It was a night to forget for the Portland Winterhawks on Wednesday night in Spokane. They struggled defensively and gave up seven goals to the Chiefs, losing 7-2. Friday back home in the friendly confines of Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Portland committed themselves defensively as a whole and shut down the […]
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Four goal first period propels Portland over Moose Jaw 6-0
(Moose Jaw, SK) Reece Newkirk and the Portland Winterhawks (23-11-3-2) continued their eastern road trip Saturday in Moose Jaw against the Warriors (21-9-5-1). Newkirk, a Moose Jaw native, playing for the first time as a WHL player back in his hometown came out flying early. The momentum never ceased, and […]
Portland Winterhawks first half summary
The Portland Winterhawks’ 68-game schedule is half 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. Any […]
Warm saves Americans while Yaremko and Hyman complete 3-2 comeback victory over Winterhawks
(Kennewick, Washington) – Inside the Toyota Center on Saturday was an exciting U.S. Division matchup. The Tri-City Americans (16-12-1-1), and Nolan Yaremko scored twice in the final four minutes of regulation to force overtime against the Portland Winterhawks (19-11-1-2). Aaron Hyman completed the comeback with just over 90 seconds to […]
2019 NHL Draft Profile: Reece Newkirk
Reece Newkirk is a name familiar around Portland, Oregon and Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. By the end of June, an NHL market will be well aware of the 17-year-old, second-year center for the Portland Winterhawks. Newkirk is quickly rising up NHL draft lists for the 2019 Entry Draft in Vancouver. Central […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Leason and Raiders keep streaks alive; Lockner leads Tigers comeback
Three stars of the night: Brett Leason (Prince Albert) – The streak is alive for the WHL’s leading scorer as he had a goal and an assist for three points and extended his point-streak to 24 games. He has a point in every game the Raiders have played this season, […]
Portland Winterhawks Practice Report 11/20
The Portland Winterhawks practiced on Tuesday in advance of three games in five nights. Wednesday the Calgary Hitmen (8-13-2-0) make their bi-annual visit to the Rose City. Calgary’s offense is led by 19-year-old Mark Kastelic (19-11–30) and James Malm (11-13–24). Malm scored a goal against Portland with Vancouver prior to […]
Portland falls 3-2 in the shootout to Everett
The Portland Winterhawks (12-6-0-2) traveled north via I-5 to take on the first place Everett Silvertips (15-6-0-0) at the Angel of the Wings Arena. The Silvertips and Winterhawks entered the contest red-hot with each riding a multi-game winning streak. When the dust settled after three periods, overtime, and a shootout, […]
Quarter Pole: Winterhawks Scoring Report
The Portland Winterhawks have played just over 25% of the season so far, and I’ve taken a quick look at the numbers to spot anything which catches the eye. The goal is to provide information beyond what someone could quickly view on the season statistics page. For this report I […]
Portland wins 4-2 over Kelowna for fifth straight win
The Kelowna Rockets (8-12-0-0) and Portland Winterhawks (12-6-0-1) completed their back-to-back games on Sunday night in the Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Portland took game two 4-2, giving them their fifth straight win. Cody Glass and Joachim Blichfeld were once again on their game as the duo combined for five points and […]
