CHIEFS TRAVEL TO SEATTLE TONIGHTSandwiched between two opponents from then B.C. Division at home, the Spokane Chiefs will travel today to play the Seattle Thunderbirds at 7:30 in ShoWare Center in their only road game of the week. Spokane dispatched the Chilliwack Brunins 5-1 on Wednesday night and will host the Vancouver Giants on Saturday night.
Friday night's game can be heard on 1510 KGA with the Voice of the Chiefs, Mike Boyle, going on the air at 7:00 with Comcast Hockey Tonight.
NOTES VERSUS SEATTLE
The Chiefs will travel to Seattle for their second meeting of the season with the Thunderbirds. It will be their first game in Seattle after the Chiefs earned a 4-1 win in Spokane on October 10th. Kyle Beach, Jared Cowen, Blake Gal and Tyler Johnson all had goals for the Chiefs who outshot Seattle 32-24. Spokane defeated Seattle in five games during last year's first round of the playoffs. The Chiefs and Thunderbirds split the first two games in Spokane before Spokane won the last three games of the series. The Chiefs were 4-20 (20%) on the power play and 19-22 (86.4%) on the penalty kill with two shorthanded goals. Levko Koper scored two goals and seven points in the series. Spokane outshot Seattle in all five games. James Reid made three starts during the regular season, posted two shutouts, a 1.00 GAA and.955 save percentage. In their nine game series last year the Chiefs were 5-3-0-1. Spokane was 9-26 (34.6%) on the power play and 29-31 (93.5%) on the penalty kill. Tyler Johnson had four goals, including a hat-trick on February 18th, and six points in seven meetings.
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VANCOUVER VISITS SATURDAY NIGHT
Two seasons, two playoff series, two different winners. That sums up the history of the Spokane Chiefs and Vancouver Giants who only face each other twice during the regular season but have put together two memorable playoff series the past to post-seasons.
The Chiefs and Giants will play for the only time in the Spokane Arena this season on Saturday, November 7th at 7:00 on Coca-Cola Buck Night and Red Out. Fans can enjoy $1 Coca-Cola products, hot dogs and popcorn all night long and are encouraged to turn the Arena into a sea of red by wearing the color on Saturday night.
In 2008, Vancouver won the first game of their best-of-seven in the Spokane Arena, but it was the Chiefs who came through with the series win in six games. That second round series was one of four that the Chiefs won on their way to the WHL and Memorial Cup Championships.
Last year's seven game series featured three overtime games, games five, six and seven, and the second longest game in WHL history. Blake Gal finished off a four-overtime marathon in game five of the series to give Spokane a 3-2 lead with game six coming back to Spokane.
The Giants won game six in overtime and forced a seventh game to be played in Vancouver. Nick Ross scored the game's only goal 1:56 into overtime to send Vancouver into the Western Conference Finals.
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