On Tuesday afternoon I attended Portland Winterhawks practice as the team prepares for their first three preseason games this weekend. The Winterhawks will travel north to play in Everett on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday against three different opponents. After having 84 players in training camp last week, Portland’s roster has […]
Author: Joshua Critzer
Portland Winterhawks 2019 training camp review
The Portland Winterhawks finished their training camp on Saturday with the awarding of the Neely Cup. 84 players were split into four different teams and played two 25 minute doubleheader games against one another in a round-robin format. The top two teams based upon records faced off in the championship […]
Portland Winterhawks team building: “Eyes up and don’t look at the water”
On Friday morning the Portland Winterhawks went for some team building before the Neely Cup resumed later that evening. Athletic trainer and strength & conditioning coach Rich Campbell led the players on an approximately two-mile walk from the Veterans Memorial Coliseum, across the Willamette River, to the docks where the […]
Portland Winterhawks 2019 training camp preview
The Portland Winterhawks officially start training camp on Tuesday, August 20, with Neely Cup games beginning on Wednesday. 84 players will make their way to the Rose City for a week which includes physical fitness testing, off-ice training, team bonding, on-ice practice, as well as four intrasquad games. The Neely […]
The Manneks: Beating cancer was like running a race I never signed up for
“I had cancer, cancer never had me.” A little over a year ago, near the end of the 2018 WHL playoffs, the lives of Mason Mannek, his mom Sharmin, and his family were all about to change. “I was in Spokane when I found a lump in my breast. I […]
Portland Winterhawks sign Knak and Brøndberg
The Portland Winterhawks announced Monday they have signed their two 2019 CHL Import Draft selections, Simon Knak and Jonas Brøndberg. Both players will attend training camp and participate in the Neely Cup later in August. Knak is a 2020 NHL Draft eligible forward listed at six-foot-zero, 185 pounds. As a […]
End of June Report: Portland Winterhawks
The last two weeks have been eventful for the Portland Winterhawks. Johnny Ludvig and Reece Newkirk were selected on day 2 of the NHL Draft; Clay Hanus, Jaydon Dureau, and Jake Gricius were invited to NHL development camp rosters as undrafted players; Cross Hanas was named to the US Select […]
Portland Winterhawks 2019-2020 schedule highlights
On Wednesday the WHL released the 2019-2020 regular season schedule. The Portland Winterhawks portion of the schedule has a couple of changes from a season ago. Also, as with years past, the venue location for the Winterhawks home games will not be finalized for a couple of weeks. The building […]
Johnny Ludvig: A future bright enough for sunscreen and sunglasses
Originally posted June 24, 2019. “With the 69th pick in the 2019 NHL Draft, the Florida Panthers select Johnny Ludvig of the Portland Winterhawks in the WHL.” Saturday, June 22nd, 2019 is a day Johnny Ludvig will never forget. The 2000-born defenseman from Kamloops, British Columbia, heard his name called […]
New York Islanders select Portland’s Reece Newkirk
(Vancouver, BC) The New York Islanders selected Portland Winterhawks forward Reece Newkirk in the fifth round on Saturday afternoon with the 147th overall pick. Newkirk joins former Winterhawks forward Kieffer Bellows in the Islanders’ system. In his second season in the WHL, Reece scored 23 goals to go along with […]
