Friday evening in Portland was an offensive night as the Winterhawks (8-6-0-1) defeated the Victoria Royals (9-4-0-0) 7-3. Portland finally found some depth scoring as seven different players scored while Victoria was paced by 18-year-old Kaid Oliver. Jared Freadrich scored the first of four goals between the teams in the […]
Author: Joshua Critzer
Portland Winterhawks Practice Report 11/1
The Portland Winterhawks practiced Thursday afternoon inside the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in preparation for their second weekend with three games in three nights. Portland has two home games on Friday & Saturday against the Victoria Royals and an away contest against Spokane on Sunday. Victoria will be well rested as […]
John Ludvig relishing top-four role for Winterhawks
Portland Winterhawks defenseman John Ludvig, an 18-year-old from Kamloops, has improved year-after-year after playing in Junior B two years ago to now playing top-four minutes with the Winterhawks this season. Ludvig is a player who so far has flown under the radar during his hockey career. He went undrafted in […]
Dante Giannuzzi strong in first WHL game for Portland
The Portland Winterhawks just completed their first weekend playing three games in three nights. The weekend didn’t go how they hoped as they lost all three games. One positive was backup goalie Dante Giannuzzi’s performance in his first WHL game on Friday night against the Spokane Chiefs. Shane Farkas started […]
Portland swept on the weekend after falling to Kamloops 5-2
The Portland WInterhawks (7-6-0-1) faced off against the Kamloops Blazers (6-6-0-1) looking to avoid losing three games in three nights. The Winterhawks lost Friday night in Spokane and were defeated by Kamloops last night 6-2. The Blazers on the other hand, were looking to sweep their three games in three […]
Jermaine Loewen’s hat trick guides Blazers 6-2 over Portland
Both the Portland Winterhawks (7-5-0-1) and the Kamloops Blazers (5-6-0-1) played their second game in their weekend of three games in three nights. Portland lost 4-1 last night on the road in Spokane. Meanwhile, the Blazers departed Seattle with a convincing 7-2 victory over the the Thunderbirds. Jermaine Loewen had […]
Cody Glass – Just how did he get to Portland?
Everyone knows and loves Cody Glass. Yes, he was selected in the first round by the Vegas Golden Knights, yes he is the 43rd captain in Portland Winterhawks franchise history, and yes he has been a WHL first team all-star the last two seasons including scoring over 100 points, but […]
Nick Perna next man up for Portland with Texas Connection
Defenseman Nick Perna hails from Dallas, Texas and found his way to Portland by way of a bantam program many around the Winterhawks are starting to recognize. The Dallas Stars Elite Hockey Club has been growing the game in the greater Dallas area with 13 teams, (nine men’s teams and […]
Portland Winterhawks Practice Report 10/24
The Portland Winterhawks (7-3-0-1) are coming off a weekend securing four points in two nights against the Vancouver Giants, one of the top teams in the Western Conference. Portland is looking to ride the momentum as they prepare for their first weekend of three games in three nights. The Winterhawks […]
De Jong’s winner gives Portland four points against Vancouver
The Portland WInterhawks (7-3-0-1) traveled to Langley, British Columbia to conclude their back-to-back games with the Vancouver Giants (9-2-2-0). Coming off a thrilling 5-3 win last night in the Rose City, the Winterhawks looked to take four points on the weekend against the Western Conference leading Giants. Reece Newkirk continued […]