Jarome Iginla and James Neal each scored twice and the Pittsburgh Penguins routed the Ottawa Senators 7-3 on Wednesday night to take a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series.More >>
Sidney Crosby was careful not to get too far ahead of himself after helping the Pittsburgh Penguins rout the Ottawa Senators for a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series.More >>
John Tortorella's message isn't going to change even though his New York Rangers are in an even more desperate situation than before their latest loss to the Boston Bruins.More >>
John Tortorella's message isn't going to change even though his New York Rangers are in an even more desperate situation than before their latest loss to the Boston Bruins.More >>
The Chiefs put on one of their finest displays of hockey this season as they blanked the Americans 6-0 in front of a sold out crowd of 10,367 fans at the Spokane Arena Friday night. Eric Williams recorded his fourth shutout of the season and Carter Proft scored a pair of goals as the Chiefs improved to 25-10-1-0 at home and 43-25-2-0 overall. The win guaranteed the Chiefs home-ice advantage in the first round of the WHL playoffs against Tri-City which begins next Friday in Spokane.
The first 10 minutes of the game saw plenty of physical play but few scoring opportunities as both teams clamped down defensively. Spokane went on the power play at 12:04 but it was Tri-City who nearly scored the game's first goal after Justin Feser stole a pass and headed down the ice with just Williams to beat. The Chiefs netminder proved up to the challenge as he made a brilliant pad save on Feser's shot to keep the game scoreless.
Spokane struck just moments later with Alessio Bertaggia beating Troy Trombley at the 12:45 mark on assists from Brenden Kichton and Reid Gow. The Chiefs and Americans each recorded 8 shots in the period.
It was all Carter Proft in the second as Spokane's enforcer scored a pair of goals to stretch the Chiefs' lead to 3-0. His first came on the power play at 3:12 with an assist from Gow and Proft followed with his second, again of the power play variety, at 14:13 on assists from Kichton and Todd Fiddler. Williams stopped all seven shots he faced in the period to keep the Americans scoreless after 40 minutes.
Mitch Holmberg pushed Spokane's lead to 4-0 with his 39th goal of the season at the 7:24 mark of the third as he beat Trombley top shelf with an assist from Bertaggia. Tyler King added a power play goal at 13:44 with assists from Fiddler and Jason Fram and Jackson Playfair capped the scoring at 18:29 with his second goal of the season on an assist from Mike Aviani.
Williams was a perfect 20 of 20 on save opportunities while Trombley was 22 of 28 for Tri-City. Spokane went 3 for 7 on the power play and 2 of 2 on the penalty kill.
Tonight's three stars: Carter Proft (1st), Eric Williams (2nd) and Alessio Bertaggia (3rd).
The Chiefs wrap up the regular season with games on the road at Tri-City and Portland before returning to Spokane on Friday, March 22nd to host the Americans for game one of the first round of the WHL playoffs.
Tickets for all home games are available by calling the Chiefs office at (509) 535-PUCK or TicketsWest at (800) 325-SEAT.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 1:14 AM EDT2013-05-22 05:14:12 GMT
Mike Trout hit for the cycle and drove in five runs, Jerome Williams threw eight innings of shutout ball and the Angels blanked the Mariners 12-0 on Tuesday.More >>
Mike Trout hit for the cycle and drove in five runs, Jerome Williams threw eight innings of shutout ball and the Angels blanked the Mariners 12-0 on Tuesday.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 7:44 PM EDT2013-05-21 23:44:34 GMT
Tuesday the Tri-Cities Fever returned to the Toyota Center, preparing for a rematch against the Colorado Ice. Over the weekend the Fever lost to the Ice 39-35.More >>
Tuesday the Tri-Cities Fever returned to the Toyota Center, preparing for a rematch against the Colorado Ice. Over the weekend the Fever lost to the Ice 39-35.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:31 AM EDT2013-05-21 04:31:17 GMT
Dave Villwock will drive no more for Ellstrom Racing. Monday night H1 Unlimited and U-96 Ellstrom Racing confirmed Villwock's departure on their social media pages.More >>
Dave Villwock will drive no more for Ellstrom Racing. Monday night H1 Unlimited and U-96 Ellstrom Racing confirmed Villwock's departure on their social media pages.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 7:24 PM EDT2013-05-20 23:24:34 GMT
Yan Gomes hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning and the Cleveland Indians, twice revived by Seattle's fielding errors, beat the Mariners 10-8 on Monday to complete a four-game sweep of the Mariners.
Yan Gomes hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning and the Cleveland Indians, twice revived by Seattle's fielding errors, beat the Mariners 10-8 on Monday to complete a four-game sweep of the Mariners.
Monday, May 20 2013 1:04 AM EDT2013-05-20 05:04:58 GMT
The Texas Rangers have placed second baseman Ian Kinsler on the 15-day disabled list because of bruised ribs and recalled top prospect Jurickson Profar from Triple-A Round Rock.More >>
The Texas Rangers have placed second baseman Ian Kinsler on the 15-day disabled list because of bruised ribs and recalled top prospect Jurickson Profar from Triple-A Round Rock.More >>
Sunday, May 19 2013 6:56 PM EDT2013-05-19 22:56:24 GMT
Michael Brantley homered and drove in four runs off Felix Hernandez as the Cleveland Indians toppled yet another former Cy Young Award winner on Sunday with a 6-0 win over the Seattle Mariners.More >>
Michael Brantley homered and drove in four runs off Felix Hernandez as the Cleveland Indians toppled yet another former Cy Young Award winner on Sunday with a 6-0 win over the Seattle Mariners.More >>
Wednesday, March 27 2013 3:11 AM EDT2013-03-27 07:11:49 GMT
Parker Bowles netted the game winning goal 10:46 into overtime to lift the Tri-City Americans past the Spokane Chiefs 5-4 in overtime at the Toyota Center in Game 3 of the 2013 WHL First Round Playoff Series.More >>
Kennewick, WA- Tri-City was pushed to the brink of a 3-0 deficit. But the Americans stared that fate down and would not be denied a win tonight.
Tri-City scored three goals in the second period to tie the game, and Parker Bowles netted the game winning goal 10:46 into overtime to lift the Tri-City Americans past the Spokane Chiefs 5-4 in overtime at the Toyota Center in Game 3 of the 2013 WHL First Round Playoff Series.More >>
Tuesday, March 26 2013 1:25 AM EDT2013-03-26 05:25:08 GMT
KENNEWICK, Wash. - The Tri-City Americans quest for the Memorial Cup took a big hit over the weekend. The boys lost their first two playoff games in Spokane, falling to 0-2 in the series.More >>
KENNEWICK, Wash. - The Tri-City Americans quest for the Memorial Cup took a big hit over the weekend. The boys lost their first two playoff games in Spokane, falling to 0-2 in the series.More >>
Sunday, March 24 2013 2:36 AM EDT2013-03-24 06:36:42 GMT
Spokane took a commanding 2-0 series lead over Tri-City in thrilling fashion Saturday night as Blake Gal scored the game-winner with less than four minutes remaining in the third period.More >>
Spokane took a commanding 2-0 series lead over Tri-City in thrilling fashion Saturday night as Blake Gal scored the game-winner with less than four minutes remaining in the third period.More >>
