The Portland Winterhawks have announced contract extensions for Associate Coach and Assistant to the General Manager Kyle Gustafson and Assistant Coach Don Hay.
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Portland Winterhawks and Joachim Blichfeld pick up WHL awards
(Red Deer, AB) On Wednesday afternoon the WHL announced the 2018-2019 awards in Red Deer, Alberta. The Portland Winterhawks, along with Joachim Blichfeld, heard their name called. The afternoon of accolades kicked off well for the Winterhawks as they were announced as the WHL Scholastic Team of the Year. This […]
Shorthanded Winterhawks use power play to fuel comeback over Cougars
(Prince George, BC) With only two weekends left in their regular season, the Portland Winterhawks (39-19-3-3) met the Prince George Cougars (17-40-5-3) on Friday night in the CN Centre. The Winterhawks did not have the start they were looking for falling behind 2-0. However, they used three unanswered power-play goals […]
Medicine Hat, behind Sogaard wins 2-1 in a shootout over Portland
On Sunday evening in Portland netminders Mads Sogaard and Shane Farkas were the main focus as they battled in a goaltenders dual. The Medicine Hat Tigers (31-18-3-2) completed their trip through the U.S. Division, including three games in three nights, when they visited the Portland Winterhawks (33-16-3-3) in the Moda […]
The future is bright for Kade Nolan and the Winterhawks
While the Portland Winterhawks prepare for a playoff run, they are also stocking up for the future with a core of 2001-born players. Kade Nolan is showing this season just how deep the 17-year-old class is for the Winterhawks. The 2016 WHL Bantam draft is already proving to be a […]
Portland Winterhawks practice report 1/25
On Friday afternoon I made my way to the Veterans Memorial Coliseum to attend the Portland Winterhawks practice. Fresh off their first victory against Tri-City this season on Wednesday, the Winterhawks are preparing to face the red-hot Seattle Thunderbirds on Saturday and Lethbridge Hurricanes on Sunday. Entering Friday night, the […]
Matthew Quigley: Portland’s Swiss Army Knife on Defense
Matthew Quigley is in his third season with the Portland Winterhawks and has developed into a reliable, shutdown defenseman for the Winterhawks who also is a jack-of-all-trades. The Chestermere, Alberta native is a player associate coach Kyle Gustafson relies on as a “key part of our team.” “He has been […]
Winterhawks and Farkas shut out Cougars 3-0
Shane Farkas and the Portland Winterhawks (18-10-0-2) shut out the Prince George Cougars (11-16-1-2) to sweep the two game series in Portland. Jake Gricius, Ryan Hughes, and Jaydon Dureau scored for the Winterhawks and Farkas’ made 22 saves, 19 over the last 40 minutes, giving the Winterhawks their fourth straight […]
Winterhawks import draft paves way for Michal Kvasnica’s arrival in Portland
The Portland Winterhawks select Michal Kvasnica in the second round of the 2018 CHL Import Draft. Kvasnica is now the most recent Winterhawk hoping to further make a name for himself and fulfill his dream of playing in the NHL. During the offseason WHL teams have a few opportunities to […]
Nick Cicek: Dependable Defensively for Portland
Portland Winterhawks defenseman Nick Cicek is developing into a reliable defensive, defenseman. The WHL season is slightly over a quarter complete and the Winterhawks are rotating their younger defenseman in and out of the lineup. Portland, under GM and head coach Mike Johnston, uses the first portion of the season […]
