The 2019 portion of the schedule for the Portland Winterhawks (22-11-3-2) began against the Swift Current Broncos (7-28-2-1) in a place close to home for several Winterhawk players including Jaydon Dureau and Kade Nolan. Jaydon and Kade each recorded points as Portland defeated Swift Current 5-3 in a tight contest […]
Author: Joshua Critzer
Winterhawks add goalie Evan Fradette to roster
The Portland Winterhawks announced Thursday signed goalie Evan Fradette has been added to the roster. Fradette, a 2001 birth-year selected by Portland in the 5th round in the 2016 Bantam Draft, joined the team on their eastern road trip. For the time being, the Winterhawks will carry three goalies on […]
Winterhawks use four goal second period to defeat Thunderbirds 6-3 on New Year’s Eve
Monday night marked the 28th time the Portland Winterhawks (21-11-3-2) and Seattle Thunderbirds (11-19-4-0) got together for a New Year’s Eve matchup. The Winterhawks scored five straight goals, four in the second period, to defeat the Thunderbirds 6-3. Seattle was looking to close the gap on the near annual event, […]
Matthew Quigley: Portland’s Swiss Army Knife on Defense
Matthew Quigley is in his third season with the Portland Winterhawks and has developed into a reliable, shutdown defenseman for the Winterhawks who also is a jack-of-all-trades. The Chestermere, Alberta native is a player associate coach Kyle Gustafson relies on as a “key part of our team.” “He has been […]
Americans defeat Winterhawks 3-2 in third consecutive overtime game
With 12 days off for the holiday break, the Portland Winterhawks (19-11-3-2) and Tri-City Americans (18-12-1-1) met for the third straight game. Also, for the third straight matchup, the game required overtime. Sticking with the theme over the last three contests, the Americans emerged victorious in the 3-on-3 session. Friday […]
Winterhawks acquire rights to Bobby Brink
On Friday the Portland Winterhawks announced they traded for the rights to Bobby Brink from Minnetonka, Minnesota. The five-foot-ten, 165 pound forward was previously on the Prince George Cougars’ protected list. Acquiring the rights cost the Winterhawks a 2019 seventh round pick in the upcoming bantam draft. If he signs […]
DUBNetwork Mailbag – December 26th
We are pleased to launch our first edition of the DUBNetwork mailbag. Last week we asked for questions via Twitter, Facebook, and Email. Our team of contributors answered some of the questions we received. If you want your question answered in a future edition, use the #DUBNetworkMailbag on twitter, respond […]
Portland Winterhawks first half summary
The Portland Winterhawks’ 68-game schedule is half complete, and I’ve taken a glance at the numbers to spot anything which catches my eye. My goal is to provide information beyond what someone could quickly view on the season statistics page. For this report I only included active roster skaters. Any […]
Get to know the Portland Winterhawks: Pregame rituals and superstitions
The Portland Winterhawks are exactly halfway through their 68 game schedule. The players have answered questions related to games, practices, and their young careers over the first 34 games of the 2018-2019 season. The team is currently tied for second place in the U.S. Division with the Spokane Chiefs, but […]
Americans defeat Winterhawks 4-3 for second overtime win on the weekend
On back-to-back nights the Tri-City Americans (17-12-1-1) and Portland Winterhawks (19-11-2-2) needed more than 60 minutes to settle the score. For the second night in a row, the Americans came away with the extra point, and four points on the weekend. Kyle Olson scored his second of the evening while […]
