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Chiefs Begin Four Road Games In Five Nights

Published on January 22, 2010 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Spokane Chiefs News Release

Four more road games remain in the Chiefs season long eight game stretch away from the Spokane Arena and they will play those in a five game span beginning on Saturday night in Tri-City.

"Our team has played very well on the road all year and I think we're looking forward to this stint," Chiefs Head Coach Hardy Sauter said.

The Chiefs and Americans will renew acquaintances for the seventh time this year on Saturday night at 7:00. The game can be heard live on 105.7 the Peak with Comcast HockeyTonight beginning at 6:30.

After the Chiefs beat Tri-City 2-1 at home on January 9th, the Chiefs faced a daunting eight straight games on the road. To this point, they have won twice, lost once in regulation and once in a shootout. When all is said and done, the eight games will have been broken up between three different trips. It will have been six days since they last took the ice in Cranbrook against Kootenay.

"This week has been very important for us. Guys that were hurt that are now healed, we've put in a little bit of work and mentally I think our guys are sick of practice and are now looking forward to a game."

The Chiefs have been skating at Eastern Washington's rink at the University's Rec Center because of the U.S. Figure Skating Championships have taken over the Spokane Arena.

"I think we've handled the figure skating as best as we can with the venues and being able to work around it."

After Saturday night, the Chiefs will travel to Everett to take on the Silvertips and then move into British Columbia for games on Tuesday and Wednesday against Kamloops and Chilliwack. The Kamloops game had been originally scheduled for Wednesday night but was rescheduled to Tuesday to help the city of Kamloops accommodate the 2010 Winter Olympic Torch Relay.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 23RD at TRI-CITY AMERICANS AIR-6:30 GAME-7:00

The Chiefs will travel to Kennewick to take on the Tri-City Americans for the seventh time, the fourth in their building. Spokane and Tri-City are 3-3 on the season against each other with the home team defending their own ice twice in three meetings. In total, the Americans have outscored the Chiefs 19-18 while Spokane has outshot Tri-City, on average, 35.0-33.2. Tyler Johnson scored a goal and had an assist in a 2-1 Spokane win on January 9th at the Spokane Arena. Jared Spurgeon scored the game winner at 13:15 of the third period and James Reid made 34 saves for the win. Tri-City's three wins include a victory in their annual New Year's Eve game 5-2. Levko Koper scored both goals for Spokane. Prior to that, Spokane won the last match-up 4-1 on November 27th in Kennewick with goals by Tyler Johnson, Jared Cowen, Brenden Kichton and Mitch Wahl. Spokane outshot Tri-City 47-42. In six games, Koper has four goals and seven points while Stefan Ulmer has six assists. Last year, the home team won nine of the 12 match-ups. Spokane won the season series 7-4-0-1 with a 5-1 record at home. In its 21st year of existence the Chiefs lead the series 127-113-1-5 with 13 ties.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 24TH at EVERETT SILVERTIPS AIR-4:30 GAME-5:00

The Chiefs and Silvertips will face off in their fourth of 10 meetings on the season, five in each other's building. In the last 29 games of the year, the Chiefs and Silvertips will play eight times, including four times over a seven game stretch in February. The Silvertips are 3-0 against the Chiefs with one win in overtime and another in a shootout. Everett defeated the Chiefs 4-3 in a shootout on January 10th in their last meeting of the year. Kyle Beach, Steve Kuhn and Mitch Wahl all had goals for the Chiefs. Beach and Wahl added assists. The Tips won 4-3 in OT on November 25th in Everett. Tyler Johnson, Steve Kuhn and Stefan Ulmer had goals for the Chiefs. Everett beat the Chiefs 5-2 on November 10th in Spokane by outshooting them 36-27. The Silvertips won't visit the Arena again until Wednesday, February 3rd. Beach has two goals and four points and Jared Spurgeon has four assists for the Chiefs. The Chiefs were 7-1 on the year versus Everett last season and outscored them 40-10.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 26TH at KAMLOOPS BLAZERS AIR-6:30 GAME-7:00

The Chiefs will travel to take on the Blazers for the first time this season in Kamloops and for the second time overall. The two will play each other two more times this year, February 5th in Spokane and the 17th in Kamloops. Kyle Beach had three goals and an assist on November 14th in Spokane, their first meeting of the season in a 6-1 Chiefs win. Spokane was 3-7 on the power play, 5-5 on the penalty kill and outshot the Blazers 48-22. Spokane finished the season 3-1 last year in their four game series. Mitch Wahl had two goals and seven assists and Levko Koper and Stefan Ulmer each had a goal and three assists in four games. The team that scored the first goal of the game and led after the second period ended up winning all four games. Spokane was 24-28 (85.7%) on the penalty kill and 3-16 (18.8%) on the power play.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27TH at CHILLIWACK BRUINS AIR-6:30 GAME-7:00

Spokane will travel to Chilliwack for the second and final time this year in the Chiefs and Bruins final meeting of the year. Chilliwack scored once in the second period and two more times in the third for a 3-0 win over the Chiefs on January 8th in the Spokane Arena. The Chiefs scored three goals in the second and third periods and went 3-4 on the power play and 3-3 on the penalty kill in a 7-1 Spokane win on December 11th. Levko Koper had a hat trick and Kyle Beach scored two goals. Spokane won the first game of the season with a 5-1 decision on November 4th in the Arena. Kyle Beach had two goals and Tyler Johnson, Levko Koper and Mitch Wahl all added singles. The Chiefs outshot the Bruins 42-25, were 1-4 on the powerplay and 3-3 on the penalty kill. Spokane is 4-11 (36.4%) on the power play and 6-7 (85.6%) on the penalty kill in three games. Levko Koper has four goals and seven points and James Reid is 2-0 with a 1.00 GAA and.965 save percentage. Spokane earned a point in all four games last year picking up three wins and one loss in a shootout.

CHANGE IN UHER'S GAME SIMPLE

The change in Dominik Uher's game has been simple. So simple that it takes just one word to explain it, "Confidence," Chiefs Head Coach Hardy Sauter said with told-you-so shrug of the shoulders.

"Before Christmas, he was a new kid in a new country on a new team and was probably a little overwhelmed. Since he came back he has a new confidence and a sense of belonging. The numbers are a reflection of that."

Two goals and seven points in a five game scoring streak have paced the Chiefs since January 9th. In the 22 games prior, Uher had just one goal and four points. January 15th was his first career multi-point game with two assists in a win at Lethbridge. The following night he had a goal and assist at Kootenay.

"He deserves everything he's getting," Chiefs Assistant Coach Jon Klemm said.

"He's going to the net, finishing his checks and outplaying everyone he's playing against and he's having fun doing it. There's nothing fluky about what he's doing," Sauter finished.

Uher and the Chiefs travel this weekend to begin a four-game in five-night stretch beginning on Saturday night in Tri-City. The game can be heard live on 105.7 the Peak with Comcast HockeyTonight beginning at 6:30.

CHIEFS BEGIN FOUR ROAD GAMES IN FIVE NIGHTS