CHIEFS OPEN 2ND HALF WITH 1-0 WIN OVER KOOTENAY

Eric Williams had 29 saves, and Todd Fiddler notched the only goal of the game as the Spokane Chiefs opened the second half of the Western Hockey League season with a 1-0 win over the Kootenay Ice Friday night in Cranbrook, B.C. It was Williams second shutout win of the season as the Chiefs snapped a two game losing streak.

Williams turned aside 12 Ice shots in the first period as the two teams were scoreless after one. Fiddler would steal a puck in the waning minutes of the second and snap his team leading 25th goal of the year past Kootenay goalie Mackenzie Skapski at 18:17 of the period to give the Chiefs the only goal of the game. Spokane would turn aside a 1:11 5 on 3 Kootenay power play early in the third period, as Williams had 10 of his 29 saves in the period to preserve the shutout.

Spokane was outshot 29-25 in the game, going 0-3 on the power play and 4-4 on the penalty kill. The two teams will meet again Saturday night in the Spokane Arena at 7:05pm. Mike Boyle will have the call on 1510 KGA starting with the pre-game show at 6:30pm.