CHIEFS FACE SEATTLE IN THE FIRST ROUND
The Chiefs will face the Seattle Thunderbirds in the first round of the WHL Playoffs beginning on Friday, March 20th in the Spokane Arena. Game two will take place on Saturday, March 21st in Spokane before the series moves to Seattle’s ShoWare Center for games three and four on Tuesday, March 24th and Wednesday, March 25th.
Tickets for games one and two in the Arena are available by calling the Chiefs office at (509) 535-PUCK or TicketsWest at (800) 325-SEAT.
With one game to play, the Chiefs will finish the regular season as the fourth seed in the Western Conference with 93 points going into tonight’s final game against Tri-City. The Thunderbirds finished the regular season 35-32-1-4 with 75 points and are the fifth seed in the conference.
Spokane was 5-3-0-1 in the nine game regular season series with a pair of shutouts against Seattle. The Chiefs and Thunderbirds have faced each other four previous times in the post season but not since Spokane earned a three game sweep in the second round of the 2001 playoffs.
First Round Schedule
Game 1 Friday, March 20 at Spokane 7:00
Game 2 Saturday, March 21 at Spokane 7:00
Game 3 Tuesday, March 24 at Seattle 7:05
Game 4 Wednesday, March 25 at Seattle 7:05
Game 5* Saturday, March 28th at Spokane 7:00
Game 6* Sunday, March 29 at Seattle 5:05
Game 7* Tuesday, March 31 at Spokane 7:00
*if necessary