2018-19 Spokane Chiefs schedule

[David]

This is the 2018-19 Regular Season schedule for the Spokane Chiefs.

The Chiefs play in the U.S. Division of the WHL's Western Conference. The U.S. Division features the 5 teams from the United States and, in addition to Spokane, consists of the Everett Silvertips, Portland Winterhawks, Seattle Thunderbirds, and Tri-City Americans.

Spokane is coming off a successful regular season in which they returned to the playoffs after a one year absence. The Chiefs failed to advance past the Western Conference Quarterfinals, losing in a hard fought seven game series against the Portland Winterhawks.

The 2018-19 Season is the first season in which the WHL will adopt a 68-game season schedule, a 4 game reduction from the 72-game schedule the league has had since the 1975-76 Season. As a result, the Chiefs (as well as the other 21 WHL clubs) will play 34 home and 34 away games, down from 36 home and 36 away. With the new game schedule, the schedule balances out to an average of 10-12 games from October to February, and at least 5 home games in each month.

The Chiefs open their 2018-19 campaign on the road against the Tri-City Americans on Saturday, September 22nd. The opening season match-up resumes after a one-year hiatus, in which the Chiefs opened against the Prince George Cougars after beginning the season in Kennewick dating back to the 2010-11 Season.

Spokane will open the season at home on Saturday, September 29 on Bud Light Opening Night. For the second consecutive season, the Chiefs will open at home against the Kootenay ICE. The Chiefs will then hit the road for a Sunday afternoon affair with the Vancouver Giants before returning home for back-to-back home games the following weekend. The Chiefs will then commence their two-week Eastern Conference road trip, with games against the WHL Champion Swift Current Broncos, Moose Jaw Warriors, Brandon Wheat Kings, Regina Pats, Saskatoon Blades, and Prince Albert Raiders.

In addition to Bud Light Opening Night, popular promotions of past years will be return, including the 8th annual Leinenkugel's Hocktoberfest event on October 29 against Tri-City. HOCKtoberfest is an Oktoberfest themed fan festival outside the Spokane Arena that starts at 4 p.m., 3 hours before puck drop. As with all HOCKtoberfest promotions in the past, fans will have a chance to win a weekend getaway to the German themed tourist town of Leavenworth, WA, courtesy of Leinenkugel's. There will also be a silent auction featuring Chiefs memorabilia.

The annual Teddy Bear Toss presented by the Spokesman-Review Christmas Fund will take place on December 8 against the Kootenay ICE. Fans are encouraged to bring a teddy bear to throw on the ice after the Chiefs score their first goal. All bears and stuff animals will then be donated to the Spokesman-Review's Christmas Fund.

Also expected to return this year will be the annual Breast Cancer Awareness night and the Jerseys Off Their Back auction.

Home games are noted in bold red. All times are PST.

September
Sat, September 22 - at Tri-City (L 1-6)
Fri., September 28 - at Kootenay (W 7-4)
Sat., September 29 - Kootenay (W 6-3)
Sun., September 30 - at Vancouver (L 4-5) (SO)

October
Fri., October 5 - Medicine Hat (L 2-3) (SO)
Sat., October 6 - Edmonton (W 3-2)
Fri., October 12 - at Swift Current (W 4-1)
Sat., October 13 - at Moose Jaw (L 3-4)
Tue., October 16 - at Brandon (W 6-4)
Wed., October 17 - at Regina (W 4-0)
Fri., October 19 - at Saskatoon (L 2-3) (OT)
Sat., October 20 - at Prince Albert (L 2-8)
Fri., October 26 - Portland (W 4-1)
Sat., October 27 - Tri-City (L 3-5)
Tue., October 30 - Seattle (W 4-1)

