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Tri-City Americans

Chiefs Edge Americans 6-5 In Red Lion Tournament

September 10, 2006 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
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Kennewick, WA - Adam Hobson would score twice in a seven second span in the third period to break a 4-all tie and would lead the Spokane Chiefs to a 6-5 victory of the Tri-City Americans before 1,221 fans at Toyota Center.

The Americans opened the scoring just 35 seconds into the tilt when Drew Hoff's first of two goals on the night kissed off of goaltender Thomas Stehr's glove and dropped in the net to give the Ams a 1-0 lead. Spokane responded quickly at 1:40 and would knot the score at 1 on a Levko Koper goal. The Chiefs would take a 2-1 lead after 20 minutes when Derek Ryan would score on a scramble at 19:20.

The Chiefs would open up a 3-1 lead at 11:06 of the second when Derek Ryan would beat Chet Pickars with a snap shot. Tri-City would close within one on a Tanner Gillies power play goal at 15:45. Spokane would reply quickly to take a 4-2 lead on a Chris Langkow goal at 17:00. The Americans would close within one as Brock Cornish would rip a blast from the point past Spokane goaltender Kevin Armstrong to make it a 4-3 deficit.

In the third the Americans would tie the game at 4-all on an unassisted shorthanded goal by Drew Hoff, his second of the game at 3:54. That would set the table for Hobson's heroics scoring twice seven seconds apart at 10:05 and again at 10:12. Cornish would finish the scoring for the Americans with his second power play goal of the night.

Spokane out shot the Americans 42-26 on the night.

Spokane is now 4-1 in pre-season play and is idle until next Friday night when the Americans travel to play the Chiefs in the Lilac City at Eagles Ice Arena.

Tri-City is now 0-1-0-1 in pre-season play and will take on the Everett Silvertips at 5:05 pm tomorrow night at Toyota Center to close out the Red Lion Pre-Season Tournament.

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