WHL Spokane Chiefs

SPOKANE FALLS SHORT IN SHOOTOUT LOSS TO KAMLOOPS CHIEFS OUTSHOOT BLAZERS 42-26

Published on October 21, 2017 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Spokane Chiefs News Release


Spokane, Wash. -- The Spokane Chiefs fell 3-2 in a shootout at the hand of the Kamloops Blazers Friday night at Spokane Arena. Spokane outshot the Blazers 42-26 and held the edge in faceoff wins 23-12, but was held to just 1-for-7 in the power play.

Forward Jermaine Loewen got the Blazers on the board early when he found a loose puck on a rebound and pushed it under Chiefs netminder Dawson Weatherill for a power play goal to make it 1-0 just under five minutes into the first period.

Spokane defenseman Nolan Reid checked in with his third goal of the season, taking a setup pass from fellow blueliner Filip Kral for a power play goal of his own, tying the game at 1-1 7:55 into the second frame. Kral went on to score a goal himself later in the period, lasering one in from the top of the left circle, pushing the Chiefs ahead 2-1 at 10:23.

Kamloops pulled even as the second period wound down when defenseman Joe Gatenby gathered a rebound net front and chipped the puck into the corner of the net with 17:49 expired. [related_links]

Regulation ended with things deadlocked at 2-2, and after an overtime goal by C Jaret Anderson-Dolan was waived off due to incidental contact with the Kamloops netminder, the teams headed to a shootout. Shootout scores by Blazers Connor Zary and Garrett Pilon were enough to seal the victory.

Spokane dropped to 6-5-0-1 on the season while Kamloops improves their record to 3-9-0-0.

The Chiefs return home on Friday, November 3rd as they play host to the Portland Winterhawks on Avista "Way to Save" & Glow Bracelet Giveaway Night. The first 5,000 fans in attendance will receive glow bracelets, courtesy of Avista.

Tickets for that game and all Chiefs home games are available in-person at the Chiefs' Ticket Office, over the phone at 509-535-PUCK and online at spokanechiefs.com.

Check out the Spokane Chiefs Statistics

Share: Facebook | Twitter/X | LinkedIn | Reddit | Email



Western Hockey League Stories from October 21, 2017


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central