Rebels send Sawchyn’s rights to Thunderbirds TRADE | T-Birds Acquire Rights To Gracyn Sawchyn https://t.co/0ucubJ6SOi pic.twitter.com/H8FdU0mWJq — Seattle Thunderbirds (@SeattleTbirds) May 13, 2021 Former first overall WHL US Draft pick Gracyn Sawchyn‘s rights have been dealt from the Red Deer Rebels to the Seattle Thunderbirds for a conditional 2022 second-round […]
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Winterhawks stop Chiefs just short of dramatic comeback
The Portland Winterhawks found a win on the last night of a four-game road trip as they stopped a dramatic comeback by the Spokane Chiefs. Unfortunate for Spokane as it seemed they had just hit their stride, winning two straight. However, with a dramatic 7-6 win, the Winterhawks head […]
Welcome to the Winterhawks: Ryder Thompson
The Portland Winterhawks have debuted several rookies for this short season; among them is Ryder Thompson. To this point in the season, the 16-year-old defenseman has appeared in six games for the Winterhawks. Putting in work in the off-season The Manitoba native had some luck in the off-season, namely having […]
Seattle Thunderbirds secure 3-2 win over the Portland Winterhawks
In the middle game for both the Seattle Thunderbirds and Portland Winterhawks 3-in-3 weekends, the Thunderbirds secured a 3-2 win over the Portland Winterhawks on Saturday night. In the first of this weekend’s two meetings between the Winterhawks and the Thunderbirds, the team in blue proved victorious behind a […]
Winterhawks hang on to beat Chiefs
The Portland Winterhawks managed to hang on to a narrow win to beat the Spokane Chiefs Sunday night. This was the 150th time the Winterhawks have won against the Chiefs in franchise history. As the opening weekend comes to a close, the Winterhawks have a strong start, bringing five […]
US Division’s opening night game recap: Portland at Tri-City
After spending almost the entire first half of the game fighting with CHL TV, most fans were able to watch the US Division’s opening night game! Of course, there were fans in-market for the Tri-City Americans who were able to watch on television through SWX. A lucky select 50 […]
Updated: 8 WHL players taken at 2019 NHL Draft remain unsigned
With just days remaining until they need to be signed, it’s time to shine a spotlight on the eight players who have been NHL drafted but have yet to sign with their respective clubs. The 2020-21 season has been a mess due to COVID-19 and some WHL divisions have yet […]
Daily Dose of the DUB: Winterhawks name leadership group, WHL Goaltender and Player of the Week, and more
Winterhawks name leadership group We are proud to announce our 2020-21 team captains: ©️ – Nick Cicek?️- Jaydon Dureau?️- Seth Jarvis?️- Mason Mannek?️- Reece Newkirk pic.twitter.com/h2FjwBN5Sq — Portland Winterhawks (@pdxwinterhawks) March 16, 2021 The Portland Winterhawks announced their new leadership group on Monday afternoon. Joining newly minted captain, Nick Cicek […]
Nick Cicek named Winterhawks’ 45th team captain
Nick Cicek, following his best year yet Last season’s captain of the Portland Winterhawks, Johnny Ludvig, 20, is staying in the AHL with the Syracuse Crunch this season. With this, the Winterhawks knew a change in captaincy was on the way. It is easy to imagine this was not an […]
Portland Winterhawks prepared to defend title
New ownership, new schedule, a temporary new home, but the same winning style. That’s the plan the Portland Winterhawks will be working to uphold over the shortened season. The Winterhawks are the reigning WHL regular-season champions with 97 points in 63 games before the season’s early end. They finished […]