Saturday night marked the first of 12 matchups between the Portland Winterhawks (10-3-0-1) and the Seattle Thunderbirds (5-7-2-1). Often times a high-scoring contest, this iteration of the I-5 rivalry was a low-scoring, defensive battle won by Portland 2-1. The win is Portland’s fifth in-a-row, and they have points in eight […]
Author: Joshua Critzer
Winterhawks start weekend with 4-1 win in Everett
(Everett, WA) The top two teams in the U.S. Division met up for the first time during the 2019-2020 season. Special teams played a key role in the game as the Portland Winterhawks (9-3-0-1) defeated the Everett Silvertips (9-4-0-0) 4-1 on Friday night. Seth Jarvis started the scoring, and Portland’s […]
Winterhawks defeat Chiefs 6-3 with five points from Gricius
(Spokane, WA) The first of eight matchups in 2019-2020 between the Portland Winterhawks (8-3-0-1) and the Spokane Chiefs (6-5-1-0) went in favor of the visitors. Jake Gricius recorded a career-high five points (2G, 3A) to help Portland to a 6-3 victory. 17-year-old forward, Robbie Fromm-Delorme also had a banner evening […]
Newkirk, Winterhawks solve Raiders 4-3
On Wednesday evening the Portland Winterhawks (7-3-0-1) defeated the visiting Prince Albert Raiders (7-2-3-0) by a score of 4-3, Reece Newkirk played a key role with his two goals and two assists. Entering the evening the 2019 New York Islanders draft selection had one goal and ten assists. He leaves […]
Portland remains perfect at home defeating Brandon 4-1
Saturday evening in Portland was hockey night as the Brandon Wheat Kings (4-7-0-0) made their only visit to the Rose City in 2019-2020. With the teams only playing once per season, the Portland Winterhawks (6-3-0-1) have not lost to Brandon since the 2014-2015 season. The Wheat Kings will need to […]
Portland Winterhawks complete longest road trip of the season
The Portland Winterhawks recently completed their longest road trip of the season after playing seven in a row away from the Rose City. Prior to six games against the Central Division, the road trip officially kicked off in Vancouver back on September 27th. In the seven games, Portland went 3-3-0-1. […]
Portland Winterhawks: Introducing Kishaun Gervais
Introducing Kishaun Gervais: Many rookies in the WHL are 16- or 17-years old. However, Kishaun Gervais is in his first season with the Portland Winterhawks and playing his 18-year-old year. He couldn’t be happier. His path to playing his first WHL regular season game with Portland on Tuesday was a […]
Perfect on the power play, Winterhawks defeat Broncos 8-2
(Swift Current, SK) On Wednesday evening the Portland Winterhawks (4-3-0-0) started the second half of their Central Division swing. The Swift Current Broncos (2-4-0-0) moved to the Central Division after the Kootenay ICE relocated to Winnipeg. The Winterhawks came away with the 8-2 victory in front of 1,916 fans in […]
Winterhawks alumni update: Joe Mahon pursuing new opportunity in officiating
Every hockey player’s goal is to play in the NHL. Only a select few actually end up achieving their dream. So what happens when he or she takes the jersey off for the last time? For his or her entire life hockey has been the focus, the goal, the routine. […]
Portland moves to 2-0 after defeating Kamloops 4-3
Jake Gricius scored a goal and had two assists to lead the Portland Winterhawks (2-0-0-0) over the Kamloops Blazers (0-3-0-0), 4-3 on Sunday evening. Entering play on Sunday, when the Blazers and Winterhawks have played in the Moda Center since 2005, Portland is now 11-0-1 against Kamloops. The Blazers were […]
