Team Tokarski Wins First Chiefs Cup at 2022 Training Camp
September 4, 2022 – Western Hockey League (WHL) – Spokane Chiefs News Release
Spokane, Wash. – Team Tokarski (Red) skated to a 5-2 victory over Team Kidd (White) in the annual Red-White Game on Sunday afternoon, marking the culmination of the Spokane Chiefs’ 2022 Training Camp at Spokane Arena.
This year’s camp took on a tournament format, with each of the four teams playing each other in round-robin games and finishing with the top two playing each other for the Chiefs Cup in the Red-White Championship Game on Sunday.
The annual Don Kiehl Awards – given to Red-White Game MVPs – were presented to Berkly Catton of Team Tokarski and Blake Swetlikoff of Team Kidd for their efforts in the championship match-up. Kiehl was a long-time off-ice official for the organization and the awards were presented to the players by the coaching staff.
Meanwhile, Team Spurgeon captured third place in thrilling fashion after Grady Lane scored the tying goal with just 11 seconds left to play. Chase Harrington, first-round 2022 WHL Draft pick, then scored the game-winner for Team Spurgeon as they defeated Team McCabe in overtime.
The Spokane scouting staff will trim the 78-man camp roster to 30 as the team heads into the pre-season.
Up next, the Chiefs kick off their pre-season slate on Friday, September 9 as they travel to Everett to face the Silvertips at 6:00 p.m. They’ll play the Seattle Thunderbirds on Saturday, September 10 at 2:00 p.m.
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The Chiefs’ 2022-23 regular season will begin on Friday, September 23 as they visit the Victoria Royals before hosting the Kamloops Blazers in their home opener at Spokane Arena on Saturday, October 1. Ticket packages for the 2022-23 season are available now! For more information, visit spokanechiefs.com or call a ticket account executive at 509-535-PUCK.
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