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Spokane Chiefs open 2024 training camp with renewed expectations
- Spokane Chiefs announce intent to bid on hosting 2026 Memorial Cup
- Spokane Chiefs name Brad Lauer coach; WHL's all-time leader in win percentage
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Spokane Chiefs wrap up camp with local flair; Berkly Catton ‘ready to go’ for whatever season holds for him
- NHL Draft: Berkly Catton leads contingent of Spokane Chiefs into draft day
- Spokane Chiefs defenseman Saige Weinstein takes 'longer path' to NHL contract

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Bruins sign former Spokane Chiefs star Tyler Johnson to tryout agreement

UPDATED: Tue., Sept. 3, 2024

The Boston Bruins signed 34-year-old center Tyler Johnson – a former Spokane Chiefs standout – to a professional tryout agreement over the weekend.

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Spokane Chiefs wrap up camp with local flair; Berkly Catton ‘ready to go’ for whatever season holds for him

UPDATED: Sun., Sept. 1, 2024

Western Hockey League training camp means a lot of things to a lot of the people involved . The Red-White scrimmage at the conclusion of camp brings it all together.

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Spokane Chiefs open 2024 training camp with renewed expectations

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 28, 2024

The Spokane Chiefs take the ice at the Arena this week for training camp with renewed expectations to not only qualify for the Western Hockey League playoffs, but to make a longer run than last season’s first-round sweep administered by top-seeded Prince George.

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Spokane Chiefs announce intent to bid on hosting 2026 Memorial Cup

UPDATED: Tue., July 30, 2024

The Spokane Chiefs organization on Tuesday announced its intent to bid to become the host city for the 2026 Memorial Cup, the national championship of the Canadian Hockey League.

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Spokane Chiefs name Brad Lauer coach; WHL’s all-time leader in win percentage

UPDATED: Thu., July 18, 2024

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Former Spokane Chiefs star Berkly Catton, new coach Dan Bylsma make debuts with Kraken

UPDATED: Wed., July 3, 2024

SEATTLE – Berkly Catton was drafted into the Seattle Kraken organization Friday, the No. 8 pick in the NHL draft. He was already in the thick of it by Tuesday, surrounded by his fellow Seattle prospects at Kraken Community Iceplex, covered in slush after being tossed off the puck and into the net during a physical one-on-one drill.

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NHL draft: Spokane’s Will McIsaac, Nathan Mayes hear names called in Las Vegas on Day 2

UPDATED: Sat., June 29, 2024

Add two more Spokane Chiefs players to the list of prospects selected at the NHL Entry Draft at the Sphere in Las Vegas.

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NHL draft: Spokane Chiefs center Berkly Catton selected No. 8 by Seattle Kraken

UPDATED: Fri., June 28, 2024

Las Vegas is a town where dreams can come true. For dozens of young hockey players, those dreams became reality on Friday.

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NHL Draft: Berkly Catton leads contingent of Spokane Chiefs into draft day

UPDATED: Thu., June 27, 2024

The 2024 NHL draft begins with the first round on Friday, and Spokane Chiefs center Berkly Catton expects to hear his name called early in the draft. Draft experts rate Catton to land somewhere between No. 5 and 15.

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‘No one is spared’: Tracing former Spokane Chiefs coach Mike Babcock’s imperious NHL career

UPDATED: Mon., June 3, 2024

For years, Babcock’s behavior was notorious in NHL locker rooms, and some players attempted to draw attention to it. But he has long been well-connected and respected amongst the game’s power brokers, and his winning reputation shielded him from serious scrutiny.

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Spokane Chiefs forward Berkly Catton named to 2023-24 CHL all-star second team

UPDATED: Sun., June 2, 2024

Spokane Chiefs forward Berkly Catton was named to the Canadian Hockey League's all-star second team for the 2023-24 season, the league announced on Sunday.

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‘Tough decision’: Spokane Chiefs part ways with coach Ryan Smith after two full seasons

UPDATED: Wed., May 15, 2024

The Spokane Chiefs made great strides on the ice during the 2023-24 season, increasing their win total by 15 and points total by 26 over the previous season, and claiming the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Hockey League’s Western Conference – before being swept in four games by first-place Prince George.

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