The 2017-18 season was the eighth in the WHL for Mike Johnston, the head coach, general manager and vice president of the Portland Winterhawks, over the past 10 years. His two different tenures in that span has seen four trips to the WHL final and one Ed Chynoweth Cup as […]
Tag: Joachim Blichfeld
Everett finishes off Portland and makes first trip to West Final since 2006
Zach Hamill, Peter Mueller, Shaun Heshka and Leland Irving — those were some of the names on the 2005-06 Everett Silvertips team that defeated the Kelowna Rockets in six games and advanced to the Western Conference Final. That trip to the conference final ended in heartbreak as the Vancouver Giants […]
WHL Playoff Preview: Everett Silvertips vs Portland Winterhawks
Regular season meetings: 9/23/17 – Portland 7 @Everett 4 10/29/17 – Everett 3 @Portland 2 11/4/17 – Portland 3 @Everett 1 12/6/17 – Everett 4 Portland 1 12/9/17 – Everett 2 @Portland 1 12/17/17 – Everett 8 Portland 3 1/6/18 – Portland 4 @Everett 3 1/14/18 – Everett 4 Portland […]
Yamamoto nets OT winner – extends series
A side story for the entertaining series that has taken place between the Spokane Chiefs and Portland Winterhawks has been the lack of scoring from the player on the ice who has the most NHL games under his belt. Kailer Yamamoto after averaging 1.60 points per game in the regular […]
Blichfeld and Portland shock Spokane and take Game 4
If they thought Wednesday night’s Game 3 was a tough home loss, the events of Game 4 had to be devastating for the Spokane Chiefs. They again played well for large stretches and had a 3-2 lead midway though the third period, but a couple breakdowns off of back-to-back face […]
Tri-City ruins Portland’s celebration of the past with a 6-2 win
It was a celebratory night on Saturday at Veterans Memorial Coliseum as the Portland Winterhawks had nearly the entire 1997-98 team that won the Memorial Cup in attendance and honored them as part of a pre-game ceremony. They also inducted Marian Hossa, Brenden Morrow, Todd Robinson and Andrew Ference into […]
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 […]
Winterhawks ride big third period to close out big weekend
Alex Overhardt does not score goals, but when he does they are game winners. Overhardt’s goal midway through the third period allowed the Portland Winterhawks to come back from a 3-2 deficit and escape with a 5-3 win over the visiting Seattle Thunderbirds on Sunday evening. The game winner was […]
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. […]
