SPOKANE, Wash. – The Spokane Chiefs announced today that 16-year-old goaltender Matt Berlin and 18-year-old forward Ezra Hall have been reassigned to their home clubs. Berlin, a 7th-Round selection in the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft, returns to the SSAC Athletics Midget AAA of the AMHL. Hall, a listed player, returns to the Winnipeg Blues of the MJHL.

Twenty-nine players will be available to play in Everett for the Chiefs first live preseason games of the year, including 16 forwards, 10 defensemen and three goaltenders. Forwards Marcus Messier and Spencer Meyer, along with defenseman Colton Bobyk, remain with the club but will not travel.

The Chiefs take on the Portland Winterhawks today at 3 p.m., the Everett Silvertips on Saturday at 7 p.m. and the Seattle Thunderbirds on Sunday at 3 p.m.

The Spokane Chiefs’ only home preseason game, versus the Tri-City Americans, is scheduled for Thursday, September 11 at Eastern Washington University’s University Recreation Center in Cheney, Wash. Tickets for the preseason game are on sale now in-person at the Chiefs’ Ticket Office, over the phone at (509) 535-PUCK, or in-person at the URC. Seating is general admission and parking is free.

The Spokane Chiefs’ Bud Light Opening Night at Spokane Arena is Saturday, September 27. Ticket packages for the 2014-15 regular season are on sale now and begin as low as $96. Stop by the Chiefs’ Ticket Office or call a Chiefs Ticket Account Executive at (509) 535-PUCK for more information.