After the Portland Winterhawks came out of the gate strong, it looked as though the Everett Silvertips were in for a rough night. Scoring two goals in 34 seconds less than two minutes into the game, the Winterhawks could not have asked for a better start. The Silvertips went […]
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Daily Dose of the DUB: Milestone night, first goals and more
Johnston earns 400th win Congratulations to our Vice President, General Manager and Head Coach Mike Johnston for earning his 400th win with our franchise tonight! ? pic.twitter.com/L41Od4gXY0 — Portland Winterhawks (@pdxwinterhawks) March 21, 2021 In his 639th game behind the Winterhawks’ bench, Mike Johnston reached his milestone 400th win with […]
Johnston earns milestone win as Portland bests Seattle
Mike Johnston earned a milestone win behind the Winterhawks’ bench as Portland triumphed over the Seattle Thunderbirds Saturday night. In the first of six scheduled games between the two teams, the Winterhawks see their season improve to 1-0-1 while the Thunderbirds fall to 1-1 Giannuzzi continues to impress Leading […]
Daily Dose of the DUB: Cougars sign prospect, East Division Schedule released, and more
Cougars sign Svenson to WHL Standard Player Agreement We've signed 2003-born forward Michael Svenson to a WHL Standard Player Agreement.#NorthernUprising | #WHL DETAILS ? https://t.co/onAP8S8tC7 pic.twitter.com/WCmfuLC9pC — PG Cougars (@PGCougars) March 3, 2021 The Prince George Cougars have signed fifth-round 2018 WHL Draft pick Michael Svenson. The 17-year-old from […]
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 […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Winterhawks to be transitioned to new owner + Alumni news
As reported by The Oregonian on Saturday night, the majority owner of the Portland Winterhawks has filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy raising some questions about the future of the organization.
Portland Winterhawks: Introducing Tanner Bruender
On April 22 the Portland Winterhawks made 11 selections in the 2020 WHL Bantam Draft. With their fourth selection, and fifth-round pick, the Winterhawks drafted Tanner Bruender. All selections in the draft have meaning, but the 110th overall pick meant just a little more to the hometown team. Bruender […]
Portland Winterhawks 2020 WHL Bantam Draft recap
On Wednesday, the WHL held its annual Bantam Draft. A total of 233 players from across western Canada and the United States were chosen. The Portland Winterhawks, led by vice president, general manager, and head coach Mike Johnston, made 11 selections. Given the current environment, the draft was held […]
Portland Winterhawks 2020 WHL Bantam Draft Preview
On Wednesday the WHL will conduct its 2020 Bantam Draft starting at 9:00 AM Pacific. The draft this year will be held virtually rather than in Red Deer, Alberta. It was also moved up from its originally scheduled May 7 date. The Bantam Draft serves as one of the […]
2020 DUBNetwork Awards: Coach of the year and Executive of the year for both conferences
This is the second season we have handed out awards for coach and executive of the year. As has been the case for us with these two awards, the votes were more spread out than with the player awards. Eastern Conference Executive of the Year: Matt Cockell, Winnipeg ICE […]
