Welcome to the Offices of Johnson & Koper

When those two click, they really click.

Tyler Johnson and Levko Koper each scored two goals as the Spokane Chiefs beat the Seattle Thunderbirds 5-1 to take a two games to one series lead. Johnson's first came in the first to tie the score at 1. Stefan Ulmer soon followed to give the Chiefs a 2-1 lead. Levko Koper then started his magic act with a shorthanded goal which gave the Chiefs a 3-1 lead at the end of the first period. Koper and Johnson each scored in the second period to finish off Seattle. Also of note: the returned Trevor Glass had two assists on the evening. Dustin Tokarski was once again the golden goalie, stopping 31 shots. Ryan Letts was also back from his suspension and celebrated his return with a roughing penalty in the first and an interference call in the third. Maybe that was rust, or possibly frustration. Probably both. Glad he's back, though. We could sure use his forechecking.

Something else that was refreshing is the fact that Drayson Bowman was not mentioned in the above paragraph. Don't get me wrong: Bowman is awesome and I love it when he tears goalies apart (I think his favorite breakfast is goalies in milk). But it's nice to see some of the other guys step up. I hope this is a sign of good things to come. Game three is tomorrow night in Seattle.

Also, game five in Spokane has been moved from Friday night to Saturday night so it doesn't interfere with the Gonzaga game which would have been played at the same time. I know this really frustrates me, but deep down I kinda understand it. It doesn't matter how many Memorial Cups the Chiefs win. They will always play second fiddle to Gonzaga. And I know that many people would rather watch Gonzaga on TV than go see the Chiefs play a home playoff game. More people will show up on Saturday. However, this will not stop me from hoping that North Carolina crushes the Zags on Friday night. Go Heels!

Think I'll get hate mail for that? Don't care.

Anyway, Go Chiefs!