Spokane Chiefs forward Mitch Wahl was named the Boston Pizza WHL Player of the Week.
Wahl picked up eight points, scoring two goals and six assists to go with a +4 rating, in four games over the past week, helping the Chiefs post a 4-0 record in that span.
On Monday, February 15th, the Chiefs hosted the Everett Silvertips at the Arena in Spokane. Wahl picked up three assists and was named the games 3rd Star as the Chiefs downed the 'Tips 3-2. On Wednesday, February 17th, the Chiefs were in Kamloops to face the Blazers. Wahl found the net twice and added an assist as the Chiefs defeated the Blazers 7-0; he was also named the games 2nd Star. On Friday, February 19th, the Kootenay Ice hosted the Chiefs at the Cranbrook Recreation Complex; Wahl nabbed one assist in the Chiefs 6-4 win. The next evening, Saturday, February 20th, the Chiefs renewed hostilities with their U.S. Division rivals the Tri-City Americans at the Toyota Center in Kennewick. Wahl picked up the assist on the Chiefs game winning goal, beating the Americans 2-1.
Wahl's eight points over the last four games has him sitting 6th among WHL Scorers with 83 points (27 goals, 56 assists) in 62 games played. The Spokane Chiefs have stretched their winning streak to seven games and currently sit fourth in the WHL Western Conference with a 38-20-3-1 record for 80 points, just five back of the first place Tri-City Americans.
Wahl, who is playing his 19-year-old season, hails from Seal Beach, California and is in his fourth full year with the Spokane Chiefs. The 2008 second round NHL Draft pick of the Calgary Flames has appeared in 263 career WHL regular season games collecting 271 points (95 goals, 176 assists).
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