Saturday evening in Portland was hockey night as the Brandon Wheat Kings (4-7-0-0) made their only visit to the Rose City in 2019-2020. With the teams only playing once per season, the Portland Winterhawks (6-3-0-1) have not lost to Brandon since the 2014-2015 season. The Wheat Kings will need to […]
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Portland Winterhawks complete longest road trip of the season
The Portland Winterhawks recently completed their longest road trip of the season after playing seven in a row away from the Rose City. Prior to six games against the Central Division, the road trip officially kicked off in Vancouver back on September 27th. In the seven games, Portland went 3-3-0-1. […]
Rebels shut out on home ice by Winterhawks
The Winterhawks arrived in Red Deer ready to play and laid a beat down on the home side. Portland netminder Joel Hofer was perfect in net, needing to make only 16 saves between the pipes as the Winterhawks shut down the Rebels offense all night long. In a building that […]
Portland moves to 2-0 after defeating Kamloops 4-3
Jake Gricius scored a goal and had two assists to lead the Portland Winterhawks (2-0-0-0) over the Kamloops Blazers (0-3-0-0), 4-3 on Sunday evening. Entering play on Sunday, when the Blazers and Winterhawks have played in the Moda Center since 2005, Portland is now 11-0-1 against Kamloops. The Blazers were […]
Portland Winterhawks, laCROSS Hanas, win home opener over Tri-City
The Portland Winterhawks (1-0-0-0) scored four goals in the second period to help propel them to a 6-1, home-opener victory over the Tri-City Americans (1-1-0-0). Portland came out ready to play in the first period as Cross Hanas scored his first of two goals only 2:21 into the first period. […]
Portland Winterhawks practice report – Introducing Isaiah DiLaura
On Wednesday, I went to the Portland Winterhawks practice in advance of their first two games of the regular season this weekend. The Winterhawks host the Tri-City Americans on Saturday before the Kamloops Blazers visit the Rose City. Unfortunately, due to being involved in a bad car accident on Wednesday […]
Winterhawks get second win of the preseason over the Chiefs
(Kennewick, WA) Third-period goals from Gabe Klassen and Tyson Kozak fueled the Portland Winterhawks to a 4-3 victory over the Spokane Chiefs. With both the Winterhawks and Chiefs scratching enough talent to almost form another team, the team’s younger talent had an opportunity to showcase their skills. “This tournament is […]
Americans, led by Sasha Mutala’s hat trick, defeat Winterhawks 3-2
(Everett, WA) Sunday’s WHL preseason action in the Angel of Winds Arena brought together two familiar U.S. Division rivals in the Tri-City Americans and the Portland Winterhawks. Each team was playing its third game in three days. Being the final preseason game of the weekend, the Winterhawks and Americans did […]
Portland opens preseason with 6-5 victory
(Everett, WA) The start of the WHL season officially kicked off for the Portland Winterhawks (1-0) as they started a three-in-three against the Spokane Chiefs (0-1). The two U.S. Division rivals scored a combined 11 goals, and Portland defeated Spokane Friday afternoon 6-5. “I thought there were a lot of […]
Portland Winterhawks practice report – August 27
On Tuesday afternoon I attended Portland Winterhawks practice as the team prepares for their first three preseason games this weekend. The Winterhawks will travel north to play in Everett on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday against three different opponents. After having 84 players in training camp last week, Portland’s roster has […]