Kennewick, Wa. For the second time in five nights, the Tri-City Americans (32-23-8-1, 73 pts.) and Portland Winterhawks (39-20-1-4, 83 pts.) met in Kennewick for a key U.S. Division matchup. Many picked both of these teams to be at the top of the division come playoff time, but both are […]
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Seattle’s shootout excellence continues at the expense of Portland
The Seattle Thunderbirds (30-24-7-2) and Portland Winterhawks (38-20-1-4) played a wild game at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in front of 6,124 enraptured fans Friday night. The game had a wild, playoff feel to it as Seattle rode strong goaltending by Liam Hughes and the hot stick of Zack Andrusiak to take […]
Americans fall flat big time against Portland
Kennewick, Wa. The Tri-City Americans (32-22-7-1, 72pts.) had to feel pretty confident coming into tonight’s contest with the Portland Winterhawks (38-20-1-3, 80pts.). The Americans were riding a three game win streak with wins against Kamloops, Prince George, and division rival Seattle. They won those games by a combined score of […]
Late Portland Winterhawks advantage costs the Victoria Royals
It is said that your top players have to be their best to win big games and in two games versus Victoria, Kieffer Bellows showed that he is a big-time player. In a tight-checking affair where each team tried to smother the opposing firepower, Bellows still stood out as a […]
Portland Winterhawks edge Victoria Royals 2-1 in tight contest
In what was billed as another possible fireworks show was instead a tight battle of physical play. The Portland Winterhawks (36-20-1-3), boasting four NHL first round draft picks, brought their high powered game to Vancouver Island for the first time this season to challenge the gunning offensive style of the […]
Winterhawks and Royals get set for two big games
The Portland Winterhawks (35-20-1-3) and Victoria Royals (35-21-3-2) are two second place teams in their respective divisions that will be battling at Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena on Friday and Saturday night. When the two games are over, Portland will have just 11 games left and Victoria nine. Both teams have a […]
Late second period collapse dooms Winterhawks
One 47 second stretch very late in the second period was the difference Wednesday evening in Portland as the visiting Kamloops Blazers took down the Portland Winterhawks 3-1. With the game tied at one and the Blazers on the power play, Nick Chyzowski netted the go-ahead goal. It came with […]
Tendeck breaks hearts in Portland, leads Giants to 4-2 win
Back on November 28th, the Portland Winterhawks had a 10-game win streak halted by a superb 44-save performance form then Lethbridge Hurricanes netminder Stuart Skinner. That was a game where Portland had countless high-quality chances at key points in a tight game, but could not find a way to beat […]
Winterhawks ride big third period to close out big weekend
Alex Overhardt does not score goals, but when he does they are game winners. Overhardt’s goal midway through the third period allowed the Portland Winterhawks to come back from a 3-2 deficit and escape with a 5-3 win over the visiting Seattle Thunderbirds on Sunday evening. The game winner was […]
Portland’s depth too much for under-manned Seattle in 4-1 win
The Portland Winterhawks were heavily reliant upon their top line of Kieffer Bellows, Cody Glass and Skyler McKenzie for much the first half of the year. The rest of the lineup struggled finding chemistry consistently and this showed especially when Bellows and Joachim Blichfeld were away at the World Junior Championships. […]