The Spokane Chiefs peppered a pair of Calgary Hitmen goalies with 53 shots, but it was one of them, a non-shot, that kind of defined this game as the home team wins 8-1. Blake Gal (10) got a hat trick, and was almost embarassed, but, of course, no one turns down a three-goal game. The story is here, the extended box is below.

Chiefs 8, Hitmen 1

Spokane – Wednesday

First period

1, Spo, Gal 6 (Johnson) :43.

2, Spo, Kramer 2 (Cowen) 2:27.

3, Spo, Gal 7 (Miller, Gow) 11:54.

4, Cal, Fiesnko 2 (Kirsch, Foucault) 15:56, pp.

5, Spo, Miller 2 (Cowen, Johnson) 17:06, pp.

Penalties – Wilson, Cal (tripping) 3:31; Trzonkowski, Cal, Kramer, Spo (roughing) 13:48; Leedahl, Spo (tripping) 14:54; Bubnick, Cal (hooking0 16:25; Reinbolt, Cal, Kramer, Spo (major, fighting) 16:56; Beach, Cal, Cowen, Spo (major, fighting) 18:23.

Second period

6, Spo, Gal 8 (Kichton) 3:01.

7, Spo, Miller 3 (Johnson, Kichton) 6:02, pp.

8, Spo, Aviani 1 (Marantz) 8:08.

Penalties – Baldwin, Spo (cross checking) :12; Rissling, Cal (holding) 4:47; MacKenzie, Cal, Marantz, Spo (major, fighting); Reinbolt, Cal (slashing), Cowen, Spo (unsportsmanlike conduct) 15:09; Rissling, Cal (holding) 15:40; Fiddler, Cal (hooking) 16:03.

Third period

9, Spo, Holmberg 4 (Mort) 8:01.

Penalties – Spokane (too many men on ice, served by Marantz) 2:08; Wilson, Cal, Kramer, Spo (major, fighting) 10:42; Trzonkowski, Cal (kneeing) 12:45; Snider, Cal (tripping, served by Foucault) 16:27; Snider, Cal (leaving crease), Rissling, Cal (roughing), Beach (major, fighting), Sylvester, Cal (hooking, major, fighting); Aviani, Spo (major, fighting), Marantz, (double roughing) 16:46, Kramer, Spo (major, fighting), 16:46; Cheek, Cal (slashing) 19:49.

Shots on goal by
Calgary        7-6-7_20
Spokane       17-19-17_53

Goal (shots-saves) — Calgary : Snider (L, 3-3-0-0)(return start of 3^rd) 31-27; Holly (11:54 of 1^st) 22-18. Spokane: Reid (W, 4-4-0-0) 19-18; Engle (12:45 of 3^rd) 1-1.

Power plays (goals-chances) — Calgary 1-3; Spokane 2-9.

Referee — Jason Nissen. Linesmen — Chris Carlson, Anthony Guzzo.

Attendance – 3,657.

 Scratches – Calgary: Carter Berg, Peter Kosterman, John Lawrence, Mackenzie Royer. Spokane: Cole Hamblin, T.C. Cratsenberg, Marek Kalus, Collin Valcourt, Tyler Vanscourt.

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