Prince George captain Hirsche retires
Spokane Chiefs fans may remember this veteran. Read more
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 5, 2012
Fiddler, Chiefs on torrid pace
Todd Fiddler's Western Hockey League-leading 23rd goal on Wednesday night gave the Spokane Chiefs their 12th win in 15 games, this one 4-1 over the host Saskatoon Blades. Read more
TUESDAY, DEC. 4, 2012
Shadle Park graduate Alos retires from hockey
The Seattle Thunderbirds announced the retirement of 19-year-old Tyler Alos, who graduated from Shadle Park High. Read more
Aviani's first hat trick guides Chiefs
The Spokane Chiefs continued their dominance of the East Division on Tuesday night, defeating East leader Prince Albert 7-4 behind Mike Aviani's four-point night. Read more
Bulldogs go inside to defeat EWU
It may have been rainy outside, but it sure was Sunny inside McCarthey Athletic Center on Tuesday night. Sunny Greinacher scored a career-high 16 points as Gonzaga improved to 7-2 with a 65-50 nonconference win over Eastern Washington. Read more
Eagles' Nelson puts in long hours
This week's women's basketball notebook features Eastern Washington sophomore guard Lexie Nelson, whose hard-working habits have impressed coach Wendy Schuller and her Eagles teammates. Read more
SUNDAY, DEC. 2, 2012
No. 1 Stanford stomps Gonzaga
Gonzaga's women's basketball team knew it would have its hands full Sunday with top-ranked Stanford's stars, Chiney Ogwumike, Joslyn Tinkle and Amber Orrange. The Bulldogs couldn't have prepared for the career-high six 3-pointers and 18 points unleased by sophomore forward Taylor Greenfield. Stanford won going…
SATURDAY, DEC. 1, 2012
Chiefs rally for OT win at Regina
Spokane's dominance of the Western Hockey League's East Division continuted on Saturday night, with a couple of new twists. Tyler King had his first winning goal of the season to lift the Chiefs to a 6-5 overtime win at Regina, Saskatchewan. Fourth-liners Riley Whittingham and…
Gonzaga primed for No. 1 Stanford 1
Games against Stanford have been a highlight of Gonzaga's women's basketball schedule for four years. This year's game is infused with extra spice because Stanford comes to Spokane on Sunday as the top-ranked team in the Associated Press poll. Read more
FRIDAY, NOV. 30, 2012
WHL looks unkindly on Portland's response
The battle between the Western Hockey League and the Portland Winterhawks continues. Read more
Fiddler, Aviani power Chiefs in East opener
The long bus ride to Saskatchewan had no ill effect on the Spokane Chiefs, who blasted the Swift Current Broncos 7-2 on Friday night. The Chiefs opened a stretch in which they play six East Division teams in nine days. Todd Fiddler and Mike Aviani…
Big game, big Tinkle reunion
The Stanford women, ranked No. 1 for the first time since 2005, are coming to Spokane on Sunday afternoon for their latest game with new West Coast power Gonzaga. The teams will meet for the fifth time in four years, but this year's installment has…
THURSDAY, NOV. 29, 2012
Former Chief Brust sets record
Barry Brust, who played for the Spokane Chiefs from 2000-03, recently set the American Hockey League record for the longest shutout streak while playing for the Abbotsford Heat. Brust blanked rivals for 268 minutes and 17 seconds, breaking the record set in 1957-58 by Hall…
Cougars will meet former Cougar
The name on her birth certificate is Ki-Shawna Moore. She was KiKi Moore when she played for Washington State in 2009-10. Now she's Ki-Ki Moore, playing her second season with Fresno State and leading the Bulldogs in scoring at 17.3 ppg. The Cougars will take…
Green takes over in tough spot
Former Spokane Chiefs player Travis Green, the new head coach for the Portland Winterhawks because of stiff sanctions imposed by the Western Hockey League, met with the media on Thursday. He's happy to be a head coach, but not under the circumstances. Read more
WHL clarifies sanctions on Portland
The Western Hockey League, after saying on Wednesday that it would have no more comments, on Thursday clarified its sanctions against the Portland Winterhawks. Read more
Chiefs take to road to meet East Division
Nine days, six games, hundreds of miles by bus. The Spokane Chiefs will begin their eastern sojourn on Friday at Swift Current, Saskatchewan. Read about the trip
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 28, 2012
Former Chief Green steps in
Travis Green, one of the Spokane Chiefs' all-time greats, will step in as interim coach for the Portland Winterhawks, who were slapped with heavy sanctions by the WHL on Wednesday. Read more
TUESDAY, NOV. 27, 2012
How to get your hockey fix
The Western Hockey League gets a mention or two in this story about how hockey fans can pass the time while NHL players remain locked out. Read more
Whits' Guthrie always long-shot winner
Just had a good talk with Whitworth senior guard Emily Guthrie. She and Washington State freshmen Lia Galdeira are featured in this week's women's notebook. Read more:
SATURDAY, NOV. 24, 2012
WSU outclaws BYU in battle of Cougars
This was a big win for Washington State. BYU was selected to unseat eight-time West Coast Conference champion Gonzaga in a preseason poll of league coaches. WSU gave the Bulldogs fits last year in a two-point win for Gonzaga. The Cougars play at Gonzaga on…
Chiefs win in Nachbaur's 1000th game
The Spokane Chiefs caught fire in the final 12 minutes Saturday night and beat the Tri-City Americans 5-2 at the Arena in the 1000th Western Hockey League game for Chiefs coach Don Nachbaur. Read more
Chiefs lead after two periods
Todd Fiddler's team-high 18th goal early in the second period Saturday night gave the Spokane Chiefs a 2-1 lead over the Tri-City Americans in the 1,000th Western Hockey League game for Chiefs coach Don Nachbaur. Story to come.
FRIDAY, NOV. 23, 2012
Americans trip up Chiefs in overtime
Heading into Friday night's game at Kennewick, the Spokane Chiefs hadn't played an overtime game this year. They also hadn't lost to the Tri-City Americans. They also were 11-0 when leading after two periods. All of that changed, but the Chiefs will get another shot…
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 21, 2012
Fiddler, Gow support Hughson in Chiefs' win
The Spokane Chiefs took care of the Everett Silvertips at the Arena on Wednesday night, as has been their pattern during the last five years. Todd Fiddler, Reid Gow and Brenden Kichton supplied the offense for backup goaltender Garret Hughson, who defeated Everett for the…
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