On Friday afternoon I made my way to the Moda Center for the Portland Winterhawks practice in advance of their three-in-three this President’s Day long weekend starting with the Red Deer Rebels. The Rebels are completing their own three-in-three after having their game with Everett, originally scheduled for Wednesday, delayed […]
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Medicine Hat, behind Sogaard wins 2-1 in a shootout over Portland
On Sunday evening in Portland netminders Mads Sogaard and Shane Farkas were the main focus as they battled in a goaltenders dual. The Medicine Hat Tigers (31-18-3-2) completed their trip through the U.S. Division, including three games in three nights, when they visited the Portland Winterhawks (33-16-3-3) in the Moda […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Giants clinch playoff spot; Freadrich skates 250th game
Giants heading to the postseason With their win tonight, the Giants secured their spot in the postseason! pic.twitter.com/blKlkWHOsS — Vancouver Giants (@WHLGiants) February 11, 2019 The Vancouver Giants became the third team (Prince Albert and Everett) in the WHL to book their ticket to the playoffs after a 4-1 win […]
Christiansen and Wolf shine as Silvertips shut out Winterhawks 5-0 clinching playoff position
(Everett, WA) On Saturday, the top two teams in the U.S. Division faced-off for the ninth time this season. The Everett Silvertips (38-13-1-1) scored four goals in the second period and one in the third to defeat the Portland Winterhawks (33-16-3-2) by a score of 5-0. Defenseman Jake Christiansen scored […]
Today’s Gameday Preview: Saturday February 9th, 2019
DUBNetwork Feature Game of the Night: Winterhawks @ Silvertips 7:05 PM PST The Portland Winterhawks are set to bear the snowy conditions across the Northwestern US to take on the Silvertips tonight in Everett. This will be meeting number nine between the two teams, with Everett leading the season series […]
Winterhawks start off the weekend with 4-1 win over Thunderbirds
(Kent, WA) On a snowy Friday evening in the Pacific Northwest, the Portland Winterhawks (33-15-3-2) traveled north to square off with the Seattle Thunderbirds (20-26-4-1). Joachim Blichfeld and John Ludvig scored in the first period pacing the Winterhawks to a 4-1 victory. Portland Winterhawks Head Coach Mike Johnston spoke after […]
The future is bright for Kade Nolan and the Winterhawks
While the Portland Winterhawks prepare for a playoff run, they are also stocking up for the future with a core of 2001-born players. Kade Nolan is showing this season just how deep the 17-year-old class is for the Winterhawks. The 2016 WHL Bantam draft is already proving to be a […]
Today’s Gameday Preview: Tuesday February 5th, 2019
DUBNetwork Feature Game of the Night: Winterhawks @ Americans 7:05 PM PST In an all US division matchup, the Portland Winterhawks will face off against the Tri-City Americans, two teams who are fighting their way trying to get up in the standings. Portland sits second place in the US division, […]
Portland Winterhawks third quarter summary report
The Portland Winterhawks 68-game schedule is now three-fourths complete, and I’ve taken a glance at the numbers to spot anything which catches my eye. My goal is to provide information beyond what someone could quickly view on the season statistics page. For this report I only included active roster skaters. […]
Winterhawks edge Chiefs in the shootout 6-5
The Portland Winterhawks and Spokane Chiefs have some very talented players, some of which are signed NHL draft picks. Time and time again the likes of Joachim Blichfeld and Cody Glass for the Winterhawks and Ty Smith for the Chiefs have come up big for them. On Saturday night in […]