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• Chiefs begin road trip through WHL East

  November 29, 2012 in Sports As a fourth-year player and Spokane Chiefs leader, Mitch Holmberg has devised the perfect strategy for surviving the team’s longest road trip of the season.

• WHL nails Portland franchise for rules violations

  November 28, 2012 in Sports The Western Hockey League suspended Portland Winterhawks coach and general manager Mike Johnston for the rest of the season, fined the team $200,000 and took away several draft picks Wednesday … 15

• WSU gets go-ahead for football building

  November 17, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 College football: The Washington State University Board of Regents gave approval for a $61 million football operations building to be constructed beginning this month, it was announced Friday morning. The …

• Portland Winter Hawks trounce Chiefs 9-1

  November 11, 2012 in Sports on Page C3 The Spokane Chiefs got their first look at the 2012-13 Portland Winterhawks on Saturday at the Arena, and first impressions came with bumps, bruises and a thorough, 9-1 trouncing. A …

• Chiefs needs to take care of puck

  October 19, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 You’ll hear the words “go to the body” echoing off of boards in rinks around the Western Hockey League. Anywhere there is hockey, really. But Spokane Chiefs general manager Tim …

• Spokane Chiefs take series opener in overtime

  April 7, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 KENNEWICK – They know the top scorers, the top playmakers and the top defensemen in each other’s lineups. After meeting a dozen times in the regular season, the Spokane Chiefs …

• Broken jaw sidelines Chiefs defenseman Kichton

  March 27, 2012 in Sports Spokane Chiefs top defenseman Brenden Kichton will miss the remainder of the WHL playoffs with a broken jaw. 1

• Chiefs lose their sizzle and fizzle

  January 17, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 There’s really nothing gentle about hockey – and that includes honest feedback when a lackluster performance is turned in. Two days after scoring an impressive victory over the Western Hockey …

• Spokane Chiefs fall to Seattle Thunderbirds

  January 16, 2012 in Sports There’s really nothing gentle about hockey – and that includes honest feedback when a lackluster performance is turned in.

• Chiefs down Ams before 10,475

  February 12, 2011 in Sports After giving up an easy early goal, the Chiefs took command with a pair of power-play goals and then Tyler Johnson finished with off with a pair of late goals … 1

• Chiefs come to life, rock Lethbridge

  January 7, 2011 in Sports Midway through Friday night’s game against Lethbridge, when the only things the Arena crowd of 5,423 had to cheer about were the Eastern Washington football team and an own goal, …

• Chiefs survive up-and-down road trip

  November 23, 2010 in Sports That the Spokane Chiefs picked up three points last weekend in it’s critical three-games-in-three-days Western Hockey League road trip wasn’t a surprise.

• Chiefs pleased with progress

  November 11, 2010 in Sports It’s not often a stretch of three wins and three losses is cause for enthusiasm. But there is an exception, and that comes during every Western Hockey League season when … 1

• Chiefs force Game 7

  March 29, 2010 in Sports PORTLAND – The Spokane Chiefs lived to play another day. Levko Koper had two goals and linemate Tyler Johnson had three assists as Spokane topped Portland 4-3 on Monday night …

• Chiefs fall to Portland

  March 24, 2010 in Sports If Portland can duplicate its regular-season success in the playoffs, this Western Hockey League series is far from over.

• Chiefs beat Americans, 5-2

  February 27, 2010 in Sports There isn’t much more you can expect from a Tri-City visit to Spokane for a Western Hockey League showdown. Well, maybe a few skirmishes for old-time sake but with the …

• Spokane native Alos comes home to face Chiefs

  December 4, 2009 in Sports on Page B1 The Tyler Alos who hits the ice tonight will be different from the one who skated here with the Seattle Thunderbirds on Oct. 10. “When we were over there at …

• Hats off to Chiefs

  February 19, 2009 in Sports The Spokane Chiefs have seemingly entered the twilight zone of hockey, and Wednesday night became just the latest episode in a string of thrilling on-ice performances.

• Cowen to miss rest of season

  February 5, 2009 in News, Sports Spokane Chief defenseman Jared Cowen will have reconstructive surgery on his right knee and will miss the remainder of the season.