November
Sat., November 3 - Everett (L 2-6)
Sun., November 4 - Portland (L 6-8)
Fri., November 9 - at Victoria (L 5-7)
Sat., November 10 - at Victoria (W 7-2)
Tue., November 13 - at Seattle (W 3-2) (OT)
Fri., November 16 - Seattle (W 4-2)
Sat., November 17 - Calgary (L 1-5)
Sun., November 18 - at Everett (W 3-2) (OT)
Sat., November 24 - Kamloops (W 3-1)
Wed., November 28 - Prince George (W 4-0)
Fri., November 30 - at Everett (L 4-5) (OT)

December
Sat., December 1 - at Portland (L 2-8)
Wed., December 5 - at Everett (L 2-4)
Fri., December 7 - Lethbridge (W 6-2)
Sat., December 8 - Kootenay (W 4-3) (OT)
Sun., December 9 - at Everett (L 0-2)
Wed., December 12 - Everett (W 4-3) (SO)
Fri., December 14 - at Seattle (W 5-3)
Sun., December 16 - Seattle (W 6-5) (OT)
Fri., December 28 - Everett (L 1-3)
Sat., December 29 - Tri-City (W 2-1)
Mon., December 31 - at Tri-City (L 1-6)

January
Fri., January 4 - Kamloops (W 4-1)
Sat., January 5 - at Kootenay (W 8-4)
Wed., January 9 - Prince George (W 4-2)
Sat., January 12 - Tri-City (W 8-3)
Fri., January 18 - Vancouver (L 4-6)
Sat., January 19 - Tri-City (L 1-2) (SO)
Tue., January 22 - at Seattle (L 1-2)
Fri., January 25 - at Kamloops (L 0-3)
Sat., January 26 - at Tri-City (L 1-3)
Wed., January 30 - Portland (W 7-2)

February
Fri., February 1 - Kelowna (W 4-0)
Sat., February 2 - at Portland (L 5-6) (SO)
Wed., February 6 - at Kelowna (W 5-4)
Fri., February 8 - Victoria (W 8-3)
Sat., February 9 - Kootenay (W 5-2)
Tue., February 12 - Red Deer (W 4-3) (OT)
Fri., February 15 - at Vancouver (L 4-5)
Sat., February 16 - at Tri-City (L 5-7)
Fri., February 22 - Kelowna (L 3-4) (SO)
Sat., February 23 - Tri-City (W 2-1)
Tue., February 26 - at Prince George (W 5-4) (OT)
Wed., February 27 - at Prince George (W 7-1)

March
Fri., March 1 - at Portland (W 5-2)
Sat., March 2 - at Tri-City (W 5-4) (OT)
Tue., March 5 - Everett (L 1-3)
Fri., March 8 - Vancouver (W 4-1)
Sat., March 9 - Victoria (W 6-1)
Tue., March 12 - at Kamloops (L 1-5)
Wed., March 13 - at Kelowna (W 6-5) (OT)
Fri., March 15 - at Tri-City (W 5-3)
Sat., March 16 - Tri-City (W 10-1)


AWAY VENUES
Brandon Wheat Kings - Westman Communications Group Place at Keystone Centre; Brandon, Manitoba
Everett Silvertips - Angel of the Winds Arena; Everett, Washington
Kamloops Blazers - Sandman Centre; Kamloops, British Columbia
Kelowna Rockets - Prospera Place; Kelowna, British Columbia
Kootenay ICE- Western Financial Place; Cranbrook, British Columbia
Moose Jaw Warriors - Mosaic Place; Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Portland Winterhawks - Moda Center at the Rose Quarter or Veteran's Memorial Coliseum; Portland, Oregon
Prince Albert Raiders - Art Hauser Centre; Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
Prince George Cougars - CN Centre; Prince George, British Columbia
Regina Pats - Brandt Centre; Regina, Saskatchewan
Saskatoon Blades - SaskTel Centre; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Seattle Thunderbirds - accesso ShoWare Center; Kent, Washington
Swift Current Broncos - Innovation Credit Union iPlex; Swift Current, Saskatchewan
Tri-City Americans - Toyota Center; Kennewick, Washington
Vancouver Giants - Langley Events Centre; Langley, British Columbia
Victoria Royals - Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena; Victoria, British Columbia


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[David]

Hockey Season is Here! The Chiefs got off to a rocky start in their season opener against the Tri-City Americans, but rebounded with two high scoring games against the Kootenay Ice and eventually falling short in a shootout with the Vancouver Giants.

