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Originally posted April 1,2020 What a difference two years can make. Allow me to introduce you to Eric Doyle. Eric is currently the Portland Winterhawks USA Head Scout. He has a powerful story, and has been on quite the journey over the last 15+ years. For fans of the WHL, […]
On Monday, the Florida Panthers signed Portland Winterhawks captain John Ludvig to a three year entry-level contract. Signing an NHL contract is something John has been “working towards my whole life. The day finally came where I signed, it has been a great day.” Selected 69th overall in the […]
On Wednesday the WHL conducted its inaugural US Prospects Draft where each team had two selections. The order was a lottery-style draw with the draft occurring in a snake format — meaning Red Deer picked 1st and 44th, Tri-City 2nd and 43rd, and so on. Portland’s picks fell near […]
Sunday evening in the Moda Center marked the fourth, and final, regular season meeting between the Victoria Royals (31-24-6-2) and the Portland Winterhawks (45-11-3-4). After the first three meetings required overtime to determine a winner, the Winterhawks won 4-1 behind a 37 save, bounce back effort by goaltender Joel […]
With seven games remaining in the 2019-2020 regular season, Saturday night in Portland was a key meeting between two teams looking to secure playoff positioning. The Victoria Royals (31-23-6-2) made the trip south to face the Portland Winterhawks (44-11-3-4) in the first of a back-to-back series. Entering the night […]
“It was one of those games where last shot wins,” Spokane’s head coach Manny Viveiros said. Tuesday night hockey in the Rose City featured two U.S. Division rivals who are quite familiar with one another. After facing one another in the first round of the playoffs the last two years, […]
On Monday, the Portland Winterhawks announced they have signed defenseman Josh Mori, an eighth-round pick in the 2019 WHL Bantam Draft. Mike Johnston, Portland Winterhawks Vice President, General Manager, and Head Coach, has now signed three members of the most recent draft class. Mori is currently playing with St. George’s […]
Tri-City’s Bryan McAndrews received a one-game suspension for this knee-on-knee hit on Victoria’s Brayden Tracey.
Portland Winterhawks forward Simon Knak is back with the team after missing a month living a dream representing his country at the World Juniors. The 17-year-old winger from Switzerland made the final 23-man roster as a double underage player. In a tournament dominated by 19-year-olds, the 2002-born forward never looked […]
On Monday, the Winterhawks took to the ice at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum for a light practice as they prepare to play four games in six nights. I spent some time with vice president, general manager, and head coach Mike Johnston afterwards to get caught up with the latest surrounding […]
