Hitmen call up goaltending prospect Roster Move: Hitmen have recalled goaltender Ethan Hein from the Swift Current Legionnaires of the SMAAAHL. Welcome to the team! @ethanhein31 pic.twitter.com/29fJ2bSJqO — Calgary Hitmen (@WHLHitmen) December 31, 2018 The Calgary Hitmen recalled ’02 goaltender Ethan Hein from Swift Current of the SMAAAHL. Hein was originally drafted […]
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Americans defeat Winterhawks 4-3 for second overtime win on the weekend
On back-to-back nights the Tri-City Americans (17-12-1-1) and Portland Winterhawks (19-11-2-2) needed more than 60 minutes to settle the score. For the second night in a row, the Americans came away with the extra point, and four points on the weekend. Kyle Olson scored his second of the evening while […]
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 Winterhawks Practice Report 9/27
The Winterhawks held practice Thursday afternoon as they make final preparations for games against the Tri-City Americans and Seattle Thunderbirds this weekend. There were many items of note from today’s practice which should help the Winterhawks attempt to climb out of their 0-2 start. Associate Head Coach & Assistant General […]
2018-19 WHL season previews: Portland Winterhawks
2017-2018: The Winterhawks entered the season with high expectations and those expectations only increased when Kieffer Bellows, New York Islanders 1st Round selection in 2016, signed his entry-level contract resulting in him joining the Winterhawks from Boston University. As the season progressed the Winterhawks experienced a number of winning and […]
Yamamoto nets OT winner – extends series
A side story for the entertaining series that has taken place between the Spokane Chiefs and Portland Winterhawks has been the lack of scoring from the player on the ice who has the most NHL games under his belt. Kailer Yamamoto after averaging 1.60 points per game in the regular […]
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 […]
Tri-City ruins Portland’s celebration of the past with a 6-2 win
It was a celebratory night on Saturday at Veterans Memorial Coliseum as the Portland Winterhawks had nearly the entire 1997-98 team that won the Memorial Cup in attendance and honored them as part of a pre-game ceremony. They also inducted Marian Hossa, Brenden Morrow, Todd Robinson and Andrew Ference into […]
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 […]