Americans Head to Spokane for Final Time this Season
March 19, 2022 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Tri-City Americans News Release
Americans @ Chiefs
Saturday, March 19 | Spokane, WA | Spokane Arena
Start Time: 7:05 p.m PST
The Ams and Chiefs will face each other tonight for the 12th time this season and final time in Spokane.
Tri-City is 3-8-0-0 against Spokane so far this season. Tomas Suchanek has played in net for all three of Tri-City's victories against Spokane. The Chiefs' Bear Hughes leads series scoring with 8 goals and 10 assists. Sam Huo and Parker Bell each have four goals against Spokane for the Americans. Rhett Melnyk has been exceptionally strong in the series with 3 of his 8 goals this season coming against the Chiefs.
The Tri-City Americans fell 3-1 to the Seattle Thunderbirds last night at the Toyota Center. Tanner Gould scored his first WHL goal as he knocked in a loose puck in front of the net during the second period. The forward, a native of Calgary, Alta., was selected 47th overall by Tri-City in the 2020 WHL Bantam Draft. He has appeared in 19 games with the Americans, collecting five total points. The Americans were unable to break past Seattle netminder Scott Ratzlaff again as he stopped 27 of 28 shots faced. Tomas Suchanek played in net for Tri-City, stopping 31 of 34 shots.
Record: Tri-City 16-37-5-0 | Spokane 19-33-4-1
Special Teams
Power Play: Tri-City (36/257) 14.0% | Spokane (47/225) 20.9%
Penalty Kill: Tri-City (64/239) 73.2% | Spokane (64/242) 73.6%
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