This is an ongoing series as we start the long road to the 2019-20 WHL season. We will be going in the order that teams were eliminated from contention. Keep in mind that the roster guesses vary because of information made available to us. We did our very best to […]
Tag: Portland Winterhawks
Daily Dose of the Dub: WHL’s Conference finals open, Canada improves to 2-0 at U18s
WHL conference finals begin Don't sleep through that alarm too long today! There's a double dose of #WHLPlayoffs action heading your way tonight! ? https://t.co/Xsf8rSY25B pic.twitter.com/5fgdgW66F0 — The WHL (@TheWHL) April 19, 2019 It was a Good Friday in the WHL as both Conference Finals series’ began. In the East, […]
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 […]
Chiefs defeat Winterhawks 4-1; advance to second round
(Spokane, WA) For the first time since 2013, the Spokane Chiefs (4-1) have advanced to the second round of the WHL Playoffs. After losing to the Portland Winterhawks (1-4) in seven games during the 2018 playoffs, the Chiefs defeated their U.S. Division rivals in five games this year. Luke Toporowski […]
Today’s Gameday Preview: Winterhawks @ Chiefs (1-3) and four more!
DUBNetwork Feature game of the night: Portland Winterhawks @ Spokane Chiefs 7:05 PM PDT The Portland Winterhawks face elimination tonight in Spokane against the Chiefs as they look to get back in their all US first round WHL playoff series. Every game has been very close though, as three of […]
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 […]
WHL Gameday Preview: Chiefs @ Winterhawks (1-1) and more
DUBNetwork Feature Game of the night: Spokane Chiefs @ Portland Winterhawks 7 PM PDT With this all US Division series tied at one-a-piece heading into the Rose City and arguably one of the most hostile playoff environments in the league, all eyes point to Portland now who have stolen home […]
Four goal third period helps Portland even series with Spokane
(Spokane, WA) Game 2 between the Spokane Chiefs (1-1) and Portland Winterhawks (1-1) started with the Chiefs riding the momentum from their Game 1 victory. They jumped out to a 2-0 lead before Portland scored four unanswered goals in the second and third periods. The teams traded goals 21 seconds […]
