Proposed return-to-play format intrigues local NHLers Kailer Yamamoto, Derek Ryan
UPDATED: Wed., June 3, 2020
If the NHL can bring its proposed playoff structure to fruition, Kailer Yamamoto is eager to take part.
Spokane Chiefs forward Adam Beckman named WHL player of the year
UPDATED: 9:28 p.m.
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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.
Chiefs’ Ty Smith named Western Conference’s top defenseman
UPDATED: Tue., April 21, 2020
Ty Smith earned another Western Hockey League accolade on Monday, when the Spokane Chiefs’ captain was named the best defenseman among the Western Conference’s 10 teams.
Locally: Spokane Chiefs defenseman Noah King signs with AHL’s Stockton Heat
UPDATED: Mon., April 20, 2020
Spokane Chiefs defenseman Noah King has signed a professional contract with the Stockton Heat of the American Hockey League, an affiliate of the NHL’s Calgary Flames.
Ex-Spokane Chiefs coach Bill Peters moves to Russia in 1st job since leaving Calgary
UPDATED: Wed., April 15, 2020
Bill Peters, who led the Spokane Chiefs to a 2008 Memorial Cup championship, has made a return to professional hockey by being appointed coach of Russian hockey club Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
Severe knee injuries didn’t shake Jake McGrew’s spirit during his time with Spokane Chiefs
UPDATED: Sun., April 12, 2020
Jake McGrew hoped to skate out with his Spokane Chiefs teammates one last time this year.
WHL playoffs, Memorial Cup canceled by Canadian Hockey League
UPDATED: Mon., March 23, 2020
Nearly a week after shuttering its regular season, the Western Hockey League on Monday had its postseason canceled as well.