For all the production the Spokane Chiefs got this season from their top line, the Prince George Cougars were more than able to match it in back-to-back victories to open their best-of-seven Western Hockey League playoff series.
Last weekend, the Spokane Chiefs went to Prince George for a pair of road games against the Cougars – who are first in the conference and have clinched a division title and playoff spot with three weeks left in the season.
When Ty Smith was swapped along with a third-round pick for fellow defenseman John Marino in the summer of 2022, the left-shot defenseman said he never envisioned playing in the American Hockey League.