September 1, 2022 – Western Hockey League (WHL) – Spokane Chiefs News Release
Spokane, Wash. – This week’s training camp will feature four players from the Inland Northwest: Landen Hindman (’06), Dante Hughes (’05), Andrew Leung (’06) and Mason Lochten (’05).
Hindmen, a 6-foot-2 defenseman from Whitefish, Montana, spent the 2021-22 season with the Phoenix Jr. Coyotes 15U AAA (T1EHL) and posted four points on four assists in 21 games played. Prior to that, Hindmen played eight games (3G-7A) with the Notre Dame Hounds U15 Prep squad in 2020-21.
Hughes, a 5-foot-11 forward from Post Falls, Idaho, is the younger brother of former Chiefs captain Bear Hughes and also attended the Chiefs’ training camp last summer.
Leung, a 5-foot-10 defenseman from Seattle, Washington, spent the 2021-22 season with Northstar Christian Academy 16U AAA (NAPHL). He tallied 37 points (16G-21A) in 85 games and added two more assists in five playoff games. Before that, the blueliner played five games (1G-2A) with the Rink Hockey Academy K U15 Prep squad during the 2020-21 season.
Lochten, a 5-foot-10 forward from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, played five games with the CDA Hockey Academy 18U club last season and posted four points on two goals and two assists. Lochten closed out the 2021-22 season with the 16U AA squad, where he added nine points (3G-6A) in four games. He also played 26 games with the 16U AA team the previous season, piling up 38 points (17G-21A) in 26 games.
Key local players to have attended camp for the Chiefs and gone on to a professional career include Derek Ryan, Tyler Johnson, Keanu Yamamoto, Kailer Yamamoto and Bear Hughes.
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