The Winterhawks arrived in Red Deer ready to play and laid a beat down on the home side. Portland netminder Joel Hofer was perfect in net, needing to make only 16 saves between the pipes as the Winterhawks shut down the Rebels offense all night long. In a building that […]
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Depth scoring comes up big in Hitmen 5-2 win over Portland
The Sunday matinee game between the visiting Portland Winterhawks and Calgary Hitmen was the first and only meeting between the two clubs. With Mark Kastelic back in the lineup centering Riley Stotts and Jonas Peterek, the matchup served as a great test for the Hitmen, as both teams had won […]
Flaming Hot Takes: 22 teams, 22 questions
With the season upon us, it’s time for my annual tour around the league. I’m going to pick out one subject for each team and say what it is that I’m looking for and why it’s important. At the end of the year I’ll look back and see what the […]
2019-20 Draft Eligible players to watch
Brandon Wheat Kings: Ridly Greig Forward 5-foot-11, 159 pounds Greig has already had a four-point game against the Moose Jaw Warriors in the preseason. This past summer, he played for Team Canada at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup, and next summer, he’s projected as the 58th pick in the NHL Entry […]
2019-2020 WHL Season Previews: Portland Winterhawks
Portland Winterhawks Last Season: 40-22-3-3-86 points. The Portland Winterhawks finished third in the U.S. Division and made the playoffs for the 10th straight season. Joachim Blichfeld led the WHL in scoring with 114 points in his overage season to take home the Bob Clarke Trophy. Blichfeld, along with Winterhawks captain […]
Americans, led by Sasha Mutala’s hat trick, defeat Winterhawks 3-2
(Everett, WA) Sunday’s WHL preseason action in the Angel of Winds Arena brought together two familiar U.S. Division rivals in the Tri-City Americans and the Portland Winterhawks. Each team was playing its third game in three days. Being the final preseason game of the weekend, the Winterhawks and Americans did […]
Portland opens preseason with 6-5 victory
(Everett, WA) The start of the WHL season officially kicked off for the Portland Winterhawks (1-0) as they started a three-in-three against the Spokane Chiefs (0-1). The two U.S. Division rivals scored a combined 11 goals, and Portland defeated Spokane Friday afternoon 6-5. “I thought there were a lot of […]
Portland Winterhawks 2019 training camp review
The Portland Winterhawks finished their training camp on Saturday with the awarding of the Neely Cup. 84 players were split into four different teams and played two 25 minute doubleheader games against one another in a round-robin format. The top two teams based upon records faced off in the championship […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Russia wins Hlinka Gretzky Cup, Canada finishes second, Sweden gets bronze
For the first time since 1995, Canada did not take home the gold medal in summer U18 tournament action falling to Russia 3-2 on Saturday.
Daily Dose of the Dub: ICE add Green to coaching staff, Hlinka Gretzky Cup Update and More
The Winnipeg ICE have filled out their coaching staff for the 2019/20 season as Josh Green (282 GP, 142 G, 136 A with the Medicine Hat Tigers, Swift Current Broncos and Portland Winterhawks) will be joining the organization.
