The Chiefs are back in action tonight when they host the Prince George Spruce Kings on Fill The Rink Night.
All tickets for tonight's game are priced at $5 with a non perishable food donation to the Salvation Army Food Bank. Season ticket holders can bring a friend to the game for free with a food donation.
Chilliwack enters the post-holiday portion of the schedule in third place in the Interior Conference with a record of 19-10-0-2. The top four teams in the conference will qualify for the playoffs.
The Chiefs are 2-0-0-1 vs the Spruce Kings this season and have a five point lead on the Kings who are tied with Vernon in fourth place. Chilliwack has played two fewer games than Prince George.
The Spruce Kings continue to be led offensively by Paul DeJersey who ranks fourth in league scoring with 26 goals and 31 assists.
Top line leads the way:The Chiefs top line of Derek Huisman, Malcolm Gould and David Bondra continues to lead the way offensively for the Chiefs. The trio has combined to score 48 of the Chiefs 106 goals this season.
Chiefs #1 in Attendance:The Chiefs continue to lead the BCHL in attendance with an average of 1,983. The next highest total belongs to the Penticton Vees who are averaging 1,623.
Hubris Hats Now Available: The long awaited “Hubris” Chiefs hat is now available. For every one of these hats sold tonight, Sports & Stuff will donate $5 to the Chilliwack Food Bank.
Song Requests: If you want to hear your favorite song during the game simply tweet your request to @Chiefs_Hockey and we'll do our best to get it played for you.
Home Sweet Home: The Chiefs are 11-3-0-1 on home ice this season which puts them on pace for 24 home ice wins this season. The team record for most home wins in a season is 26 set during the 1995-96 season.
Top 20:With 39 points (18g 21a) Chiefs forward Derek Huisman has moved into 20th place in league scoring. Last season with the Quesnel Millionaires Huisman finished with 28 points (14g 14a) in 57 games… Huisman’s 18 goals are the 13th highest in the league…Chiefs goaltender Mitch Gillam ranks 8th in goals against average (2.77), sixth in save percentage (91.4) and 10th in minutes played (1,233).
Scoring 1st:The Chiefs are 12-1-0-0 when scoring first and 7-9-0-2 when allowing the first goal.
After 40 tells the story:When leading after two periods the Chiefs are 9-1-0-1. When tied after two, their record is perfect at 8-0-0-0. When trailing after two periods they are 2-9-0-1.
Close Games: The Chiefs are 10-3-2 in one goal games this season. On home ice the Chiefs are 6-2-1 in games decided by one goal.
Defense wins: When allowing three or fewer goals the Chiefs are 16-3-0-1. When allowing four or more goals the Chiefs are 3-7-0-1.
Chiefs Roster Notes:The Chiefs are currently carrying 20 players on their roster including two goaltenders, six defensemen and 13 forwards. By age, Chilliwack has one 16 year old (Forster), one 17 year old (Babych), six 18 year olds (Gossard, Graboski, Tibbet, Laurent, Berry, Udy) 8 19 year olds (Huisman, Bondra, Gould, Hansen, Hills, Thompson, Fontaine, Gillam), and four 20 year olds (Hutchinson, Spring, Sitterley, Miller).
American Flavor: The Chiefs currently have five players from the United States on their roster, including one player from each of the following States: Maryland, Delaware, New York, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.Home Country:The Chiefs have 15 Canadian players on their roster including representatives from BC (10), Alberta (3), Quebec (1) and Ontario (1).
Special Teams: The Chiefs currently have the 8thth ranked power play with a success rate of 19.71% (27/137). The Chiefs power play has been much better on home ice (23.68%) than on the road (14.75%). On the penalty kill, the Chiefs have killed off 82.27% of their penalties, good for 3rd place in the league.
Chiefs Last Five Games
Dec 9: Chiefs 4 Trail 1
Dec 10: Chiefs 4 at Salmon Arm 1
Dec 16: Chiefs 2 Prince George 3 OT
Dec 17: Chiefs 4 at Salmon Arm 1
Dec 18: Chiefs 3 at Vernon 6
Chiefs Next Five Games
Dec 30: Merritt
Jan 6: Penticton
Jan 7: Cowichan Valley
Jan 13: Prince George
Jan 14: at Trail
