The Portland Winterhawks finished their training camp on Saturday with the awarding of the Neely Cup. 84 players were split into four different teams and played two 25 minute doubleheader games against one another in a round-robin format. The top two teams based upon records faced off in the championship […]
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Daily Dose of the Dub: Yet more training camp rosters and schedules out; U of A announces commitments from former WHLers; O’Rourke hired by Cougars; Mahovlich signs with Nanaimo
Spokane announces training camp roster: ? | 2019 camp rosters have been announced! Welcome to all 65 players competing at @SpokaneArena this week. ? | https://t.co/3BI3mVDzxc#GoChiefsGo pic.twitter.com/HKs9pEBBE7 — Spokane Chiefs (@spokanechiefs) August 20, 2019 -The Spokane Chiefs were the latest WHL team to announce their training camp roster. The 65 […]
End of June Report: Portland Winterhawks
The last two weeks have been eventful for the Portland Winterhawks. Johnny Ludvig and Reece Newkirk were selected on day 2 of the NHL Draft; Clay Hanus, Jaydon Dureau, and Jake Gricius were invited to NHL development camp rosters as undrafted players; Cross Hanas was named to the US Select […]
Portland Winterhawks 2019 WHL Bantam Draft recap
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
