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Spokane Chiefs induct five former players, including retired NHL defenseman Brad Ference, into ‘List of Legends’
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Spokane Chiefs fritter away two-goal third period lead, lose to Seattle in shootout 7-6
- Rookie goalie Carter Esler strong in net, Spokane Chiefs run out of time in 2-1 loss to Everett
- Spokane Chiefs defense smothers Tri-City in 5-1 win; Andrew Cristall adds goal, assist
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Dave Nichols: Spokane Chiefs blockbuster deal for Andrew Cristall signifies ‘all-in’ attitude for championship run
- Two for one: Spokane Chiefs captain Berkly Catton brings NHL camp experience into leadership role in WHL
- Spokane Chiefs coach Brad Lauer has high expectations in first season as bench boss

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Spokane Chiefs fritter away two-goal third period lead, lose to Seattle in shootout 7-6

UPDATED: Fri., March 21, 2025

Before Friday’s game against the Seattle Thunderbirds, the Spokane Chiefs organization honored the three 20-year-olds on the roster – Shea Van Olm, Rasmus Ekström and Brayden Crampton – and the team’s award winners in their final regular season home game at the Arena.

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Rookie goalie Carter Esler strong in net, Spokane Chiefs run out of time in 2-1 loss to Everett

UPDATED: Sun., March 16, 2025

After Saturday’s win, Spokane Chiefs coach Brad Lauer said, “Every team we’re playing right now is a playoff contender for us.”

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Spokane Chiefs defense smothers Tri-City in 5-1 win; Andrew Cristall adds goal, assist

UPDATED: Sat., March 15, 2025

In the grand scheme of things, the Spokane Chiefs don’t have much to play for as the regular season winds down – they entered play Saturday night all but locked into the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference with four games to play.

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Spokane Chiefs squander opportunity to gain ground, lose at home to Everett 3-2

UPDATED: Wed., March 12, 2025

When the Spokane Chiefs routed the Everett Silvertips 10-3 on the road on Feb. 1, they reduced their deficit from 15 to 13 points behind the U.S. and Western Conference Division leaders. Since then, the Chiefs have continued to chip away at Everett's advantage.

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Spokane Chiefs beat Victoria Royals 2-1 in shootout

UPDATED: Sun., March 9, 2025

From staff reports

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Spokane Chiefs start fast in record-breaking 9-2 rout of Victoria Royals

UPDATED: Fri., March 7, 2025

VICTORIA, B.C. – The Spokane Chiefs wasted little time getting rolling on Friday night. Once they got started, there was little stopping them.

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Nathan Pilling scores four goals, Spokane Chiefs fall to Seattle 6-3

UPDATED: Sat., March 1, 2025

There’s been a bug going through the Spokane Chiefs room this week – even coach Brad Lauer missed a game with the illness on Wednesday. Whether that, or playing their third game in four days, had anything do to with their performance Saturday is open to debate.

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Brody Gillespie scores go-ahead goal in second period; Spokane Chiefs keep rolling with 5-1 win over Wenatchee Wild

UPDATED: Sat., March 1, 2025

The Spokane Chiefs have lots of ways to beat a team, and they put many of those on display before a sold-out crowd of 10,237 at the Arena on Friday.

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Shea Van Olm scores go-ahead goal in third period, Spokane Chiefs edge Vancouver Giants 4-3

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 26, 2025

At times Wednesday night, the Spokane Chiefs looked like a team poised to make a long run in the Western Hockey League playoffs. At others, though, it was as if they were still learning each other's names.

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Spokane Chiefs score three in third period, down Portland 7-3

UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 23, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Spokane Chiefs scored three unanswered goals in the third period and beat the Portland Winterhawks 7-3 in the final regular -season matchup between the Western Hockey League U.S. Division rivals at Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Sunday.

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Shea Van Olm adds to league-leading goal tally, Spokane Chiefs fall on the road to Tri-City 3-2

UPDATED: Sat., Feb. 22, 2025

KENNEWICK – Terrell Goldsmith scored an insurance goal late in the second period, and the Tri-City Americans held off the Spokane Chiefs 4-2 at Toyota Center in a Western Hockey League game on Saturday.

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Spokane Chiefs build big league, hold off Tri-City 9-6 in ‘disappointing’ home win

UPDATED: Sat., Feb. 22, 2025

The Spokane Chiefs scored a lot of goals Friday, and usually that’s a good thing.

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