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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

This club in 1997-1998: WHL

Pos	Player name	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	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

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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)

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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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