Dave Trimmer

The Fresno State Bulldogs, aided by a kickoff out of bounds and a missed tackle on a key pass play, managed their first offensive touchdown with 14 seconds left to nip Idaho 23-20 at Bulldog Stadium.

Seconds after Spokane center Steven Kuhn dropped to the ice to block a shot from the point, Kenton Miller slipped a little drop pass to Blake Gal, who went backhand for a pretty goal. “It’s an intestinal fortitude skill,” appreciative Chiefs coach Don Nachbaur said of the fourth goal in a recent 5-0 win over Tri-City. “You’ve got to have courage. Without courage you don’t have a chance to be a hockey player.” Kuhn falls into that category. “It’s always been in my game,” Kuhn said. “It’s not so much making yourself do it, it’s starting to become a habit. Don’s a really good coach and he’s instilled in us … blocking shots, defense first … little habits like that, those are the things that add up and lead to goals like that.”

Spokane Chiefs romp over Kamloops to get out of last place.

That the Spokane Chiefs picked up three points last weekend in it’s critical three-games-in-three-days Western Hockey League road trip wasn’t a surprise. What was surprising was the manner in which they did it, which should serve them well this week when they play three games in four nights, beginning with a visit from Kamloops tonight.

That the Spokane Chiefs picked up three points last weekend in it’s critical three-games-in-three-days Western Hockey League road trip wasn’t a surprise.

It’s time for that fine holiday basketball tradition, where teams travel to Thanksgiving tournaments hoping they aren’t the main course.

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Back in the day it was all sports all the time for Doug and Darci Wellsandt, mixed in with helping on the family farm. It worked out pretty well since they managed to go from Ritzville to Washington State on athletic scholarships and then play professionally, Doug briefly in the National Football League, Darci on basketball teams in Australia and Switzerland . Sports are still a central part of their lives – Doug as a parent in North Idaho and Darci as a volleyball coach in Hermiston, Ore. – but with a different perspective.

It was a game that was played on the edge until the Spokane Chiefs pushed the Tri-City Americans over it. Three goals in the last half of the second period of a Western Hockey League game played with playoff intensity led the Chiefs to smothering 5-0 win over their rivals Saturday night at the Arena.

Three goals in the last half of the second period of a Western Hockey League game played with playoff intensity led the Chiefs to smothering 5-0 win over their rivals Saturday night at the Arena.

Two goals, 3 seconds shy of being a pair of short-handed tallies, would seem to make for a pretty good game, but Tyler Johnson was talking about some seemingly impossible misses that kept him from a hat trick. And that was why 6,479 fans at the Arena were on the edge of their seats throughout Friday night’s Western Hockey League game with Edmonton before the Chiefs pulled out a 4-3 victory.

The 6,479 fans at the Arena were on the edge of their seats throughout Friday night’s Western Hockey League game with Edmonton before the Chiefs pulled out a 4-3 victory.

It’s not often a stretch of three wins and three losses is cause for enthusiasm. But there is an exception, and that comes during every Western Hockey League season when teams load up for their annual tour through one of the other divisions in the other conference.

It’s not often a stretch of three wins and three losses is cause for enthusiasm. But there is an exception, and that comes during every Western Hockey League season when teams load up for their annual tour through one of the other divisions in the other conference.