give up 10. Uher and Johnson were the first two stars, Brady Gaudet, a 16-year old D-man for Kamloops, who had a hat trick in the second period, was the third star. Here is the game story, long box is below.

Chiefs 10, Blazers 5

Spokane – Saturday

First period

1, Spo, Kramer 2 (Johnson, Kichton) 1:53, pp.

2, Spo, Johnson 21 (Vanscourt, Koper) 13:20, pp.

Penalties – Schaber, Kam (cross checking); Valcourt, Spo (cross checking) 6:49; Neigum, Kam (interference) 9:11; Ranford, Kam (interference) 11:05; Schaber, Kam (instigator, fighting major, misconduct, game misconduct) Kichton (high sticking major) 13:04; Brassart, Spo (goaltender interference) 14:11; Underwood, Kam (checking from behind), Hamblin, Spo (unsportsmanlike conduct) 17:19.

Second period

3, Spo, Uher 2 (Holmberg, Johnson) 3:37, pp.

4, Kam, Gaudet 2 (Bortnak, McVeigh) 5:25, pp

5, Spo, Marantz 6 (Brassart, Valcourt) 9:21.

6, Spo, Mort 2 (Marantz, Brassart) 12:06.

7, Kam, Gaudet 3 (Neigum) 13:59.

8, Kam, Gaudet 4 (Neigum, Ranford) 16:39.

Penalties – Kamloops  bench, served by Kell (too many men on ice) 3:00; Johnson, Spo (goaltender interference) 5:21; Maschmeyer, Kam (slashing) 6:54; Hansen, Kam (fighting major), Kramer, Spo (fighting major) 11:43; Smith, Kam (high sticking) 19:57.

Third period

9, Spo, Uher 3 (Kichton) :18, pp.

10, Spo, Uher 4 (Koper, Johnson) 3:52.

11, Spo, Koper 14 (Johnson, Vanscourt) 7:24.

12, Kam, Hanes 3 (McVeigh, Willick) 9:36.

13, Spo, Johnson 22 (Uher, Koper) 12:21.

14, Spo, Holmberg 6, 15:20.

15, Kam, Neigum 1 (Lipon, Maschmeyer) 17:35.

Penalties – Souto, Kam (fighting major), Miller, Spo (fighting major) 15:05; Fienhage, Kam (unsportsmanlike conduct), Vandane, Spo (roughing) 19:13.

Shots on goal by
Kamloops
4-11-_x
Spokane   20-22-22_64

Goal (shots-saves) — Kamloops: Bosch (L, 11-6-1-0) 40-35; Lanigan (12:06 of 2nd) 24-19. Spokane: Reid (W, 176-7-1-1) 20-16; Engle (12:21 of 3rd) 4-3.

Power plays (goals-chances) — Kamloops 1-3; Spokane 4-7.

Referees — Ryan Benbow, Trevor Hanson. Linesmen — Ron Dietterle, Justin Hull.

Attendance – 5,460.

 Scratches – Kamloops: Jordan DePaper, Josh Caron. Spokane: Jared Cowen, Reid Gow, Anthony Bardaro, Marek Kalus, Kyle Krzyzaniak.



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