Devon McAndrews broke through Wednesday night and scored his first goal as a member of the Spokane Chiefs. With that barrier broken, McAndrews added his second goal for some much-needed insurance against the always-dangerous Portland Winterhawks.
The Brandon Wheat Kings will make their Memorial Cup charge with a defenseman who served as Spokane Chiefs captain last season. Brandon traded for the rights to 20-year-old Reid Gow on Monday, giving the Spokane Chiefs a fifth-round selection in the 2015 or 2016 Western Hockey League Bantam Draft.
The Spokane Chiefs will reach the halfway point of their Western Hockey League schedule tonight with their traditional New Year’s Eve game in Kennewick. Their 72-game schedule may be hitting its middle point, but the Chiefs are at their high point. Spokane (20-12-3-0, 63 points) has won a season-high six consecutive games heading in to its contest against the Tri-City Americans (18-16-0-1, 37) at Toyota Center.
Most of the Spokane Chiefs returned from a nine-day holiday break on Saturday night. Kailer Yamamoto, the evening's No. 1 star, never went anywhere. Read story
The Spokane Chiefs picked right up where they left off. Powered by shorthanded goals by Calder Brooks and Liam Stewart, and Garret Hughson’s stingy play in net, the Chiefs matched a season high with their fifth consecutive win Saturday night during a 5-1 decision over the Tri-City Americans.
The Spokane Chiefs return from the Western Hockey League break tonight with the opportunity to give themselves a post-holiday present. The Chiefs can forge their second five-game winning streak of the season with a victory over the Tri-City Americans. Game time is 7:05 at the Arena.
The Chiefs can forge their second five-game winning streak of the season with a victory over the Tri-City Americans. Game time is 7:05 p.m. Saturday at the Arena.
The Red Deer Rebels’ Presten Kopeck writes the initials “A.R.” on his hockey stick before each game. That’s Kopeck’s way of honoring his former billet mom in Portland, Aimee Rasmussen, who died of cancer on Oct. 7 at age 36.
Two examples illustrate why this has been a bizarre – but, so far, successful – season for the Spokane Chiefs. For one, it’s reasonable to say that the Chiefs’ best and worst moments came back-to-back, five days apart.
