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• Edmonton loses at Memorial Cup

  May 23, 2012 in Sports on Page B2 SHAWINIGAN, Quebec – Ryan Rupert and Bo Horvat scored in the first period and the tight-checking London Knights held on for 4-1 victory over the Edmonton Oil Kings in the …

• Winterhawks tie WHL finals

  May 5, 2012 in Sports on Page C2 EDMONTON, Alberta – Brendan Leipsic and Sven Bartschi each scored twice and Mac Carruth made 38 saves as the Portland Winterhawks beat Edmonton 5-1 on Friday to even the Western …

• Edmonton tops Portland in WHL finals opener

  May 4, 2012 in Sports on Page B8 EDMONTON, Alberta – Jordan Peddle scored a short-handed goal for the eventual winner Thursday as the Edmonton Oil Kings defeated the Portland Winterhawks 3-2 in Game 1 of the Western …

• Chiefs pick defenseman first in Bantam Draft

  May 3, 2012 in Sports The Spokane Chiefs selected defenseman Evan Fiala with the 14th overall pick in the Western Hockey League Bantam Draft on Thursday.

• Chiefs’ season ends with Game 7 loss to Tri-City

  April 19, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 KENNEWICK – This was no time for the glass slipper to fall off. After all, few expected the Spokane Chiefs to be in this position – battling the rival Tri-City …

• Chiefs’ season ends with Game 7 loss to Tri-City

  April 18, 2012 in Sports KENNEWICK – This was no time for the glass slipper to fall off.

• Chiefs, Americans will go the distance Wednesday

  April 18, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 By the end of tonight, Spokane Chiefs coach Don Nachbaur – one way or another – will be able to exhale, and it will finally become clearer how the West …

• Chiefs, Americans will go the distance Wednesday

  April 17, 2012 in Sports By the end of tonight, Spokane Chiefs coach Don Nachbaur – one way or another – will be able to exhale, and it will finally become clearer how the West …

• Chiefs need to beat Ams to keep season alive

  April 16, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 The Spokane Chiefs are hoping tonight isn’t that dreaded night that their Western Hockey League season comes to an abrupt end, and they know what they need to do to …

• Americans take 3-2 edge over Chiefs in yo-yo series

  April 15, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 KENNEWICK – Quite the yo-yo, cat-and-mouse series in which the Spokane Chiefs and Tri-City Americans are tangled. If anyone expected a different story, they might benefit from researching the history … 1

• Uher’s overtime goal draws Chiefs even in series

  April 14, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 If “almost” counted, the Spokane Chiefs wouldn’t have needed overtime to win on Friday night. But more than anything, they simply needed the win – and they played desperately enough …

• Chiefs need full effort to stay in playoffs

  April 12, 2012 in Sports The pressure is building for the Spokane Chiefs, and coach Don Nachbaur inisists his team will handle it better this time.

• Americans take 2-1 series lead over Chiefs

  April 12, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 This time, there was no last-minute – or last-second – drama. There were, however, plenty of mistakes and missed opportunities, and as a result the Spokane Chiefs find themselves in …

• Americans take 2-1 series edge over Chiefs

  April 11, 2012 in Sports This time, there was no last-minute – or last-second – drama.

• Sizzling Chiefs-Ams series shifts to Spokane

  April 11, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 In the first two games of their best-of-7 Western Conference semifinal series, the Spokane Chiefs and Tri-City Americans put on a show hot enough to melt the ice on which …

• Sizzling Chiefs-Ams series shifts to Spokane

  April 10, 2012 in Sports In the first two games of their best-of-7 Western Conference semifinal series, the Spokane Chiefs and Tri-City Americans put on a show hot enough to melt the ice on which …

• Chiefs lose when apparent goal is one-sixth of second too late

  April 8, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 KENNEWICK – The blink of an eye. The snap of a finger. Four little frames. In real time, less than 1 second. That’s what separated the Chiefs and Tri-City Americans … 1

• Chiefs, Americans gear up for another classic

  April 5, 2012 in Sports So much of life in the Western Hockey League is a highway – but in this instance it’s the 144-mile stretch of highway that’s helped define the hockey.

• Blanchette: Williams reaches first goal

  April 4, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 Eric Williams had the best reason in the world for becoming a goaltender. “I couldn’t score,” he said with a shrug.

• John Blanchette: Chiefs’ Williams reaches first goal

  April 3, 2012 in Sports Eric Williams had the best reason in the world for becoming a goaltender.

• Chiefs rewrite history, oust Giants

  April 2, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 They changed goalies, they changed their efforts in front of their goalie, and they changed history. When the Spokane Chiefs and Vancouver Giants met in the second round of the …

• Chiefs quickly changed momentum in series

  April 1, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 The Spokane Chiefs have gone from having their backs against the wall to charging forward and picking up momentum along the way. After losing their top defenseman, allowing 14 goals …

• Williams helps Spokane take 3-2 edge in series

  March 31, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 VANCOUVER, British Columbia – If it’s not broken, don’t fix it. That seems to be the strategy of Spokane Chiefs head coach Don Nachbaur, who, for the third straight game, …

• Chiefs have passed tests in WHL playoffs

  March 29, 2012 in Sports The entire Western Hockey League playoff run is a test, with a constant flow of different challenges for players and teams along the way.

• Chiefs tie series with Vancouver

  March 29, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 If Darren Kramer could stress one thing that the Spokane Chiefs have tried to commit to now that the postseason has arrived, it’s not stressing. Never get too high. Never …

• Chiefs tie series with Vancouver

  March 28, 2012 in Sports If Darren Kramer could stress one thing that the Spokane Chiefs have tried to commit to now that the postseason has arrived – it’s not stressing.

• Chiefs break through in WHL playoffs

  March 28, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 Just like clockwork, the playoffs roll around every March and goals become even harder to come by. Oddly enough, that wasn’t the case for the Chiefs over the weekend in …

• Chiefs break through in WHL playoffs

  March 27, 2012 in Sports Just like clockwork, the playoffs roll around every March and goals become even harder to come by.

• Giants rough up Chiefs again for 2-0 lead

  March 25, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 VANCOUVER, British Columbia – The Spokane Chiefs entered Pacific Coliseum on Saturday night with their backs against the wall. On top of giving up seven goals in their series-opening loss …

• Giants rough up Chiefs again for 2-0 lead

  March 24, 2012 in Sports VANCOUVER, British Columbia – The Spokane Chiefs entered Pacific Coliseum on Saturday night with their backs against the wall.

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