Spokane Chiefs Name Ex Viper Gore Goaltending Consultant:

The Western Hockey League Spokane Chiefs have named former Vernon Vipers goaltender Lucas Gore new Goaltending Consultant.

Gore started the season as goaltending coach with the Kamloops Minor Hockey Association. Gore was hired as goaltending coach May 16 2019.

After four seasons with the University of Regina (2011-2015) Gore signed with the ECHL Stockton Thunder on March 5th 2015. In 7 games with the Thunder Gore went 2-4-1 with a 4.37 GAA. Gore along with the Thunder moved to Adirondack becoming the Adirondack Thunder for the start of the 2015-16 season. Gore was protected by the Adirondack Thunder but never played a single game after the 2014-15 season. 

Gore retired from hockey and was the goaltending coach with the 2016-17 Prince George Spruce Kings. Gore spent the past three seasons as a goaltending consultant with the Western Hockey League Kamloops Blazers before joining Kamloops minor hockey in May.

Gore played one season in Vernon (2007-08). In 27 games with the Vipers Gore went 14-8-1 with a 3.31 GAA before joining the Western Hockey League Chilliwack Bruins the following season.

Lucas Gores Player Profile:

http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=23803

This was posted on the Chiefs website:

Lucas Gore and Jesse Plewis Hired as Goaltending Consultants for 2019-20 Season 

August 1, 2019

Hockey Staff 

The Spokane Chiefs have announced that Lucas Gore and Jesse Plewis have been hired as the team’s Goaltending Consultants. The two will alternate spending time with the team throughout the course of the season.

“We’re excited to add Lucas and Jesse to assist with our goaltending this year,” Chiefs General Manager Scott Carter said. “With their additions, our goalies and goalie prospects will receive more undivided attention than in years past and they’ll also be able to assist in scouting goalies for the WHL Draft.”

Gore joins the Chiefs after spending three seasons as a Goaltending Consultant on the Kamloops Blazers. The Kamloops, BC native has also served as the Goaltending Coach for the Prince George Spruce Kings of the BCHL and the Thompson Blazers of the BCMML. Gore’s amateur playing career spanned eight seasons, including playing 141 games for the Chilliwack Bruins of the WHL from 2007-2011 and 70 games for the University of Regina from 2011-2015.

Plewis comes to Spokane after spending last season as a Goaltending Consultant for the Portland Winterhawks. He has also worked as the Goaltending Coach of the Penticton Vees of the BCHL since 2016 and has served as the Penticton Head Goaltending Instructor for all Okanogan Hockey Group Summer Camps and Programs.

“We always preach having a good attitude and work ethic each day you’re on the ice,” the duo mentioned in a recently-released statement. “We want to have the best goalie we can have but we’re also making better men and holding them accountable. Our goal is to get our goalies mentally and physically ready to be the best version of themselves, when it matters most, at the end of the season.”