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
Tag: John Ludvig
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 […]
Stankowski and Malm power Hitmen by Winterhawks 3-2
The Calgary Hitmen (9-13-2-0) are currently on their U.S. Division road trip and were looking for a strong defensive performance after losing to the Portland Winterhawks (13-8-0-2) the last two seasons by a combined score 16-5. The Hitmen received such a performance both by their 18-year-old goalie Carl Stankowski as […]
John Ludvig relishing top-four role for Winterhawks
Portland Winterhawks defenseman John Ludvig, an 18-year-old from Kamloops, has improved year-after-year after playing in Junior B two years ago to now playing top-four minutes with the Winterhawks this season. Ludvig is a player who so far has flown under the radar during his hockey career. He went undrafted in […]
Jared Freadrich Makes Immediate Impact in Portland
Jared Freadrich was acquired by the Portland Winterhawks during the Bantam Draft in May to provide veteran leadership and impact the Winterhawks power play this year. The Winterhawks are five games into their season. Freadrich already has seven points (1G, 6A) and all have come via the power play. Suffice […]
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 […]
Portland rolls over Everett 5-2 to take Game 1
The Portland Winterhawks went into Angel of the Winds Casino, home of the Everett Silvertips fresh off their Game 7 win over the Spokane Chiefs three days previous and played the first period as if it was another Game 7 and not Game 1 of their second round series. They […]
