Portland Winter Hawks At Spokane

Time: Tonight at 7.

Records: Spokane (19-32-1), Portland (16-32-5).

Radio:KGA-AM (1510) 6 p.m. Chiefs Talk with Craig West, 6:20 Mike Babcock Show, 6:50 pre-game.

Tickets: $9.50 and $7.50 with seats in the blue sections discounted to $6.50 for seniors, military, children under 14 and students with I.D.

Key players: Spokane: C Jason Podollan (32 goals, 22 assists), GK Jarrod Daniel (3.83 goals-against), D Sean Gillam (11, 35), RW John Cirjak (16, 25), LW Greg Leeb (14, 25), RW Jeremy Stasiuk (17, 21), LW Kevin Sawyer (5, 5), C Darren Sinclair (9, 13) C Trent Whitfield (4, 9).

Portland: RW Layne Roland (17 goals, 16 assists), GK Scott Langkow (4.25 goals-against), LW Richard Zednik (23, 37), C Todd Robinson (17, 40), C Colin Forbes (15, 24), D Nolan Pratt (2, 26), RW Dave Scatchard (13, 25), RW Brad Isbister (15, 17).

At a glance: Chiefs enter the post-Bryan McCabe era with a new captain (Sawyer) and fresh legs. Off since Jan. 30, the Chiefs are re-tooling after trading McCabe to Brandon for future considerations and defenseman Adam Magarrell, who makes his local debut. Magarrell should help the penalty-killing unit and stabilize the back end, but McCabe’s scoring touch will be missed by a team with 18 one-goal losses. Whitfield will probably drop back to McCabe’s old slot on the power play. Portland is another team in transition, although Roland is a familiar thorn. The Winter Hawks veteran has appeared in 302 games, a Portland record. Roland took a 10-game scoring streak into Portland’s Tuesday nighter at Tri-City. Langkow is not letting much get by him. The goalie beat Seattle earlier in the Hawks road trip with 46 saves. He had 41 stops in a 4-2 loss in Kamloops, where Portland managed only 13 shots, an all-time club low.