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Chiefs training camp opens today at Chilliwack Coliseum

Sep 1, 2023 | 11:30 AM

CHILLIWACK — The excitement of a new season arrives today with the opening of the Chilliwack Chiefs’ training camp

This year’s training camp at the Coliseum promises to be extra special with scrimmages featuring two teams named after a pair of Chilliwack hockey heroes who played pivotal roles in bringing the Fred Page Cup to Chilliwack in 2000.

Wyatt Tunnicliffe played two seasons with the Chiefs capping his career with the Fred Page Cup victory. The Chilliwack native played 110 regular season games and scored 87 points. He then went on to play at Lakehead University. He’s now a successful business owner and Mortgage Broker in Chilliwack and a proud supporter of the Chiefs Adopt-a-School program with Rosedale Traditional School.

Nathan Martz played in 177 regular season games with the Chiefs and was drafted by the New York Rangers. He had 189 points including 110 in the Fred Page Cup winning season. Since retiring from professional hockey he’s returned home to Chilliwack, coaching the Fraser Valley Thunderbirds to a BCEHL U18 Championship and has spent time with the Chiefs organization.

Team Nathan Martz and Team Wyatt Tunnicliffe will face off in their first scrimmage on Friday (Sept. 1) at 6:00 p.m., followed by the second game on Saturday, at 6 p.m. Hockey fans and supporters are invited to watch each night.

Meantime season ticket holders will be able to pick up their 2023/24 ticket packages September 8 before the Chiefs first the first exhibition game. The ticket distribution will take place beneath the Chiefs’ tent from 5:00 p.m. until puck drop, with the stairs leading up to the box office and the secondary rink doors serving as the pickup points.

If you’re unable to make it to the pickup event on the 8th, season tickets will also be available at will-call on September 9, just in time for the second exhibition game of the preseason. The doors will open at 5:00 p.m..

89.5 JR Country is the voice of the Chiefs this season. Chiefs games will be broadcast weekly and other games will be streamed online at 89.5 JR Country.