Chiefs rally to beat Brandon
For the second straight home game, the internet at the Arena kicked me off - and didn't let me back on - right at the end of a Spokane Chiefs victory. At least Saturday I got the blog done before I was stifled.
But, better late than never, Steven Kuhn set up Dominik Uher for an easy tap-in with 3:42 to play to give the Chiefs a 4-3 win over the Brandon Wheat Kings in a game they trailed 3-1 at the midway point.
3 stars: 3, Brandon's Stone, 2, Spokane's Kramer, 1, Uher.
Long box below
Chiefs 4, Wheat Kings 3
SPOKANE – Wednesday
First period
1. Bran, Stone 6 (Pulock) 1:09.
2. Spo, Kichton 1 (Gal, Kuhn) 2:37, pp.
3, Bran, Swyripa 2 (Mraz, Bertaggia) 7:44, pp.
Penalties – Walker, Bran (delay of game) 2:06; Gow, Spo (kneeing) 5:48; Nikkel, Bran (cross checking) 14:50.
Second period
4. Bran, Walker 2 (Stone, Pulock) 6:15, pp.
5, Spo, Bardaro 8 (Vandane, Uher) 13:22, pp
6, Spo, Kramer 5, 18:33.
Penalties – Miller, Bran (high sticking), Kramer, Spo (roughing) 1:40; Aviani, Spo (high sticking) 4:42; Seaman, Bran (fighting), Gow, Spo (fighting) 10:06; Roy, Bran (elbowing) 11:32; Bertaggia, Bran (hooking) 15:15.
Third period
7, Spo, Uher 1 (Kuhn, Wedman) 16:18.
Penalties – Vandane, Spo (delay of game) 2:46; Asham, Bran (hooking) 9:20.
Shots on goal by
Brandon 10-8-5_23
Spokane 12-16-5_33
Goal (shots-saves) — Brandon: Boes (L, 2-1-0-1) 33-29. Spokane: Lee-Knight (W, 1-0-0-1) 23-20.
Power plays (goals-chances) — Brandon 2-3, Spokane 2-5.
Referees — Brett Iverson, Sean Raphael. Linesmen — Jeremi Del Campo, Anthony Guzzo.
Attendance – 3,214.
Scratches –Brandon: Brodie Melnychuk, Rene Hunter, Dominick Pavreau, Jens Meillear. Spokane: Tanner Mort, Cole Hamblin, Liam Stewart, Cody Nelson.