Spokane Chiefs prospects play waiting game as NHL draft dreams delayed
UPDATED: 10:32 p.m.
Western Hockey League delays start of season until December 4
UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 6, 2020
The Western Hockey League is now aiming to begin a full regular season on Dec. 4, the league announced Thursday. That pushes back the start of the Spokane Chiefs’ season by about three months from a usual start date.
Team safety, fans in stands key to Spokane Chiefs, WHL returning to play
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Western Hockey League delays start of season until December 4
UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 6, 2020
The Western Hockey League is now aiming to begin a full regular season on Dec. 4, the league announced Thursday. That pushes back the start of the Spokane Chiefs’ season by about three months from a usual start date.
Spokane sports react to potential removal of Native American terms and imagery
UPDATED: Sat., July 4, 2020
For decades, certain sports teams – professional, college and high school – have resisted changing their nicknames and branding from Native American terms and imagery.But with the recent climate of change sweeping the country in the wake of the death of George Floyd and the resulting national protests against racism, a couple of the more prominent – and historically most resistant – professional teams have been pressured by activists and investors to reevaluate the situation.
Spokane Chiefs pick defenseman David Jiricek in CHL Import Draft
UPDATED: Tue., June 30, 2020
The Spokane Chiefs selected defenseman David Jiricek from the Czech Republic with the 54th pick in Tuesday's CHL Import draft.
Spokane Chiefs prospects play waiting game as NHL draft dreams delayed
UPDATED: Thu., June 25, 2020
When the National Hockey League gathered for its annual draft one year ago in Vancouver, British Columbia, Jack Finley was there to take it all in.
Team safety, fans in stands key to Spokane Chiefs, WHL returning to play
UPDATED: Thu., June 18, 2020
If the Spokane Chiefs and the rest of the Western Hockey League return to play this fall, they will only do so if fans are in attendance.
Not frozen out: Spokane Chiefs players past, present take ice at Idaho rink during league shutdowns
UPDATED: Sun., May 31, 2020
Derek and Zane Ryan lugged hockey bags into Frontier Ice Arena on Thursday looking for something that local pros are finding pretty rare these days.
Spokane Chiefs forward Adam Beckman named WHL player of the year
UPDATED: Thu., May 21, 2020
A little more than four years ago, Adam Beckman was a 5-foot, 139-pound prospect the Spokane Chiefs selected in the fifth round of the bantam draft.
Chiefs captain Ty Smith named WHL top defenseman for second straight year
UPDATED: Wed., May 20, 2020
Ty Smith of the Spokane Chiefs has been named the Western Hockey League’s defenseman of the year for the second straight season.
WHL’s Portland Winterhawks in search of new ownership solution
Sun., May 10, 2020
The WHL released a statement Sunday following reports the Winterhawks’ parent company, Portland Winterhawks Inc., reportedly filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy, and that the major junior hockey team had been handed over to a court-appointed receiver.
Spokane Chiefs select defenseman Saige Weinstein in first round of remote WHL bantam draft
UPDATED: Wed., April 22, 2020
Jim Hammett has served in various hockey organizations over his three-decade career.
Spokane Chiefs’ Adam Beckman named Western Hockey League’s Western Conference Player of the Year
UPDATED: Tue., April 21, 2020
A body of work that was statistically the best in the Western Hockey League earned the Spokane Chiefs’ Adam Beckman Western Conference Player of the Year honors.
Tyler Johnson ponders next career, prepares for playoff push during NHL closure
UPDATED: Tue., April 21, 2020
Before the National Hockey League season came to a screeching halt last month, Tyler Johnson was a versatile center for the Tampa Bay Lightning.