Spokane Chiefs Announce Roster for Season Opener
The Spokane Chiefs have announced the roster for the 2026-27 Season Opener this Saturday, September 19th when the team will travel to Kennewick to face their rivals, the Tri-City Americans. WHL Opening Week is presented by REMAX.
The Chiefs are currently carrying 17 forwards, eight defensemen, and two goalies.
| POS | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | TOTAL |
| G | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| D | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| F | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| TOTAL | 4 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 27 |
Spokane returns several of their top scorers from a year ago as Tyus Sparks recorded 65 points in 69 games (28G-37A), Chase Harrington had 57 (28G-29A), and Owen Martin posted 56 (26G-30A). Harrington (Calgary-2nd round-2026) and Sparks (Washington-4th round-2026) were both selected in this summer’s NHL Entry Draft. Martin (Winnipeg-3rd round-2025) was picked a year earlier.
Six of the eight defenseman spent the whole season in the WHL last year, including the top scorer from the blueline and NHL Draft Prospect Rhett Sather. In his second season as a Chief, Sather was named the John “Hitman” Hern Defenseman of the year after recording 11 goals and 40 points in 66 games.
Twenty-year-old Marek Howell is entering his fifth season in the league and leads all Chiefs with 228 career WHL games. Six other Chiefs (Harrington, Martin, Ethan Hughes, Nathan Mayes, Owen Schoettler) are playing in their fourth season in the league.
The roster also included 10 first year players, including import players Jan Brabenec and Matěj Tománek.
Two veterans, Harrington and Mayes, are currently at NHL training camps (Calgary and Tampa Bay, respectively).
The full roster can be found on the Spokane Chiefs website.
Opening Week presented by REMAX will kick off for the Chiefs on Saturday night at 6:05 p.m. in Tri-City. Mike Boyle will go on the air on 103.5 the Game at 5:30 with the Spokane Chiefs pre-game report. Fans can also watch the game live on the WHL’s YouTube channel.
Spokane will return home to the Numerica Veterans Arena on Saturday, September 26th with Blue Moon Opening Night. Tickets for all home games are available by visiting www.spokanechiefs.com.
