Spokane Chiefs At Swift Current

Wed., Nov. 13, 1996

Faceoff: Tonight at 5:30 in Centennial Civic Centre.

Records: Spokane (13-7-2), Swift Current (15-5-1)

Radio: KGA-AM (1510) 4:30 p.m. Hockey Tonight with Craig West. Chiefs coach Mike Babcock 4:20 (approximate).

Key players: Spokane: C Trent Whitfield (16 goals, 20 assists), C/RW John Cirjak (13, 20), LW Greg Leeb (7, 20), LW Joe Cardarelli (7, 18), D Hugh Hamilton (5, 14), RW Marian Cisar (11, 7), GK Aren Miller (2.19 goals-against), LW Jay Bertsch (3, 3), D Adam Magarrell (1, 6).

Swift Current: C Josh St. Louis (17 goals, 11 assists), LW Sergei Varlamov (13, 14), LW Brad Larsen (9, 15), C Jeff Kirwan (9, 20), D Brent Spoel (4, 8), GK Lindsey Materi (2.52 goals-against, .905 saves percentage) or Terry Friesen (2.93), C Tyler Perry (8, 14).

At a glance: Chiefs wanted to pick up suspended tough guy Kris Graf on this trip, provided he and the management come to terms on curfew violations and lax school attendance, reasons why the veteran left wing was sent home to Edmonton. Loss of Joel Boschman (groin injury) and a brutal stretch of four games in five nights caught up with Spokane in Sunday night’s 4-1 loss in Seattle. Chiefs hope Miller, from Estevan, Saskatoon, heats it up in front of the home folks. Chiefs will likely see Friesen in goal. Materi was supposed to start Tuesday night’s game at Prince Albert. A runtish 5-6 and 140 pounds, Materi is only 17 but playing much older and bigger in goal for ex-Chiefs assistant Jamie Reeve, whose coaching specialty is goaltending. Reeve is now the top assistant at Swift Current, the surprise leader in the WHL East.

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