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 […]
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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 […]
Late second period collapse dooms Winterhawks
One 47 second stretch very late in the second period was the difference Wednesday evening in Portland as the visiting Kamloops Blazers took down the Portland Winterhawks 3-1. With the game tied at one and the Blazers on the power play, Nick Chyzowski netted the go-ahead goal. It came with […]
Tendeck breaks hearts in Portland, leads Giants to 4-2 win
Back on November 28th, the Portland Winterhawks had a 10-game win streak halted by a superb 44-save performance form then Lethbridge Hurricanes netminder Stuart Skinner. That was a game where Portland had countless high-quality chances at key points in a tight game, but could not find a way to beat […]
Portland’s depth too much for under-manned Seattle in 4-1 win
The Portland Winterhawks were heavily reliant upon their top line of Kieffer Bellows, Cody Glass and Skyler McKenzie for much the first half of the year. The rest of the lineup struggled finding chemistry consistently and this showed especially when Bellows and Joachim Blichfeld were away at the World Junior Championships. […]
Winterhawks overcome Royals in high-scoring affair
Ryan Hughes was not expected back into the Portland Winterhawks game Wednesday night against the Victoria Royals. He stretched out for a pass from linemate Joachim Blichfeld and fell awkwardly to the ice midway through the first period. With his serious leg injury earlier this year and the fact that […]
Americans win fourth straight by doubling up on Portland
Kennewick, Wa. Two of the heavyweights in the Western Conference met in Kennewick tonight as the Tri-City Americans (27-16-7-0, 61 pts.) played host to the Portland Winterhawks (30-18-1-3, 64 pts.). Both teams were sporting a mostly full and healthy roster that featured 7 NHL first round draft picks. It would […]
Bellows and Glass return and Portland gets key win over Everett 3-0
Kieffer Bellows had an interesting return to the lineup for the Portland Winterhawks against the visiting Everett Silvertips. Bellows, who had posted seven points in three games after returning from the World Juniors went down with an upper body injury on January 14th. This was his return to the ice […]
Winterhawks overcome poor first period in beating Wheat Kings 4-3
Skating undermanned again and playing their seventh game in ten days, the Portland Winterhawks (28-15-1-3) came out flat. Evan Weinger and the Brandon Wheat Kings (28-15-3-1) did not. The former Winterhawks forward scored twice in the opening 20 minutes and had his squad leading 3-0 over the team that he […]
Estephan and Sissons lead Broncos over Winterhawks 5-3
With Cody Glass joining Kieffer Bellows and Ryan Hughes in the stands, the Portland Winterhawks knew they were going to need a gutsy game from the whole team. They played a more limited, conservative game under coach Danny Flynn, who had the reins with vice president, head coach and general […]