With the announcement that the WHL intends to play a 24-game schedule, many questions have arisen. As of right now, we know that the league is going to play a divisional only schedule with the hope of playoffs after to determine the WHL’s participant in the Memorial Cup. There […]
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Off-season Winterhawks: Dante Giannuzzi
While the exact date of the WHL opening night may be up in the air, the Portland Winterhawks are set to hit the ground running, starting in net. After being called up in the middle of last season, Dante Giannuzzi had a stellar showing during his second opportunity in […]
Winterhawks new ownership and season update
The Portland Winterhawks held a public video conference to introduce the new team ownership on Tuesday night. During the video conference, they also hosted a Q&A with head coach Mike Johnston and president Doug Piper. From the new ownership New owners, Michael Kramer, and Kerry Preete took time to […]
Revisiting a New Year’s Day trade
Originally posted Jan 1, 2021. It was five years ago today the Red Deer Rebels acquired Adam Helewka as the team made its run towards the WHL playoffs and hosting the 2016 Memorial Cup. Helewka, then 20-years-old, was brought into the Rebels organization in exchange for team captain Wyatt Johnson, […]
Simon Knak named Swiss captain for World Juniors
December 20, 2019, Simon Knak was informed that he had made the Swiss team headed to the 2020 World Junior Championship. Fast forward one year to December 20, 2020, and Simon Knak has found himself named Switzerland’s team captain for the 2021 World Junior Championships. The Portland winger has […]
Dustin Wolf named to Team USA’s preliminary roster
Everett Silvertips star, Dustin Wolf, has been named to Team USA’s preliminary roster for the World Junior Championships which is expected to start at the end of December. For most fans of the Western Hockey League, this comes as no surprise as Wolf has had a stellar career in […]
Tri-City possibilities at the 2021 NHL Draft
While the Tri-City Americans saw none of their players drafted to the NHL in 2020, they have plenty to look forward to in 2021. Of the roster that concluded their ’19-’20 season with Tri-City, there are a number of possibilities for the Americans to see some names called at […]
Kozak continues WHL preparation in Manitoba
Tyson Kozak was drafted by the Dauphin Kings 13th overall in the 2017 Manitoba Junior Hockey League U-15 Draft. This came after he scored 28 goals and had 29 assists in just 36 games with the Southwest U-15 Cougars in the Winnipeg AAA Hockey League. The 57 points were […]
Three Winterhawks listed as players to watch
With the announcement of the NHL Central Scouting ‘Players to Watch’ list, the spark has been reignited on the discussion of the NHL Draft, this time looking forward to next summer. The Portland Winterhawks find three of their 2021 NHL Draft eligible players on the list in Jack O’Brien, […]
WHL players head to Manitoba’s top junior league
The Western Hockey League announced last week that it has granted temporary transfers to WHL roster players. This means players could join Junior A, Junior B, and U-18 teams to continue their development through December 20. Players would, at that point, return to their respective WHL teams ahead of […]