Spokane Chiefs Outdoor Classic (Jan. 15)
The first-ever Western Hockey League game to be played outdoors, before a standing room only crowd of 7,075 at Avista Stadium, was an 11-2 romp by the home team.
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Spokane Chiefs' Darren Kramer, left, exchanges insults with a Kootenay Ice player as a referee intervenes by the team benches at the first ever Rockstart Outdoor Hockey Classic at Avista Stadium Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011.
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Spokane Chiefs' Mike Aviani, right, and his teammates march out of the dugout for the third period at the first ever Rockstart Outdoor Hockey Classic at Avista Stadium Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011.
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Spokane Chiefs' Brady Brassart, center, moves the puck away from Kootenay Ice's Jagger Dirk, left, at the first ever Rockstart Outdoor Hockey Classic at Avista Stadium Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011.
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Spokane Chiefs skate by the bench for high-fives after a goal at the first ever Rockstart Outdoor Hockey Classic at Avista Stadium Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011.
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Spokane Chiefs' Steve Kuhn, watches the action and awaits his turn to sub in at the first ever Rockstart Outdoor Hockey Classic at Avista Stadium Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011. Behind Kuhn is teammate Mike Aviani.
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During a break in the action, Spokane Chiefs coach Don Nachbaur, left, gives his team a pep talk at the Rockstar Outdoor Hockey Classic, a Chiefs game played on one-time ice at Avista Stadum Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011.
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Spokane Chiefs' Steve Kuhn, right, takes in a breakaway puck, which he taps past Kootenay Ice goalie Brett Teskey at the first ever Rockstart Outdoor Hockey Classic at Avista Stadium Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011. Trailing Kuhn is defenseman Jagger Dirk.
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Spokane Chiefs' Corbin Baldwin, top and Kootenay Ice's Matt Fraser duke it out around the refs at the first ever Rockstart Outdoor Hockey Classic at Avista Stadium Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011.
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Spokane Chiefs' Matt Marantz, left, celebrates a first-period goal with his teammates against Kootenay Ice at the first ever Rockstart Outdoor Hockey Classic at Avista Stadium Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011.
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The victorious Spokane Chiefs walk to the locker rooms after the first ever Rockstart Outdoor Hockey Classic at Avista Stadium Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011.
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Spokane Chiefs' Matt Marantz, left, celebrates a first-period goal against Kootenay Ice goalie Nathan Lieuwen at the first ever Rockstart Outdoor Hockey Classic at Avista Stadium Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011.
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Fireworks explode over the scoreboard in the outfield after the first ever Rockstart Outdoor Hockey Classic at Avista Stadium Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011.
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Spokane Chiefs' Mac Engel, right, the backup goalie who played the third period of the game, greets young fans on his way to the locker room at the first ever Rockstart Outdoor Hockey Classic at Avista Stadium Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011.
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Kootenay Ice's goalie Nathan Lieuwen misses the glove save, but the puck was off target on this shot at the Rockstar Outdoor Hockey Classic, a Spokane Chiefs game on a one-time rink set up at Avista Stadium Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011.
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Spokane Chiefs' Darren Kramer, left, starts the first period with a fight against Kootenay Ice's Brendan Hurley which started bad blood early in the game at the first ever Rockstart Outdoor Hockey Classic at Avista Stadium Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011.
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An American and a Canadian honor guard take the ice simultaneously before the start of the first ever Rockstar Outdoor Hockey Classic, a Spokane Chiefs game held on an outdoor rink at Avista stadium Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011.
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The crowd cheers as an Air Force tanker aircraft flies over before the start of the first ever Rockstar Outdoor Hockey Classic, a Spokane Chiefs game held on an outdoor rink at Avista stadium Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011.
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Kootenay Ice's Steele Boomer, left, and Spokane Chiefs' Brenden Kichton scramble along the boards for the puck in the second period of the Rockstar Outdoor Hockey Classic, a Spokane Chiefs game on a one-time rink set up at Avista Stadium Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011.
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Spectators settle in for second period of the first ever Outdoor Classic, a Spokane Chiefs game held on an outdoor rink at Avista stadium Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011.
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Announcer Jay Stewart takes center ice to make introductions before the start of the first ever Rockstar Outdoor Hockey Classic, a Spokane Chiefs game held on an outdoor rink at Avista stadium Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011.
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