The Victoria Royals felt due for some bounces. And those bounces came through big time a 7-4 victory over the Portland Winterhawks Tuesday night. The game was highlighted by Royals forward Tarun Fizer scoring his first WHL hat-trick, a breakout game for a forward who himself was arguably due for […]
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Cross Hanas: Born to play in the WHL
The WHL is not something many kids grow up knowing too much about in the state of Texas. The land where high school football is king does not make much room for hockey in the first place, but even for those that do play the sport, the Western League’s closest […]
Nick Perna next man up for Portland with Texas Connection
Defenseman Nick Perna hails from Dallas, Texas and found his way to Portland by way of a bantam program many around the Winterhawks are starting to recognize. The Dallas Stars Elite Hockey Club has been growing the game in the greater Dallas area with 13 teams, (nine men’s teams and […]
Special Teams leads Portland to 8-2 Victory over Oil Kings
The Winterhawks returned home after playing six of their first seven on the road. Edmonton made their bi-annual trip to the Rose City as Portland hosts the Central division this season. Portland defeated the Oil Kings 8-2 with special teams playing a key role. Portland’s top line of Cody Glass, […]
Seth Jarvis being relied upon early by the Winterhawks
This past weekend was exciting and new for many members of the Portland Winterhawks. Portland had seven players in their lineup who qualified as rookies in the WHL. With so many players graduating to the professional ranks and others missing, Portland head coach, general manager and vice president Mike Johnston […]
DubNetwork’s 2018-19 WHL player award predictions
Next up in our predictions is the players. We took our shots at who will be the rookie of the year, goalie of the year and defenseman of the year in the entire WHL. Contributor Rookie of the year Goalie of the year D-man of the year Jesse Phillips Tyson […]
2018-19 WHL season previews: Portland Winterhawks
2017-2018: The Winterhawks entered the season with high expectations and those expectations only increased when Kieffer Bellows, New York Islanders 1st Round selection in 2016, signed his entry-level contract resulting in him joining the Winterhawks from Boston University. As the season progressed the Winterhawks experienced a number of winning and […]
Kyle Gustafson has a new title but it’s business as usual for him and the Winterhawks
Kyle Gustafson has been an Assistant Coach with the Portland Winterhawks since 2004. He has seen a lot of good and bad times while behind the bench. His bosses may have changed over the years as Mike Williamson, Richard Kromm, Mike Johnston, Jamie Kompon and Johnston again have taken turns […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Patera signs with Brandon; Hanas scores but U.S. falls in Five Nations opener; T-birds and Royals announce training camps
Hanas and USA’s U17 team falls in opener Portland Winterhawks center Cross Hanas is playing with USA Hockey’s U17 team at the Five Nations Tournament in Piestany, Slovakia. Hanas scored in the opening game of the tournament and the U.S. grossly out shot the Czech Republic but could not fight […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Cross Hanas makes U17 team
Hanas leaves no doubt Portland Winterhawks signed prospect Cross Hanas had a strong USA Hockey Select 16 development camp prior to Friday morning in Amherst, New York. He led the camp with 10 points in five games and was named to the roster for All-Star White. Then in the All […]
