Spokane, Wash. — A big second period by the visiting Everett Silvertips helped them pull away against the Spokane Chiefs on Friday night, 6-2 at Spokane Arena. The Chiefs will look to rebound against the Kamloops Blazers on Saturday.
Spokane opened the scoring to take an early 1-0 lead as Post Falls, Idaho native Bear Hughes found the net through traffic from the right wing to earn his 11th goal of the season.
The Silvertips answered with 55 seconds left in the period as Ronan Seeley ripped the puck inside the top-left corner just before a power play expired.
Everett took the lead early in the second, scoring at 3:02 (Wright) and 4:39 (Berezowski) to gain control for good. They added to the lead at 12:03 as Ryan Hofer snuck in a wraparound to make it 4-1.
Spokane cut the deficit to two a minute later when Raegan Wiles made a highlight reel play, taking the puck from the Chiefs’ defensive zone through neutral ice before sniping his second of the season past Silvertips goalie Koen MacInnes from the right circle.
Dunno about you but we’re rollin’ with Raegan🤘 https://t.co/rXCRJQY476 pic.twitter.com/MrJj3FaVlv
— Spokane Chiefs (@spokanechiefs) January 15, 2022
That’s as close as the Chiefs would get as Everett scored 32 seconds into the third (Huuhtanen) before reaching the final tally at 5:38 (Courtney).
Everett led in shots on goal, 31-20. Spokane finished 6-for-8 on the penalty kill and 0-for-5 on the power play.
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The Spokane Chiefs are a member of the U.S. Division of the Western Hockey League, the world’s finest development league for junior hockey players. Since 1985 the Chiefs have been a pillar in the Spokane community, offering family-friendly entertainment and a winning tradition which includes: two Memorial Cup Championships in 1991 & 2008, two WHL Championships in 1991 & 2008 and four Western Conference Championships in 1991, 1996, 2000 & 2008. Over 60 alumni have gone on to play in the National Hockey League.
The Chiefs’ next home game is Saturday, January 15 versus the Kamloops Blazers. It’s the Numerica Piggy Bank Giveaway as the first 3,000 fans through the gates will receive a Spokane Chiefs hockey goal piggy bank courtesy of Numerica Credit Union. Tickets for all regular season games are available online at spokanechiefs.com/tickets.
