It was a quiet day for news around the Western Hockey League so we will get right into the Three Stars from last night’s action. Three Stars of the night: Carson Focht – The Calgary Hitmen forward opened the scoring with his fourth goal of the season. He went on […]
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Farkas and Winterhawks shut out Rockets 3-0 for fourth straight win
The Portland Winterhawks (11-6-0-1) hosted the Kelowna Rockets (8-11-0-0) on Saturday night in the Moda Center. The Winterhawks were off all week after completing a sweep last weekend. Portland returned to the ice to face the Rockets who were on a four-game winning streak of their own. Something had to […]
Portland Winterhawks Report 10/18
The Portland Winterhawks (5-3-0-1) have a home-and-home series with the red-hot Vancouver Giants (9-1-1-0) tomorrow and Saturday. Portland comes in with wins in five of their last six, but dropped their most recent contest to Everett 4-2. Vancouver had a record-setting night when they outshot Swift Current 71-16 on Tuesday. […]
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, […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Gally headed to Rockets; Philp has career night
Gally the odd overage player out in Medicine Hat TRADE: The @Kelowna_Rockets have acquired 20-year-old defenceman Dalton Gally from the @tigershockey. DETAILS ? | https://t.co/p6o7kLcu0M pic.twitter.com/qDLjpnZbOb — The WHL (@TheWHL) October 10, 2018 The Kelowna Rockets added a fourth overager on Wednesday, acquiring d-man Dalton Gally from the Medicine Hat […]
Portland Winterhawks Practice Report 10/8
Portland hit the ice Monday afternoon for what appeared to be a spirited practice. The Winterhawks had a much needed day off on Sunday following their successful road trip to Kamloops and Everett. The trip yielded six points in the standings bringing their record to 4-2-0-1. Head coach Mike Johnston […]
Overreaction Monday: Couple of teams feeling thankful to the San Jose Sharks on Canadian Thanksgiving
It’s Overreaction Monday where we take a look at a story line from the weekend and … well overreact. While some good points will be made, these are meant to drive a particular narrative and have fun. This week’s overreaction: Blichfeld and Gregor will be among the top scorers in […]
Winterhawks make it four straight with 4-1 win over Silvertips
Joachim Blichfeld coming back to the Portland Winterhawks (4-2-0-1) as an overage import was not something may expected. While the shock of forgoing a year playing in the professional ranks for the San Jose Sharks must have been a lot for the Danish sniper, he quickly recovered. He has led […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: De Roose released; Luding shines for the Blades
Moose Jaw releases veteran forward Warriors announce today that we've released 19-year-old forward Tristyn DeRoose. We thank Tristyn for his time as a Warrior and wish him the best in his future endeavors — Moose Jaw Warriors (@MJWARRIORS) October 6, 2018 1999-born forward Tristyn De Roose was released by the […]
Blazers lose Loewen early, drop mid-week set to Winterhawks
The Portland Winterhawks didn’t empty the clip on the Kamloops Blazers like they did two nights earlier, but their talent persevered during an evenly played third period to escape with the Don Hay sweep. The Winterhawks followed up their 7-3 victory in the first meeting of the season with a […]