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Chiefs Fall 6-2 in Penalty-Filled Game Two against Kamloops

April 24, 2022 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
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Kamloops, B.C. - The Spokane Chiefs found some late-game momentum, but couldn't hang on in their 6-2 loss to the Kamloops Blazers Saturday night.

The Blazers once again opened the scoring, but not until 17:11 in the first period this time as Luke Toporowski fired home his third goal of the post-season.

Spokane netminder Mason Beaupit was otherwise lights out turning aside 21 of 22 shots throughout 28:38 played before getting hurt about halfway through the second period. He was replaced by Cooper Michaluk.

Daylan Kefler capitalized on a Chiefs turnover late in the second period to tack on another goal to Kamloops' lead and make it 2-0 heading into the third period.

The Blazers kept their momentum going into the final frame, as Connor Levis notched his first goal of the playoffs at 8:25.

Spokane finally found their footing almost halfway through the period when defenseman Graham Sward fired a one-timer from the blue line into the back of the net for the Chiefs' first goal of the playoffs at 9:37. Chase Bertholet and Erik Atchison earned assists on the play.

Just over a minute later, former Blazer Nick McCarry tipped in a great feed from team captain Bear Hughes - his first goal of the post-season - to bring the Chiefs within two.

But that's as close as Spokane would get, as the Blazers went on to add back-to-back goals from Toporowski and Matthew Seminoff at 13:59 and 14:47 to cap the scoring at 6-2.

After Michaluk replaced Beaupit in net, he stopped 10-of-15 shots faced, while on the other side of the ice Dylan Garand turned aside 21-of-23 Chiefs shots. Related Links

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Penalties ruled the game, as the teams amassed a combined total of 31 penalties throughout the game (17 for Spokane) with each team getting 10 power play opportunities. Spokane went 1-for-10 on the power play and 8-for-10 on the penalty kill.

The Blazers have a 2-0 lead in the series, and game three will take place Monday, April 25 at 7:00 p.m. in Kamloops.

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The Spokane Chiefs are a member of the U.S. Division of the Western Hockey league, the world's finest development league for junior hockey players. Since 1985 the Chiefs have been a pillar in the Spokane community, offering family-friendly entertainment and a winning tradition which includes: two Memorial Cup Championships in 1991 & 2008, two WHL Championships in 1991 & 2008 and four Western Conference Championships in 1991, 1996, 2000 & 2008. Over 60 alumni have gone on to play in the National Hockey League.

The Chiefs' next home game is Friday, April 29 as they host the Kamloops Blazers in game four of the first round of the 2022 Western Hockey League Playoffs.

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