WHL Friday Night Hockey On FSN Northwest: Friday, March 12 - Tri-City Americans at Spokane Chiefs
March 12, 2010 - Western Hockey League (WHL) News Release
Calgary, AB - Kyle Beach and the Spokane Chiefs (43-21-3-2) host Brendan Shinnimin and the Tri-City Americans (46-21-1-2) for the first game of a critical home-and-home series between the U.S. Division rivals.
Friday night's contest can be seen throughout the Pacific Northwest on FSN Northwest (Tape delayed until after Pac-10 basketball).
The Chiefs are coming off a 5-2 win over the visiting Kelowna Rockets on Tuesday for their third straight victory and their 12th win in 14 games, and currently sit four points back of the Ams for the U.S. Division and Western Conference lead. The Chiefs, who are also two points back of Everett for third spot in the Conference, hold a game in hand on the Americans. Beach leads all WHL players with 52 goals and 12 game-winning goals.
The Americans snapped a three-game losing skid with a 4-1 win over the visiting Seattle Thunderbirds on Wednesday, and currently hold a two-point lead on Everett for first place in the Conference. If the Ams win both of their remaining two games - both versus Spokane - they will capture their third straight U.S. Division crown, regardless of what the Silvertips do. Shinnimin drew three assists in Wednesday's win over the T-Birds, giving him 80 points on the season.
It's the 11th meeting of the season between the Ams and Chiefs. Spokane has won seven of 10 meetings versus Tri-Cities this season, including four of five meetings in Spokane.
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