Spokane finishes WHL Opening Week with a 2-1-0-1 record. Entering October, they have 5 overall points and sit in 1st Place in the U.S. Division, one point ahead of the Everett Silvertips (2-2-0-0), Seattle Thunderbirds (2-1-0-0) and Tri-City Americans (2-1-0-0), and two points ahead of the Portland Winterhawks (1-2-0-1).

[David]

The Chiefs end October on a winning note, posting a 6-3-1-1 mark. The Chiefs weathered a long two week trip through the Eastern Division, going 3-1-1.

Through the first month and two weeks of the season, the Chiefs are 8-4-1-2 and sit second in the U.S. Division with 19 point, 1 point behind the Everett Silvertips (10-5-0-0) for 1st Place.

[David]

After struggling to keep the puck out of their own net in the early games of November, Spokane managed to rebound later on in the month. They finished the month 6-4-1-0 and enter December with a record of 14-8-2-2 for 32 points, 2 points ahead of Portland for 2nd place in the U.S. Division. 

[David]

The Chiefs enter the Christmas holiday break with a 5-3 record, having won three of their last four games. At the break, Spokane's overall record stands at 19-11-2-2 with 42 points. They currently sit in third place in the US Division, tied with the Portland Winterhawks (19-11-2-2, 42 points) and 14 points back of first place Everett Silvertips (27-7-1-1).

[David]

Coming out of the holiday break, Spokane went 1-2 to end the 2018 portion of the season with a 20-13-2-2 record. With 44 points, the Chiefs sit in third place in the U.S. Division, three points behind the Portland Winterhawks (21-11-3-2) and 16 points behind the first place Everett Silvertips (29-7-1-1).

[David]

After a 4-0 start to the new year, the Chiefs struggled during the middle of January, losing 5 straight games before finishing the month on a high note with a 7-2 thumping of the Portland Winterhawks. The Chiefs went 5-4-0-1 to cap off the first month of 2019, good enough for 11 points. Spokane remains in third place in the U.S. Division with a 25-17-2-3 record, but lost ground to the Portland Winterhawks, who sit in second place in the division with 65 points (30-24-3-2) and 17 points out of first place behind the Everett Silvertips (35-12-1-1). The Tri-City Americans are also breathing down Spokane's neck, two points out of third place with a 25-18-2-1 record.

Despite a disappointing month, the Chiefs remain in 4th Place in the overall standings for the Western Conference.

[David]

The shortest month of the year was good for the Spokane Chiefs, who finish the month of February with a record of 8-2-0-2, including win streak of 4 games and currently a three game streak going into March. Besides winning to end February, Spokane became the fourth Western Conference team to clinch a playoff berth.

As it stands, Spokane currently is 4th in the Playoff Standings and would have Home Ice advantage in the first round if they manage to hang onto the #4 spot. Much like December and January, the Chiefs remain in 3rd place in the U.S. Division with a 32-19-2-5 record with 71 points. They trail the Portland Winterhawks (37-17-3-3, 80 points), whom they are trying to chase down for the #3 spot in the playoff standings. The division leading Everett Silvertips remain 17 points ahead of Spokane, having already clinched a playoff spot with a 42-14-2-2 record, the best record in the Western Conference.

[David]

The Chief end the 2018-19 Season on a high note, winning 7 of their 9 games in March, including a 10-1 pounding of the Tri-City Americans in the season finale. Spokane finishes the season with a 40-21-2-5 record (87 points). By virtue of Portland losing to Seattle in their final regular season game, Spokane finished 2nd in the U.S. Division, the best placement for the team since the 2012-13 Season. The Chiefs end the season ranked 3rd in the Western Conference, the highest since placing 3rd in the Western Conference in the 2010-11 Season.

Spokane will take on Portland in the Western Conference Quarterfinals. You can view the Playoff Schedule here.