Following a slow start to the season, the Portland Winterhawks have begun to find their momentum in the second week of the regular season. On the final night of their first three-in-three weekend of the year, the Winterhawks shut out the Spokane Chiefs for their second straight win of […]
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Portland Winterhawks 2021 NHL Draft recap
Over the course of Friday and Saturday, the 2021 NHL Entry Draft was the focus of hockey fans around the world. For fans of junior hockey, it is one of the most significant days of recognition for their favorite athletes. It may have taken a few hours, but three […]
Winterhawks score five unanswered to beat Silvertips
In the final matchup of the season between the Portland Winterhawks and Everett Silvertips, the team from Portland walked away with the win. While the Silvertips came out and scored the only two goals through the first twenty minutes, the Winterhawks went on to score five unanswered goals to […]
Daily Dose of the DUB: USHL players return to WHL, Campbell named T-Birds President and more!
Quintet of Winterhawks return from USHL They're baaaaaaaack. Official Release ?: https://t.co/vYqxos6mvW pic.twitter.com/0KoQEpVIC9 — Portland Winterhawks (@pdxwinterhawks) April 26, 2021 The Portland Winterhawks announced the club has added forwards Cross Hanas, Jack O’Brien, and James Stefan and defenseman Clay Hanus to the team’s active roster for the remainder of the 2020-21 WHL Regular Season. […]
WHLers playing in the USHL update
When there was some concern over when or if the WHL season would get underway, there were several players looking across the globe for opportunities to play hockey. Especially those who are NHL Draft eligible this season. While the Portland Winterhawks took the extraordinary step of making an announcement, allowing […]
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 […]
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, […]
2019-20 Portland Winterhawks regular season player awards: The writer’s picks
With the Portland Winterhawks season ending five games prematurely, the accolades have to be handed out without the true 68 game sample size. I share who I would vote for if given a ballot in the Winterhawks’ usual season-ending award ceremony. I did not include the Team Scholastic Player […]
Portland Winterhawks third quarter 2019-2020: By the numbers
The Portland Winterhawks’ 68-game schedule is three-fourths complete, and I’ve taken a glance at the numbers to spot anything which catches my eye. For this report, I only included active roster skaters. Any players no longer on the team, whether by trade, release, or any other reason, are not included. […]
Portland edges Seattle in the shootout 6-5
(Kent, WA) The I-5 rivalry sure is a fun one eh? Maybe the primary care providers for the 5,705 fans in attendance won’t be happy with what the edge of the seat action was doing to blood pressures in Kent on Saturday night, but the thrilling game had about everything […]