On Sunday the Tri-City Americans (24-16-2-1) visited Veterans Memorial Coliseum to face-off against the Portland Winterhawks (27-13-3-2) for the fifth time this season. The previous four games all required overtime or a shootout to decide the winner. Once again, the Americans emerged victorious, but on Sunday they only needed 60 […]
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Daily Dose of the Dub: Hitmen prospect makes debut; two Winterhawks hit milestones; Niederreiter scores first goals with new club
Tschigerl debuts NEWS: Hitmen have recalled 15-year-old forward Sean Tschigerl from OHA Edmonton Prep. Tschigerl is expected to make his WHL debut this afternoon! pic.twitter.com/4xKvnkOYri — Calgary Hitmen (@WHLHitmen) January 20, 2019 Calgary Hitmen top prospect Sean Tschigerl made his debut Sunday afternoon in a 4-1 loss to Red Deer, recording one […]
Hofer stops 33 in home debut pacing Winterhawks to 5-1 win against Silvertips
Saturday night in Portland featured the top two teams in the U.S. Division as the Everett Silvertips (33-11-1-1) visited the Rose City to face the Winterhawks (27-12-3-2). After 40 minutes of scoreless action, the offense came alive in the third period with six goals. Portland found the back of the […]
Today’s Gameday Preview: Saturday January 19th, 2019
DUBNetwork Feature Game of the Night: Silvertips @ Winterhawks 5 PM PST The top two teams in the US Division do battle tonight in the Rose City in their eighth meeting of the season. Expect tonight to have a special atmosphere to it, almost like one we see in the […]
Portland Winterhawks practice report 1/16: Welcome Hofer and Paterson
On Wednesday I made the trip to the Veterans Memorial Coliseum to cover practice in preparation for Portland’s two games this weekend. During practice I also spoke with a few players regarding the recent eastern road trip along with the trade deadline. Towards the end of practice several players were […]
Winterhawks Post Deadline Update: A conversation with Mike Johnston
The last two weeks have been eventful for the Portland Winterhawks. After defeating the Seattle Thunderbirds in their annual New Year’s Eve game, the Winterhawks departed the next morning for Lethbridge, Alberta. The first of January marked the beginning of the bi-annual swing through the East Division. To help minimize […]
Josh Paterson scores twice against former team fueling Winterhawks 5-4 win
(Saskatoon, SK) On Thursday, the Portland Winterhawks (26-12-3-2) acquired Josh Paterson from the Saskatoon Blades (26-13-6-0) in exchange for Ryan Hughes and two draft choices. Just two days later the 19-year-old forward played against his former team, and one last time in the SaskTel Centre. Saturday proved to be a […]
WHL trade deadline – team by team – Western Conference
The last couple of weeks since the roster freeze was lifted have been eventful. Lets take a look at what each team did over that span and where that sets them up for the rest of the season and beyond. Now the Western Conference. Everett Silvertips 32-8-1-1-66 points. They have […]
Portland trades Hughes to Blades for Paterson and two picks
On Thursday, the WHL’s trade deadline, Portland traded 19-year-old forward Ryan Hughes to the Saskatoon blades for fellow 1999-born forward Josh Paterson and two draft selections. In the deal, the Winterhawks received a 2020 2nd round pick, previously belonging to Swift Current. The Broncos traded this pick when they acquired […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Trades heating up day before the deadline; two overage goalies signed; Giants drop out of CHL Top 10
More trades TRADE ? ALERT Winterhawks add @TheWHL Champion Goaltender Joel Hofer from the @SCBroncos! Welcome to the Hawks, Joel! ?️ || https://t.co/6csGLM3IZv pic.twitter.com/o0HNR3J8Az — Portland Winterhawks (@pdxwinterhawks) January 9, 2019 Wednesday morning started out with a bang with the Broncos sending ’00 goalie Joel Hofer to Portland for six […]
