Friday, the Winterhawks were in Spokane to take on the Chiefs. Alex Schoenborn gave the Winterhawks the lead in the first period to make it 1-0 after one. Chase De Leo would add another in the second period, and that would be all the Winterhawks needed, as Corbin Boes earned his first shutout since 2011, when he was a member of the Brandon Wheat Kings. The Winterhawks made it 21 wins in the victory, which in the process, gave them the season sweep over the Chiefs, who they have dominated dating back to the Conference semi-finals last season.
Saturday was a different story, as the Winterhawks traveled to Kent, WA to take on a Seattle Thunderbirds team that was hanging on to faint hopes of a division title. De Leo would open the scoring for the Winterhawks, but Shea Theodore and Alexander Delnov would put the T-Birds up 2-1 after one period. The Winterhawks could not solve Taran Kozun for the rest of the game, as Justin Hickman and Branden Troock would add goals to make it a 4-1 loss, ending the Winterhawks' winning streak at 21 and handing them their first regulation loss since January 4. However, the Thunderbirds' hopes for a division title ended the following evening with a loss to Everett, giving the Winterhawks their third title in four years.
The Winterhawks are likely playing for momentum heading into the playoffs, as they trail Kelowna by nine points with seven games remaining. They conclude their road trip Wednesday with a game at Tri-City before heading home for games Friday and Saturday against Seattle and Vancouver.
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