SEATTLE – Kailer Yamamoto’s historic Kraken season has lost some steam, but when Seattle’s NHL playoff hopes hung by a thread Tuesday at Climate Pledge Arena, he gladly helped out.
The Spokane Chiefs have made a lot of progress this season from last and have put themselves in a solid position to earn a playoff spot out of the Western Conference with 12 games to go.
The rivalry between the Spokane Chiefs and the Tri-City Americans comes naturally as the closest geographic opponents in the far-flung Western Hockey League.
The Spokane Chiefs would like nothing more than to return to the Western Hockey League postseason after missing out last season. Entering play Sunday, the Chiefs had 22 games remaining, just 10 of those at home, to make that happen.