The news was made official on Friday, as the Chiefs announced the team had locked up its 2018 eighth round draft pick on a signed commitment. After two seasons playing bantam hockey for the Southwest Cougars, Lane spent 2018-19 in the MMHL with the Cougars’ midget team, where he put up five goals, 12 points and 67 penalty minutes in 32 games.
The 16-year-old had 27 goals, 59 points and 157 penalty minutes in his two seasons of bantam, including a 22-goal, 42-point and 99-penalty minute year in 2017-18. However, it was Lane’s 2019 postseason that drew the most of the attention he received. Playing in seven playoff games for Southwest, the 6-foot-2, 185-pound forward put up a point-per-game, ending the postseason with a goal and seven points. Lane also dressed for Team Manitoba at the 2019 Winter Games, where he served as an alternate captain.
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Spokane finished the year second in the United States Division with a 40-21-7 record. The Chiefs then made easy work of both the Portland Winterhawks and the Everett Silvertips, before losing in five games to eventual WHL runner-up Vancouver Giants. Lane is expected to attend Chiefs’ training camp this summer for the first time since being drafted last May.
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