On Friday morning the Portland Winterhawks went for some team building before the Neely Cup resumed later that evening. Athletic trainer and strength & conditioning coach Rich Campbell led the players on an approximately two-mile walk from the Veterans Memorial Coliseum, across the Willamette River, to the docks where the […]
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End of June Report: Portland Winterhawks
The last two weeks have been eventful for the Portland Winterhawks. Johnny Ludvig and Reece Newkirk were selected on day 2 of the NHL Draft; Clay Hanus, Jaydon Dureau, and Jake Gricius were invited to NHL development camp rosters as undrafted players; Cross Hanas was named to the US Select […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: More WHL players get NHL Development Camp invites, Valenti back to Europe, Thompson signs in MJHL
The Toronto Maple Leafs have four undrafted WHLers attending their development camps:
Johnny Ludvig: A future bright enough for sunscreen and sunglasses
“With the 69th pick in the 2019 NHL Draft, the Florida Panthers select Johnny Ludvig of the Portland Winterhawks in the WHL.” Saturday, June 22nd, 2019 is a day Johnny Ludvig will never forget. The 2000-born defenseman from Kamloops, British Columbia, heard his name called in a draft for the […]
John Ludvig selected in third round by Florida
(Vancouver, BC) Portland Winterhawks defenseman John Ludvig was selected in the third round, 69th overall, by the Florida Panthers. He becomes the 31st Winterhawk selected in the NHL Draft since 2010. The six-foot-zero 196 pound defenseman was in his second year of eligibility after not being selected in 2018. A […]
Off-season outlook: Portland Winterhawks
This is an ongoing series as we start the long road to the 2019-20 WHL season. We will be going in the order that teams were eliminated from contention. Keep in mind that the roster guesses vary because of information made available to us. We did our very best to […]
Josh Critzer & Chad Balcom: Last Regular Season Show of 2019
Josh Critzer joined us looking at the PG weekend & Everett from Tuesday night. We talked about the unfortunately timed injury bug, Portland’s powerplay, goalie controversy, playoff positioning around the west, & more
Daily Dose of the Dub: Two score first WHL goal; JAD scores 100th
Evans and Kodak score first goals RYKER EVANS!!!! You’ll never forget that one, his first career @TheWHL goal is the OT Winner in Red Deer tonight!#JoinTheRegiment pic.twitter.com/N4PZZ9eS6e — Regina Pats (@WHLPats) February 9, 2019 Regina Pats defenceman Ryker Evans scored his first WHL goal in overtime to give the Pats the 3-2 […]
Winterhawks start off the weekend with 4-1 win over Thunderbirds
(Kent, WA) On a snowy Friday evening in the Pacific Northwest, the Portland Winterhawks (33-15-3-2) traveled north to square off with the Seattle Thunderbirds (20-26-4-1). Joachim Blichfeld and John Ludvig scored in the first period pacing the Winterhawks to a 4-1 victory. Portland Winterhawks Head Coach Mike Johnston spoke after […]
Portland Winterhawks first half summary
The Portland Winterhawks’ 68-game schedule is half complete, and I’ve taken a glance at the numbers to spot anything which catches my eye. My goal is to provide information beyond what someone could quickly view on the season statistics page. For this report I only included active roster skaters. Any […]
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