The announcement of DUBNetwork taking a step back on Friday was one that weighed heavily on me. With everything going on in the country, Oregon, and my hometown in Minnesota, I just couldn’t find the words yesterday to begin to describe how I felt. I’m not going to sit […]
Author: Joshua Critzer
Portland Winterhawks: Introducing Tanner Bruender
On April 22 the Portland Winterhawks made 11 selections in the 2020 WHL Bantam Draft. With their fourth selection, and fifth-round pick, the Winterhawks drafted Tanner Bruender. All selections in the draft have meaning, but the 110th overall pick meant just a little more to the hometown team. Bruender […]
Portland Winterhawks 2020 WHL Bantam Draft recap
On Wednesday, the WHL held its annual Bantam Draft. A total of 233 players from across western Canada and the United States were chosen. The Portland Winterhawks, led by vice president, general manager, and head coach Mike Johnston, made 11 selections. Given the current environment, the draft was held […]
Portland Winterhawks 2020 WHL Bantam Draft Preview
On Wednesday the WHL will conduct its 2020 Bantam Draft starting at 9:00 AM Pacific. The draft this year will be held virtually rather than in Red Deer, Alberta. It was also moved up from its originally scheduled May 7 date. The Bantam Draft serves as one of the […]
Eric Doyle – Two years and counting
Originally posted April 1,2020 What a difference two years can make. Allow me to introduce you to Eric Doyle. Eric is currently the Portland Winterhawks USA Head Scout. He has a powerful story, and has been on quite the journey over the last 15+ years. For fans of the WHL, […]
Florida Panthers sign Winterhawks captain “Rocky” John Ludvig
On Monday, the Florida Panthers signed Portland Winterhawks captain John Ludvig to a three year entry-level contract. Signing an NHL contract is something John has been “working towards my whole life. The day finally came where I signed, it has been a great day.” Selected 69th overall in the […]
U.S. Prospects Draft adds two more Americans to Winterhawks pipeline
On Wednesday the WHL conducted its inaugural US Prospects Draft where each team had two selections. The order was a lottery-style draw with the draft occurring in a snake format — meaning Red Deer picked 1st and 44th, Tri-City 2nd and 43rd, and so on. Portland’s picks fell near […]
2019-20 Portland Winterhawks regular season player awards: The writer’s picks
With the Portland Winterhawks season ending five games prematurely, the accolades have to be handed out without the true 68 game sample size. I share who I would vote for if given a ballot in the Winterhawks’ usual season-ending award ceremony. I did not include the Team Scholastic Player […]
One point – Portland Winterhawks Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy winners
The Portland Winterhawks were awarded the Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy for finishing the WHL season as Regular Season Champions. With the regular season suspended, and not all 68 games played, the WHL elected to hand out awards based upon points percentage. Portland not only led the league in points […]
Portland wins rematch with Victoria 4-1
Sunday evening in the Moda Center marked the fourth, and final, regular season meeting between the Victoria Royals (31-24-6-2) and the Portland Winterhawks (45-11-3-4). After the first three meetings required overtime to determine a winner, the Winterhawks won 4-1 behind a 37 save, bounce back effort by goaltender Joel […]
