Spokane Chiefs News & Stories

Mitch Brown highlights the biggest names on the move from the NCAA's ruling on CHL players, updated throughout the season.

In this edition of WHL Stock Watch, Mitch Brown looks at Cameron Schmidt, Gracyn Sawchyn, Harrison Brunicke, and more.

Learn everything you need to know about the 2024-25 WHL season ahead of Friday's season openers

David St-Louis and Lassi Alanen compare the top forward prospects available in the 2024 NHL Draft.

Director of Film Scouting, Cam Robinson breaks down the entire package that is Berkly Catton's game. Complete with video, analytics, projections, and more

Russ Cohen shares an exclusive interview with Spokane Chiefs forward and 2024 NHL Draft prospect Berkly Catton on EP Rinkside.

Mitch Brown, Greg Balloch, and Lauren Kelly team up to break down this year's best offerings in CHL free agency with scouting reports, tools grades, and player rankings.

Mitch Brown previews the 2023-24 WHL season.

Mitch Brown and Lassi Alanen break down everything you need to know about the CHL Import Draft.

Elite Prospects Dir. of North American Scouting Mitch Brown goes player-by-player through Canada's 2023 U18s roster, with scouting reports on the entire team.

This latest edition of the Scout's Notebook looks at some lesser-known prospects out of the WHL for the 2023 NHL Draft.

Early in the season these seven games have stood out above the rest.

Mitch Brown looks at the trade that sent Ty Smith to the Pittsburgh Penguins for John Marino to see how Smith can fulfill the promise he showed as a prospect.

The WHL held their annual Bantam Draft, and second-ever U.S. Prospects Draft last week, and now Elite Prospects Dir. of North American Scouting Mitch Brown offers his thoughts on the marquee events.

Seemingly overnight, the Minnesota Wild have become one of the NHL’s most exciting teams. So many of their players register high on the fun-to-watch meter, and their team has plenty...

The Washington Capitals boast the NHL's 28th-ranked prospect pool, and they're the subject of today's writeup in our EP Rinkside prospect pool ranking countdown for the 2021-22 season.

Thomas Harley of the Texas Stars ranks second in scoring among AHL defencemen this season. Patrick Williams has more on the 2019 first-round pick navigating the AHL.

At first glance, the Washington Capitals landing No. 24 on a prospect pool ranking seems high. At EliteProspects, we initially felt the same. This Capitals prospect pool might have the...

No two draft picks are created equal. That’s as apparent in the immediate aftermath of any draft as it is five-plus years down the road, even if the true yield...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. More than a year spent tracking the progress of hundreds of players, consulting with industry insiders, running the numbers, and it all...

We’re less than a week away from the draft, so what better time than now to take stock of the best prospects already tied down with an NHL franchise? This...

The CHL has a unique appeal compared to the NHL. Lower-quality hockey, no doubt, but there’s no replacing the insane swings in player and team quality from year to year....

We’re exactly two weeks away from the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, so what better time for another draft ranking than now? While we position ourselves as a united front in...

The bear has held cultural prominence in the Pacific Northwest for centuries but Spokane Chiefs forward Bear Hughes is at the spear’s tip, taking his animal’s namesake into the hockey...