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• Chiefs lose playoff opener at Vancouver

  March 24, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 VANCOUVER, British Columbia – With mirroring records coupled with a pair of down-to-the-wire regular-season meetings, the first- round Western Hockey League playoff matchup between the Spokane Chiefs and Vancouver Giants …

• Chiefs end regular season with victory

  March 17, 2012 in Sports Although it was meaningless when it comes to playoff implications, the Spokane Chiefs got a win over their rivals in Saturday night’s regular-season finale.

• Fans greet Giants on return to New Jersey

  February 7, 2012 in Sports on Page B3 Smiles were the order of the day, as the Super Bowl-champion New York Giants returned home, victorious once again. The team’s charter plane from Indianapolis touched down around 1:55 p.m. …

• Kichton’s OT goal caps Spokane’s rally from 3-0 deficit

  January 28, 2012 in Sports Brenden Kichton’s smile as he exited the locker room on Saturday night said it all. While fans enjoyed cheap food and a game dedicated to members of the military, the …

• Chiefs stand tall in win over high-powered Ams

  January 14, 2012 in Sports First place wasn’t on the line, but pride – that’s always on the line. It just doesn’t matter where these teams sit in the standings. When the Spokane Chiefs and …

• Broncos lose to Chiefs, still make playoffs

  January 2, 2012 in Sports on Page B6 DENVER – Tim Tebow still can’t beat Kyle Orton on the football field. And Orton still can’t top Tebow when it’s all said and done.

• Tri-City Americans get early lead, tops Spokane Chiefs

  January 1, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 KENNEWICK – Tri-City jumped out to an early 2-0 lead and the U.S. Division-leading Americans beat the rival Spokane Chiefs 4-1 in Western Hockey League action Saturday night at the … 1

• Brady gets untracked to lead Patriots past Chiefs

  November 22, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 Rob Gronkowski somersaulted into the end zone, staggered to his feet and still managed to spike the football. “I was just fine,” the Patriots star tight end said. “I just … 1

• Ugly? Not to Chiefs

  November 1, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Up and down the sideline, the Kansas City Chiefs were telling each other the game wasn’t over. Didn’t matter that Philip Rivers was under center with …

• NIC sweeps Sasquatch

  October 11, 2011 in Sports on Page B3 Yang Yang, a 6-foot freshman, had 15 kills and six blocks to lead North Idaho College to a three-game nonconference volleyball sweep of visiting Community Colleges of Spokane on Monday …

• Johnson signs with Tampa Bay Lightning

  March 8, 2011 in Sports on Page B3 Tyler Johnson was probably the only Spokane Chief who got off the bus from Prince George on Sunday afternoon with pep in his step. That’s because he was headed out …

• Chiefs hang on to beat Prince George 5-4

  March 5, 2011 in Sports on Page C9 PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – At times, it must have seemed to Spokane goalie James Reid and his Prince George counterpart, Ty Rimmer, that they were in a shooting gallery – …

• Chiefs fall to Americans, lose grip on 2nd in U.S. Division

  February 5, 2011 in Sports on Page C5 KENNEWICK – This time the ice held up. The Spokane Chiefs didn’t. Spokane, in its first visit to the Toyota Center since the New Year’s Eve cancellation, saw Tri-City score …

• Winterhawks beat Chiefs in OT

  January 23, 2011 in Sports Nino Niederreiter’s goal with 36 seconds left in overtime, his second tally of the game, gave the Portland Winterhawks a 6-5 Western Hockey League victory over the Spokane Chiefs on …

• Last-minute deflection dooms Chiefs

  October 8, 2010 in Sports The Spokane Chiefs had eight power plays and peppered Portland’s net with 48 shots, only to see the Winterhawks win their ninth straight game at the Arena dating back to …

• Spokane Chiefs drop head coach Hardy Sauter

  May 4, 2010 in Sports Spokane Chiefs coach Hardy Sauter will not return for a third season as head coach in the Western Hockey League.

• Hawks best Chiefs

  March 27, 2010 in Sports on Page C1 That cushy two-game lead the Spokane Chiefs held over Portland just a few days back is history, vaporized Friday night by another unproductive offensive effort that resulted in a 4-2 …

• Chiefs lose, but get point

  December 19, 2009 in Sports on Page C1 While the 5,569 fans at the Arena may have been disappointed, the Spokane Chiefs got an early Christmas present Friday night. Despite being extremely short-handed and trailing late, the Chiefs …

• Chiefs dominate Chilliwack

  November 4, 2009 in Sports The Spokane Chiefs defeated the Chillwack Bruins 5-1 in a Western Hockey League game at the Spokane Arena on Wednesday night.

• Chiefs upend Seattle, head to Round 2

  March 28, 2009 in Sports The Spokane Chiefs defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 5-3 Saturday night at the Arena to win their opening-round Western Hockey League playoff series four games to one.

• Chiefs didn’t need big deal to be big deal

  January 11, 2009 in Sports on Page C1 The Western Hockey League’s trade deadline came and went at 2 p.m. Saturday, and it likely will come as a disappointment to the vocal legion that clamored for the Spokane …

• Tokarski the hero

    January 6, 2009 in Sports on Page C1 OTTAWA – He faced nationwide media criticism in Canada, a legendary coach doubting him, and opponents who sensed weakness so they fired pucks at him from all over the ice. …