14 seconds. That’s how long it took for the Seattle Thunderbirds to take the first penalty of their game Saturday night in Kent with the visiting Portland Winterhawks. What would commence was a parade to the box, leading to 15 total power plays. Nine for the Thunderbirds and six for […]
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Glass helps Portland keep U.S. Division title hopes alive
Cody Glass is known far more for his set up abilities than for his goal-scoring prowess. Coming into the Portland Winterhawks game Friday night at the Moda Center, he had 61 assists, to go with 34 goals, keeping him five points short of 100 points. Glass would use the expectation […]
Winterhawks hold off Silvertips 2-0
Cole Kehler has not had a great last month of his overage WHL season. Since February 10th, Kehler lost three of his last five starts, with the only two wins coming against the last place team in the Western Conference, the Prince George Cougars. Kehler had only one game with […]
Skyler McKenzie and Portland overpower Prince George 7-1
When Skyler McKenzie netted his first goal in 10 games on Tuesday night in Prince George he mimed pulling the monkey off of his back. The following night, at the same venue, McKenzie made sure that monkey was evicted for good. The winger, who had been stuck at 41 goals, […]
Cholowski hits 50 assists, leading Portland to 4-3 win in his return to Prince George
Dennis Cholowski suited up for 37 games for the Prince George Cougars earlier this season. Then he was dealt in a big deal along with the WHL rights to goalie Ty Taylor to the Portland Winterhawks for Ilijah Colina, Connor Bowie and some draft picks. Tuesday marked Cholowski’s return to […]
Winterhawks finish off three-game weekend strong with a 7-4 win in Seattle
Wth both the Seattle Thunderbirds and Portland Winterhawks finishing off three-games in three-nights and four in six games, which team would have the bigger jump in their steps in a Sunday evening tilt in Kent? Portland, though the road team in this one, had to be feeling confident playing at […]
Americans shutout by Winterhawks for second time in five nights
Kennewick, Wa. For the second time in five nights, the Tri-City Americans (32-23-8-1, 73 pts.) and Portland Winterhawks (39-20-1-4, 83 pts.) met in Kennewick for a key U.S. Division matchup. Many picked both of these teams to be at the top of the division come playoff time, but both are […]
Seattle’s shootout excellence continues at the expense of Portland
The Seattle Thunderbirds (30-24-7-2) and Portland Winterhawks (38-20-1-4) played a wild game at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in front of 6,124 enraptured fans Friday night. The game had a wild, playoff feel to it as Seattle rode strong goaltending by Liam Hughes and the hot stick of Zack Andrusiak to take […]
Americans fall flat big time against Portland
Kennewick, Wa. The Tri-City Americans (32-22-7-1, 72pts.) had to feel pretty confident coming into tonight’s contest with the Portland Winterhawks (38-20-1-3, 80pts.). The Americans were riding a three game win streak with wins against Kamloops, Prince George, and division rival Seattle. They won those games by a combined score of […]
Late Portland Winterhawks advantage costs the Victoria Royals
It is said that your top players have to be their best to win big games and in two games versus Victoria, Kieffer Bellows showed that he is a big-time player. In a tight-checking affair where each team tried to smother the opposing firepower, Bellows still stood out as a […]