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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

MONDAY, MAY 2, 2011

Chiefs season over 

Troy Rutkowski, Ty Rattie and Nino Niederreiter scored in the third period as the Portland Winterhawks ended the Spokane Chiefs season with a 6-3 win Molnday night at the Arena, taking the Western Conference best-of-7 finals in six games. The Chiefs jumped to a 2-0…

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Spokane Chiefs celebrates Jared Cowen's goal against Portland Winterhawks in the first period during game 3 of WHL Western Conference finals in Spokane, Wash., Wednesday, April 27, 2011. (Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-Review)

Chiefs' Cowen wants to keep going

I slacked off Sunday, calling it a day after returning from Portland (well, I did mow the grass and attend to a few other chores). John Blanchette advanced tonight's Western Hockey League playoff Game 6 between Spokane and Portland with this column on Chiefs' captain…

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