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Spokane Chiefs

Year of foundation: 1982
Colours: Red, white, blue
Club status: active
Address: 700 W. Mallon Avenue
Spokane, Washington 99201
Phone: +1 (509) 328-0450
Email: fanmail@spokanechiefs.com
WWW: Spokane Chiefs

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All time leagues: WHL | Memorial Cup

Season 1996-1997

This club in 1996-1997: WHL

Pos	Player name	Born	Height	Weight	Shoots
G	Marc Magliarditi	09.07.1976	180 cm	82 kg	right	Show profile»
G	Nolan McDonald	29.07.1977	184 cm	83 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Kirk DeWaele	24.03.1976	182 cm	92 kg	N/A	Show profile»
D	Brad Ference	02.04.1979	191 cm	95 kg	right	Show profile»
D	Hugh Hamilton	11.02.1977	185 cm	83 kg	left	Show profile»
D	Andrew Milne	28.07.1978	188 cm	91 kg	N/A	Show profile»
D	Kyle Rossiter	09.06.1980	188 cm	97 kg	left	Show profile»
F	Marc Brown	10.03.1979	183 cm	90 kg	left	Show profile»
LW	Joe Cardarelli	13.07.1977	183 cm	93 kg	left	Show profile»
C	John Cirjak	10.02.1977	- cm	- kg	right	Show profile»
RW	Marian Cisar	25.02.1978	183 cm	89 kg	right	Show profile»
C	Brandin Cote	21.04.1981	173 cm	88 kg	left	Show profile»
C	Blake Evans	02.07.1980	185 cm	92 kg	left	Show profile»
LW	Ty Jones	24.05.1978	191 cm	98 kg	right	Show profile»
C	Greg Leeb	31.05.1977	170 cm	73 kg	left	Show profile»
RW	Egor Mikhailov	23.07.1978	174 cm	82 kg	left	Show profile»
C	Trent Whitfield	17.06.1977	180 cm	92 kg	left	Show profile»

Coach name	Born	Coach position
Mike Babcock	29.04.1963	Head Coach	Show profile»
Bill Peters	13.01.1965	Assistant Coach	Show profile»
Tim Speltz	??.??.????	GM	Show profile»

* no longer in the club

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Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena

Adress: Spokane Arena
720 West Mallon Avenue
Spokane, Washington 99201
Phone: +1 509.279.7000
Email: bwatters@spokanearena.com
Web: http://www.spokanearena.com
Capacity: 10759
Opened in: 1995

The current franchise was granted in 1982 to Kelowna, British Columbia as the Kelowna Wings. In 1985, the team relocated to Spokane, Washington and became the Chiefs. Before the Spokane Chiefs, there was another WHL franchise in Spokane, the Spokane Flyers, which played between 1980-1982.

They hosted the first-ever outdoor hockey game in WHL history, on January 15, 2011, at Avista Stadium versus the Kootenay Ice.

from 1982 to 1985: Kelowna Wings
from 1985 to present: Spokane Chiefs

League winners:

2007-2008: WHL
2007-2008: Memorial Cup
1990-1991: WHL
1990-1991: Memorial Cup

from 1985 to present:

Spokane Chiefs (official)
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Fast factsseason 1996-1997

Youngest player: Brandin Cote (15 years)
Oldest player: Kirk DeWaele (21 years)
Shortest player: Greg Leeb (170 cm)
Tallest player: Brad Ference (191 cm)
Nationalities: Canada (12), Italy (1), Russia (1), Slovakia (1), USA (2)

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Spokane Chiefs participates in season 1996-1997: WHL

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