WHL Spokane Chiefs

Chiefs Release Tentative Schedule

July 28, 2010 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Spokane Chiefs News Release


The Spokane Chiefs have released their tentative 2010-11 schedule that features 25 home weekend dates, including 16 that will be played on Saturday nights. The season will begin when the Chiefs visit the Tri-City Americans on Saturday, September 25th.

Spokane will open the home portion of the regular season on Saturday, October 2nd when the Americans visit the Arena. It will mark the 19th time in the last 21 years that the Chiefs have played the Americans in their home opener. Spokane and Tri-City will play each other 12 times, six times in each other's building.

The schedule is tentative and subject to change. A finalized Western Hockey League regular season schedule will be released on Tuesday, August 10.

Tickets for individual games will go on sale to the public on Thursday, September 9th at 9:00 am. Ticket packages for the 2010-11 season are on sale now at the Chiefs office by contacting an Account Executive at (509) 535-PUCK.

Included in the 25 weekend dates will be nine Friday nights. The Chiefs will play 10 Wednesday nights and one Tuesday night. All home games will begin at 7:00.

The regular season will end on Sunday, March 20th when the Chiefs visit Portland.

The Chiefs play in the WHL's U.S. Division of the Western Conference and will play the Everett Silvertips (four home, four away) eight times, the Portland Winterhawks (five home, four away) and Seattle Thunderbirds (four home, five away) nine times a piece.

In the BC Division, the Chiefs will play Chilliwack, Kamloops, Kelowna and Prince George four times (two home, two away) and the Vancouver Giants twice (one home, one away).

Spokane also maintains its rivalry with the Kootenay Ice facing off against the Central Division franchise five times, including three home games. The Chiefs will host the other five Central Division clubs (Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat and Red Deer) throughout the year.

Spokane will travel to play the Eastern Conference clubs (Brandon, Moose Jaw, Prince Albert, Regina, Saskatoon and Swift Current) in an eight night, six game trip that will begin on Friday, October 29th.

The Chiefs will release their promotional schedule in early September.

DATE OPPONENT

Saturday, September 25th at Tri-City

Friday, October 1st at Kootenay

Saturday, October 2nd vs. Tri-City

Tuesday, October 5th at Chilliwack

Wednesday, October 6th at Kamloops

Friday, October 8th vs. Portland

Saturday, October 9th vs. Portland

Saturday, October 16th vs. Everett

Wednesday, October 20th vs. Calgary

Saturday, October 23rd vs. Red Deer

Wednesday, October 27th vs. Prince George

Friday, October 29th at Moose Jaw

Saturday, October 30th at Regina

Tuesday, November 2nd at Saskatoon

Wednesday, November 3rd at Prince Albert

Friday, November 5th at Brandon

Saturday, November 6th at Swift Current

Friday, November 12th vs. Edmonton

Saturday, November 13th vs. Tri-City

Friday, November 19th at Seattle

Saturday, November 20th at Tri-City

Sunday, November 21st at Portland

Wednesday, November 24th vs. Kamloops

Friday, November 26th at Kamloops

Saturday, November 27th vs. Kelowna

Friday, December 3rd vs. Medicine Hat

Saturday, December 4th vs. Portland

Wednesday, December 8th vs. Portland

Friday, December 10th at Vancouver

Saturday, December 11th vs. Kamloops

Tuesday, December 14th at Seattle

Wednesday, December 15th vs. Seattle

Friday, December 17th at Everett

Saturday, December 18th vs. Vancouver

Tuesday, December 28th at Seattle

Wednesday, December 29th vs. Seattle

Friday, December 31st at Tri-City

Saturday, January 1st at Kelowna

Friday, January 7th vs. Lethbridge

Saturday, January 8th vs. Everett

Wednesday, January 12th at Portland

Friday, January 14th at Kootenay

Saturday, January 15th vs. Kootenay

Sunday, January 16th at Everett

Tuesday, January 18th at Chilliwack

Friday, January 21st vs. Kootenay

Saturday, January 22nd vs. Kelowna

Sunday, January 23rd at Portland

Wednesday, January 26th vs. Everett

Friday, January 28th vs. Chilliwack

Saturday, January 29th vs. Tri-City

Friday, February 4th at Tri-City

Saturday, February 5th at Seattle

Wednesday, February 9th vs. Portland

Friday, February 11th at Everett

Saturday, February 12th vs. Tri-City

Sunday, February 13th at Seattle

Wednesday, February 16th at Everett

Friday, February 18th at Kelowna

Saturday, February 19th at Tri-City

Wednesday, February 23rd vs. Seattle

Friday, February 25th vs. Prince George

Saturday, February 26th vs. Tri-City

Friday, March 4th at Prince George

Saturday, March 5th at Prince George

Tuesday, March 8th vs. Everett

Friday, March 11th vs. Tri-City

Saturday, March 12th vs. Kootenay

Wednesday, March 16th vs. Chilliwack

Friday, March 18th vs. Seattle

Saturday, March 19th at Tri-City

Sunday, March 20th at Portland

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