Spokane Chiefs
| Spokane Chiefs | |
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| City | Spokane, Washington |
| League | Western Hockey League |
| Conference | Western |
| Division | U.S. |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Home arena | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena |
| Colors | Red, white and blue |
| General manager | Scott Carter |
| Head coach | Don Nachbaur |
| Championships |
1991 & 2008 Memorial Cup Champions 1991, 2008 WHL Champions |
| Website | www.spokanechiefs.com |
| Franchise history | |
| 1982–1985 | Kelowna Wings |
| 1985–present | Spokane Chiefs |
1991 & 2008 Memorial Cup Champions
The Spokane Chiefs are a major junior ice hockey team that plays in the Western Hockey League based out of Spokane, Washington. The team plays its home games at the Spokane Arena. Their uniforms are similar to those of the NHL's Montreal Canadiens. Spokane consistently ranks in the top 10 in the Canadian Hockey League in attendance. The Chiefs won the Memorial Cup in 1991 and 2008. They also hosted the first-ever outdoor hockey game in WHL history, on January 15, 2011, at Avista Stadium versus the Kootenay Ice.
The Spokane Chiefs was also the name of the hockey team that played in the Western International Hockey League from 1982 to 1985. In their final year the Chiefs were the regular-season champions of the WIHL.
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.
The Chiefs won the WHL and CHL Memorial Cup championships in 1991 and 2008. In addition, they have won two division titles and four Western Conference championships. The Chiefs and Portland Winter Hawks are the only United States based teams to win the Memorial Cup. The Chiefs were also the first team in the history of the Western Hockey League to come back from an 0–3 deficit to win a best-of-seven series, which they did against the Portland Winter Hawks in 1996; the feat has happened only one other time, when the Kelowna Rockets came back from an 0-3 deficit to defeat the Seattle Thunderbirds in 2013.
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