Every once in a while hockey fans wonder what if? Could their fortunes have turned around if they had made a better pick in the draft? What about if they hadn’t made that trade, or did make that trade? Today, DUBNetwork is looking back on the 2008 WHL Bantam Draft. […]
Tag: Portland Winterhawks
Familiarity with the Silvertips and the U.S. Division exists for some Broncos
Tonight the WHL final begins with the Eastern Conference champion Swift Current Broncos hosting the Western Conference champion Everett Silvertips at the Credit Union i-plex. The two cities are over 900 miles apart and because of the way the WHL sets their schedules, they only see each other once a […]
Winterhawks acquire Freadrich from the Royals
The Portland Winterhawks announced in a press release today that they had acquired 1998-born defenseman Jared Frearich from the Victoria Royals in exchange for a conditional draft pick in 2019. The conditions were not announced, but likely revolve around Freadrich coming back to the WHL as an overage player and […]
The Portland Winterhawks choose Klassen and more in the WHL’s Bantam Draft
The WHL’ Bantam Draft is currently taking place in Red Deer, Alberta and Portland was able to select in the first round for the second straight year after taking Seth Jarvis a year ago. This is the first time they were able to pick in the first round for two […]
Bantam Draft history for each WHL team’s 2018 draft position
The WHL Bantam Draft is just three days away. It’s always fun to look at the past for each team in the draft and a good way of doing that is to look back at who each team took in past years with the pick number they have this year. […]
Examining the history of the WHL Lottery
It was designed to be quick and painless. This year’s installment of the Western Hockey League Bantam Draft Lottery was quick for all and painless for four of the six teams involved. Over the years, the lottery has produced its fair share of drama and this year was no exception. […]
Everett finishes off Portland and makes first trip to West Final since 2006
Zach Hamill, Peter Mueller, Shaun Heshka and Leland Irving — those were some of the names on the 2005-06 Everett Silvertips team that defeated the Kelowna Rockets in six games and advanced to the Western Conference Final. That trip to the conference final ended in heartbreak as the Vancouver Giants […]
Everett scores twice late to shock Portland in Game 4
Fate has had some strange and dramatic turns for the Portland Winterhawks in the 2018 WHL playoffs. Up by one with 30 seconds left in Game 5 of their first-round series against Spokane and about to eliminate the Chiefs, they had a shot deflect off of their overage center Alex […]
Everett starts fast and takes Game 3 in Portland
Quick starts have been the story so far in the second-round series between U.S. Division rivals, the Everett Silvertips and Portland Winterhawks. The winning team in each of the three games in the series so far have not only scored first, they have netted the game’s first three goals. The […]
Everett responds in Game 2 to tie series with Portland
Friday night’s Game 1 win for Portland at Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett was a message delivered to the U.S. Division champions. They jumped on the Silvertips early and took control after Everett pushed back on their way to a 5-2 win. Everett responded with an emphatic 6-0 […]