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Spokane Chiefs
- Year of foundation: 1982
- Colours: Red, white, blue
- Club status: active
- Address: 700 W. Mallon Avenue
Spokane, Washington 99201 - Phone: +1 (509) 328-0450
- Email: fanmail@spokanechiefs.com
- WWW: Spokane Chiefs
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All time leagues: WHL | Memorial Cup
Season 1997-1998
Club teams
This club in 1997-1998: WHL
Current rosterseason 1997-1998
| # | Pos | Player name | State | Born | Height | Weight | Shoots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | Rick Berry |  | 04.11.1978 | 186 cm | 96 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Regan Darby | | 17.06.1980 | 185 cm | 91 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Brad Ference | | 02.04.1979 | 191 cm | 95 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Mark Forth | | 28.09.1981 | 185 cm | 86 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Perry Johnson |  | 23.03.1977 | 181 cm | 78 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Kyle Rossiter | | 09.06.1980 | 188 cm | 97 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Dan Vandermeer | | 19.02.1978 | 180 cm | 79 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| F | Marc Brown | | 10.03.1979 | 183 cm | 90 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Marian Cisar |  | 25.02.1978 | 183 cm | 89 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| C | Brandin Cote | | 21.04.1981 | 173 cm | 88 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Blake Evans | | 02.07.1980 | 185 cm | 92 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Ronnie Grimard | | 09.06.1978 | 183 cm | 84 kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| LW | Ty Jones |  | 24.05.1978 | 191 cm | 98 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| RW | Justin Kelly | | 17.03.1981 | 194 cm | 86 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| C | Greg Leeb | | 31.05.1977 | 170 cm | 73 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| LW | Lynn Loyns | | 22.02.1981 | 180 cm | 92 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Perry Neufeld | | 23.07.1969 | 188 cm | 88 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| F | Cam Severson | | 15.08.1978 | 188 cm | 102 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Trent Whitfield | | 17.06.1977 | 180 cm | 92 kg | left | Show profile» |
| Coach name | State | Born | Coach position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Babcock | | 29.04.1963 | Head Coach | Show profile» |
| Bill Peters | | 13.01.1965 | Other | Show profile» |
| Mike Pelino | | 13.11.1959 | Assistant Coach | Show profile» |
| Tim Speltz | | ??.??.???? | GM | Show profile» |
* no longer in the club
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
- Adress: Spokane Arena
720 West Mallon Avenue
Spokane, Washington 99201 - Phone: +1 509.279.7000
- Email: bwatters@spokanearena.com
- Web: http://www.spokanearena.com
- Capacity: 10759
- Opened in: 1995
The current franchise was granted in 1982 to Kelowna, British Columbia as the Kelowna Wings. In 1985, the team relocated to Spokane, Washington and became the Chiefs. Before the Spokane Chiefs, there was another WHL franchise in Spokane, the Spokane Flyers, which played between 1980-1982.
They hosted the first-ever outdoor hockey game in WHL history, on January 15, 2011, at Avista Stadium versus the Kootenay Ice.
- from 1982 to 1985: Kelowna Wings
- from 1985 to present: Spokane Chiefs
League winners:
- 2007-2008: WHL
- 2007-2008: Memorial Cup
- 1990-1991: WHL
- 1990-1991: Memorial Cup
from 1985 to present:
- Spokane Chiefs (official)
- Facebook Page (facebook)
Team statistics
Historic rosters:
Historic statistics:
Past results:
League standings:
Fast factsseason 1997-1998
- Youngest player: Mark Forth (16 years)
- Oldest player: Perry Johnson (21 years)
- Shortest player: Greg Leeb (170 cm)
- Tallest player: Justin Kelly (194 cm)
- Nationalities: Canada (15), Great Britain (1), Slovakia (1), USA (1)
Leagues
Spokane Chiefs participates in season 1997-1998: WHL
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