KITCHENER, Ont. - The Spokane Chiefs were at their suffocating best in a 2-1 win over the Kitchener Rangers at the Memorial Cup on Sunday.

The Western Hockey League champions' calling card is taking away time and space from the opposition and they executed that style much better than in the previous night's 5-4 overtime win over the Belleville Bulls.

"If we stick to our systems and get pucks in deep, we're not playing that river hockey game where you're going back and forth," Spokane captain Chris Bruton said. "We're a systematic team and tonight we did that and that's Chiefs hockey."

Spokane's reward for a 2-0 record is a guaranteed berth in Friday's semifinal.

But the Chiefs can get the bye to Sunday's championship game either with a Belleville win over Gatineau on Monday or by beating the Olympiques themselves on Tuesday.

"I'm cheering for who tomorrow? Belleville? Is that what I'm doing?" Chiefs