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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 23, 2013






Chiefs extend lead over Portland

Eric Williams stopped all 13 shots he faced in the second period Wednesday night and Adam Helewka scored to give the Spokane Chiefs a 3-1 lead over the Portland Wiinterhawks in Western Hockey League play at the Arena. Helewka scored a little more than 5…

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Zags entertain BYU

Gonzaga returns to WCC play and tries to put the tough loss to Butler in the rear-view mirror when it entertains BYU on Thursday night. Here's my game preview that will run in Thursday's S-R. There's a bit more on the game and a note…

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Chiefs lead on two late goals

Dylan Walchuk scored at 17 minutes, 27 seconds of the first period and assisted on Brenden Kichton's goal at 18:23 Wednesday night to give the Spokane Chiefs a 2-1 lead over the Portland Winterhawks. The shots are 13-12 for Portland, but the Chiefs only had…

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Chiefs, Winterhawks prep for middle game

The Spokane Chiefs and Portland Winterhawks are warming up for tonight's Western Hockey League game at the Arena. The teams met Monday in Portland, a 5-2 Chiefs win, and will also play Friday at the Arena. Portland is on a season-high three-game losing streak but…

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Prince George hires new coach

The Western Hockey League's Prince George Cougars have a new coach. The Spokane Chiefs won two of three games from Prince George in late October. The teams don't meet again until the final week of the regular season, March 12 in Spokane. Read story

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 (Christian Caple)

Pregame thoughts from Eugene

COUGARS FROM EUGENE -- We've arrived at Matthew Knight Arena, the big, shiny building that sticks out like a sore thumb among the college-town-type business that surround it. And then there's that court. Anyway, we have thoughts, so read on.

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Former Chiefs prospect opts for college

Rhett Gardner, the Spokane Chiefs' second-round selection in the 2011 Bantam Draft, has decided to play hockey at the University of North Dakota and not play for the Brandon Wheat Kings. The Chiefs traded Gardner, Marek Kalus and two draft picks to Brandon two weeks…

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Winning isn't the only thing today 

A GRIP ON SPORTS I really want you to read Christian Caple's super blog post this morning. Read it even more than mine. After all, Christian is a friend and I hate the organization behind "A Grip on Sports," so when I got up this…

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Heading to Eugene 

COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- Should be on an airplane in Spokane by the time this posts. Call it the early-bird special, except I'm not a bird (or all that special). Anyway, we'll be in Portland and then Eugene before too long, but we have some…

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