Spokane Chiefs advance to Western Conference Championship Series

Spokane, Wash.- The Spokane Chiefs are on to the Final Four.

The U.S. Division powerhouse eliminated the Victoria Royals with a 5-4 double overtime win in Game 6 on Tuesday night to advance to the Western Conference Championship Series.

WHL regular season leading goal scorer Shea Van Olm erupted for his second hat trick of the 2025 WHL Playoffs presented by Nutrien, while Colorado Avalanche defensive prospect Saige Weinstein rounded out the scoring for the home side in regulation.

Washington Capitals prospect Andrew iced the series with the series-clinching stunner with less than two minutes left in the second overtime period..

Netminder Dawson Cowan turned aside 36 shots in the series-clinching victory.

Spokane won Game 1 in a double-overtime thriller before Victoria took Games 2 and 3.

The Chiefs rattled off three straight wins on Vancouver Island before closing out the series on home ice.

Four of the six games were decided by a single goal, three of which required at least one overtime period.

Cristall led all skaters in the series with 15 points (5G-10A) in six games, while Captain and Seattle Kraken pick Berkly Catton was right behind him with 13 points (3G-10A) in Round Two.

This marks the seventh time in franchise history that the Chiefs have moved on to the Western Conference Championship and the first time since 2019.

The Chiefs await the winner of the Everett Silvertips/Portland Winterhawks series.