Tomas Pacina is a name not many around Portland are familiar with; however, inside the Veterans Memorial Coliseum or Moda Center, it is a completely different story. The Portland Winterhawks maximize their on-ice practices through small-area games, conditioning skates, special teams work, but also through individual skill drills. The Winterhawks’ […]
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De Jong’s winner gives Portland four points against Vancouver
The Portland WInterhawks (7-3-0-1) traveled to Langley, British Columbia to conclude their back-to-back games with the Vancouver Giants (9-2-2-0). Coming off a thrilling 5-3 win last night in the Rose City, the Winterhawks looked to take four points on the weekend against the Western Conference leading Giants. Reece Newkirk continued […]
Three-goal third period powers Portland by Vancouver
The Vancouver Giants (9-2-1-0) and Portland Winterhawks (6-3-0-1) kicked off their home-and-home series Friday night in the Moda Center in Portland. Both teams have tremendous fire power and high-end players. Vancouver’s Bowen Byram will be a top pick in the upcoming NHL Draft and Cody Glass, Portland’s captain, was the […]
Portland Winterhawks Report 10/18
The Portland Winterhawks (5-3-0-1) have a home-and-home series with the red-hot Vancouver Giants (9-1-1-0) tomorrow and Saturday. Portland comes in with wins in five of their last six, but dropped their most recent contest to Everett 4-2. Vancouver had a record-setting night when they outshot Swift Current 71-16 on Tuesday. […]
Winterhawks feed off home-ice advantage with 4-2 win over Seattle
Portland had to wait until their fourth game of the season before experiencing home-ice advantage. The 8,208 Winterhawks faithful were fired up early and often on Saturday night at the Moda Center as fans were treated to an excellent game with 74 combined shots. In the end, Portland secured their […]
Glass sparks offense but Winterhawks fall in a shootout to Tri-City
Cody Glass was back in the lineup after returning from the Vegas Golden Knights, and his presence was felt immediately. Glass had three assists and a shootout marker but Portland still fell 6-5. In a game with dramatic momentum shifts, the Tri-City Americans seized control when the pressure increased. Trailing […]
Glass helps Portland keep U.S. Division title hopes alive
Cody Glass is known far more for his set up abilities than for his goal-scoring prowess. Coming into the Portland Winterhawks game Friday night at the Moda Center, he had 61 assists, to go with 34 goals, keeping him five points short of 100 points. Glass would use the expectation […]
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 […]
Americans win fourth straight by doubling up on Portland
Kennewick, Wa. Two of the heavyweights in the Western Conference met in Kennewick tonight as the Tri-City Americans (27-16-7-0, 61 pts.) played host to the Portland Winterhawks (30-18-1-3, 64 pts.). Both teams were sporting a mostly full and healthy roster that featured 7 NHL first round draft picks. It would […]
Winterhawks overcome poor first period in beating Wheat Kings 4-3
Skating undermanned again and playing their seventh game in ten days, the Portland Winterhawks (28-15-1-3) came out flat. Evan Weinger and the Brandon Wheat Kings (28-15-3-1) did not. The former Winterhawks forward scored twice in the opening 20 minutes and had his squad leading 3-0 over the team that he […]
