WHL Spokane Chiefs

Home And Home With Everett Begins Wednesday Night

February 20, 2008 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Spokane Chiefs News Release


Twelve games remain for the Spokane Chiefs in the regular season, nine against U.S. Division opponents and the next two versus the Everett Silvertips. The Chiefs and 'Tips will share home games this week, beginning tonight at the Comcast Arena at the Everett Events Center.

Including the next two games, Spokane and Everett will have faced off against each other four times in a 17 day span, including last Friday night's 3-2 shootout win for the Silvertips.

Tonight, Mike Boyle will go on the air at 6:30 with Comcast Hockey Tonight on KJRB 790 the Fan.

The Chiefs will return home on Friday night on Jersey off the Back Night presented by Comcast and Oldies 101.1. The jersey auction will feature the Chiefs WHITE Jerseys with the proceeds from the auction going to benefit the Chiefs Education Fund.

CHIEFS HOST TRI-CITY FRIDAY ON PINK ICE BREAST CANCER AWARENESS NIGHT PRESENTED BY COVEY RUN WINERY

The top two teams in the Western Conference will go at it...again. For the third straight weekend and for the 10th time this year, the Spokane Chiefs will take on the Tri-City Americans, this time it will happen on pink ice as a part of Breast Cancer Awareness Night presented by Covey Run Winery.

All season long, the Chiefs and Americans have battled for bragging rights in the U.S. Division. Like true heavyweights, they have traded shots with the road team winning a majority of the time. Two weeks ago the Americans beat Spokane 7-2 in the Arena. Last week, Spokane traveled to Kennewick to earn a 3- 1 win to give the road team seven wins in nine games. Three of the games have gone into overtime with the Americans winning each time.

Tickets to all home games are available by calling the Chiefs office at (509) 535-PUCK or TicketsWest at (800) 325-SEAT.

FORMER CHIEF WALLIN EARNS HONOR

Former Spokane Chief forward Mason Wallin has been named as a Canada West Hockey First Team All-Star as a fifth year senior with the University of Saskatchewan. Wallin scored 11 goals and 31 points in 28 games and finished third in the conference scoring race.

The Prince Albert, Saskatchewan native appeared in 319 career games from 1998-2003, fourth all time in Chiefs history. Wallin scored 85 goals, had 124 assists for a total of 209 career points, 17TH in franchise history.

The Prince Albert Native led the Chiefs in scoring with 27 goals and 72 points in his 19-year-old year of 2001- 02.

Following five seasons in Spokane, Wallin took advantage of the Chiefs Continuing Education Fund and moved on to play in college.

Wallin was also named to the second team last year and the All-Freshmen team in 2004.

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