On Thursday the Portland Winterhawks participated in the 2019 WHL Bantam Draft by selecting 11 players from across western Canada and the the western United States. Overall, Portland Winterhawks Head Coach Mike Johnston was pleased with the organization’s draft, “It was good. It was an interesting draft because we felt […]
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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 […]
2018-19 Portland Season Recap Show
DUBNetwork Beat Writer Josh Critzer is joined by PXP Voice Nick Marek & Austin the Intern looking back on the season that was for the Portland Winterhawks
Portland Winterhawks: One final day at the rink
The Portland Winterhawks conducted exit interviews on Monday afternoon at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Their season came to an end after a Game 5 loss to Spokane over the weekend. Overall, the Winterhawks had a strong season as they finished with 40 wins for the third straight season. Portland also […]
Dante Giannuzzi: A bright future ahead
“With the 99th pick in the 2017 WHL Bantam Draft, the Portland Winterhawks select, from Rink Hockey Academy, Dante Giannuzzi.” For any young, Canadian hockey player hearing/seeing your name selected in the Bantam Draft is a dream come true. Every player’s experience of how they find out they are drafted […]
Chiefs win in overtime again, lead series with Winterhawks 3-1
Game 3 between the Portland Winterhawks (1-3) and Spokane Chiefs (3-1) resembled Game 3 a night prior. The Chiefs erased a two-goal deficit to force overtime. In the extra period Spokane found the winner, Wednesday’s hero being 17-year-old rookie Adam Beckman. The Chiefs carried the momentum they earned after a […]
Riley Woods the overtime hero in Chiefs Game 3 win in Portland
On Tuesday evening the Portland Winterhawks and Spokane Chiefs needed extra time to solve Game 3. The teams exchanged the lead three times before 1998-born Riley Woods won the game for the Chiefs in overtime. Portland jumped out to an early 1-0 lead as rookie forward Robbie Fromm-Delorme opened the […]
Five unanswered goals give Chiefs Game 1 win over Winterhawks
(Spokane, WA) In a rematch of last year’s first round matchup, the Spokane Chiefs defeated the Portland Winterhawks in Game 1 of the 2019 Playoffs. Five different Chiefs scored, and Spokane scored on three-of-five power plays, to best Portland 5-2 on Friday night. In a game with a combined 13 […]
#PORvsSPO 1st Round Preview featuring Kevin Dudley
Kevin Dudley with the Spokane Spokesman Review joined us looking at the upcoming Portland / Spokane series. We spoke about JAD, Dan Lambert, Joel Hofer, Kyle Beach, Ty Rattie, & beyond
Blichfeld wins scoring title, Winterhawks fall in season finale
In the final regular season game of the 2018-2019 season, the Portland Winterhawks (40-22-3-3) met the Seattle Thunderbirds (31-29-6-2) for the 12th and final time. Seattle, already locked into their playoff position as the second wild card in the Western Conference, rested their top three scorers (Matthew Wedman, Noah Philp, […]
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