Chiefs handle T-Birds, move back into second
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 14 years, 10 months AGO
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February 6, 2011 8:00 PM
KENT, Wash. - Mitch Holmburg had two goals and an assist as the Spokane Chiefs defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 5-2 in Western Hockey League action in front of 4,388 at the ShoWare Center on Saturday.
The win moved Spokane past Tri-City, which lost 8-2 in Portland, for second place in the U.S. Division. Portland sits five points ahead of Spokane.
Former Coeur d'Alene Laker Tyler Johnson scored his league-leading 39th goal of the season in a three-goal third period for Spokane. Anthony Bardaro and Steve Kuhn also scored.
Spokane (32-14-4-2, 70 points) hosts Portland on Wednesday at the Spokane Arena.