Chiefs forward Harrington bringing power forward flavour to 2025 CHL USA Prospects Challenge

Spokane, Wash.- Chase Harrington spends long summers working construction with his carpenter father, Daryl.

The Spokane Chiefs forward is putting the same demanding work, care and attention to detail into building up his own game as he approaches the 2026 NHL Draft.

“My goal is just to grow more of the power forward side of my game,” Harrington said. “Finishing checks, getting to the net… Stuff like that is important for me to grow my game. Getting into guys and hitting on the forecheck tracks and not letting guys get by easily.”

Harrington is among Spokane’s most consistent performers with seven goals (including the season-opening game-winner) and eight assists for 15 points in 21 games.

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Harris ➡️ Harrington ➡️ Saunderson 🚨@spokanechiefs pic.twitter.com/D44iTXskI9

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The Prince George, B.C. product is also fresh off a five-game point streak and has three goals and four assists in his last seven outings.

“Just the way he goes into the gritty areas that not all top skill guys are willing to do,” Chiefs forward and fellow 2026 NHL Draft-eligible Mathis Preston said of Harrington. “I think he’s a winner. He loves to compete in practice. He has lots of fun doing. He loves the game. He brings lots of energy to the rink every day in the dressing room.”

Originally drafted by Spokane with the eighth overall pick in the 2022 WHL Prospects Draft, Harrington impressed with a breakout 50-point (19G-31A) campaign in 2024-25.

The 6-foot-1, 201-pound winger was also a key part of Spokane’s push to the 2025 WHL Championship Series with 14 points (6G-8A) in 20 games. His finest moments came in the Western Conference Championship, where Harrington bagged goals in three straight games, including the Game 2 overtime winner, to eliminate the rival Portland Winterhawks.

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— Western Hockey League (@TheWHL) April 28, 2025

He’s earned a lot of goodwill with scouts through his strong ethic and willingness to take on any role his coach asks of him- if Chiefs Head Coach Brad Lauer had to quibble with Harrington’s abilities, he says the teenager could be more selfish when it comes to shot selection.

“You can see him make plays in high traffic areas,” Lauer said. “You can see him do the little things that obviously catch scouts’ eyes.

He could be one of those Swiss Army Knife-type guys. You can use them on the right side, you can use them on the left side, you can use them on the penalty kill, you can use them on the power play. But, you know, I think he’s still a guy that’s still working on his identity. There’s a lot of room for him to be one of those guys where you lean on, one of those coaches’ players where you’re reliable in the last minute of a hockey game, you do the right things out there… If you get scored against, he can put them over the boards next to get that shift back.”

The 18-year-old, who celebrated his birthday on October 30, was recently assigned a ‘B’ rating as a potential second or third-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft by NHL Central Scouting in the agency’s preliminary player list, which was released last month.

He’s also earned an invitation to the 2025 CHL USA Prospects Challenge, which will see top draft-eligible CHL skaters take on the U.S. National Team Development Program.

Don’t bother Chase-ing him.@spokanechiefs forward Chase Harrington is high-tailing his way to the 2025 #CHLUSAProspectsChallenge – and you can’t catch him! pic.twitter.com/3j3eEXQpMF

— Western Hockey League (@TheWHL) November 16, 2025

“Me and all of my teammates were watching it last year,” Harrington grinned. “I think that being able to represent CHL is pretty awesome. I don’t know a lot of the guys on that team, so I think that’s going to be fun to meet all the guys.”

Harrington is one of nine WHL skaters (including Preston) set to represent the West at the second edition of the Challenge.

The two-game showcase runs on November 25 and 26 in Calgary and Lethbridge, Alta.

Canadian viewers can tune in on TSN, while Victory+ will carry the matches for fans in the United States and around the world.