Well, here we are, December. Was anybody thinking that the Winterhawks would be sitting in the bottom half of the Western Conference standings? Perhaps a few of you saw this coming, considering the roster is missing so many pieces from last season. However, hope is far from lost. Each game, […]
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Winterhawks weekend wrap: Week Three
The Portland Winterhawks wrapped up their third week of play in a back-to-back outing against the Everett Silvertips. The two teams have spent the last two seasons in a heated battle for the top spot in the US Division. While the Silvertips came into the weekend undefeated, Winterhawks fans […]
The willingness to sacrifice the body during a sacrificed season
One of sports’ oldest adages is that blocked shots win championships. Well what if there’s no championship on the line? What’s the point of putting your body on the line if there’s nothing to play for? Six current members of the WHL have no problem explaining why blocking shots is still a crucial element to the game in this abbreviated season.
Winterhawks fall as Chiefs claim their second win
Friday night saw the Spokane Chiefs claim their second win as they hosted the Portland Winterhawks for the first time in 448 days. The long wait seemed to work for them as they defeated the visiting Winterhawks 3-1. The Winterhawks are on a bit of a downward slide as […]
Portland Winterhawks prepared to defend title
New ownership, new schedule, a temporary new home, but the same winning style. That’s the plan the Portland Winterhawks will be working to uphold over the shortened season. The Winterhawks are the reigning WHL regular-season champions with 97 points in 63 games before the season’s early end. They finished […]
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, […]
Winterhawks up for selection at the 2020 NHL Draft
In case you haven’t heard yet, the 2020 NHL Entry Draft’s first round is set to take place on Tuesday, October 06, 2020. Just days away, there are a number of Winterhawks hoping their name gets called. Seth Jarvis At this point, you are probably well aware that forward […]
Portland Winterhawks confident in current import players
The Portland Winterhawks opted to not make a selection in either round of Tuesday’s 2020 CHL Import Draft, in which a total of 25 selections were made by teams in the WHL. As each team in the CHL is only allowed two import players on its roster, this is […]
Looking ahead to the 2020-21 WHL season: import situations
There is a lot of uncertainty surrounding the 2020-21 WHL season as a whole. Will it start on time? Will it happen at all? Will import players be able to come back to North America? It will be a while before we get any clarity on these three questions […]