The Portland Winterhawks practiced Thursday afternoon inside the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in preparation for their second weekend with three games in three nights. Portland has two home games on Friday & Saturday against the Victoria Royals and an away contest against Spokane on Sunday. Victoria will be well rested as […]
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Dante Giannuzzi strong in first WHL game for Portland
The Portland Winterhawks just completed their first weekend playing three games in three nights. The weekend didn’t go how they hoped as they lost all three games. One positive was backup goalie Dante Giannuzzi’s performance in his first WHL game on Friday night against the Spokane Chiefs. Shane Farkas started […]
Portland Winterhawks Practice Report 10/24
The Portland Winterhawks (7-3-0-1) are coming off a weekend securing four points in two nights against the Vancouver Giants, one of the top teams in the Western Conference. Portland is looking to ride the momentum as they prepare for their first weekend of three games in three nights. The Winterhawks […]
Winterhawks make it four straight with 4-1 win over Silvertips
Joachim Blichfeld coming back to the Portland Winterhawks (4-2-0-1) as an overage import was not something may expected. While the shock of forgoing a year playing in the professional ranks for the San Jose Sharks must have been a lot for the Danish sniper, he quickly recovered. He has led […]
Second Period and Penalties Prove Costly for Winterhawks in Everett
For the second time in two nights, the Portland Winterhawks found themselves on the wrong end of a lopsided second period. The Everett Silvertips scored three goals in less than six minutes to take control of the game and go onto beat the visiting Winterhawks 3-1. The Everett Silvertips and […]
Seattle’s second period surge takes down Portland 5-3
(Kent, WA) The Interstate 5 rivalry is alive and well. The Seattle Thunderbirds and Portland Winterhawks took to the ShoWare Center ice on Saturday night and played the first of 12 games between the two squads this season. With the WHL season being cut down to 68 games, those 12 […]
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 […]
Kyle Gustafson has a new title but it’s business as usual for him and the Winterhawks
Kyle Gustafson has been an Assistant Coach with the Portland Winterhawks since 2004. He has seen a lot of good and bad times while behind the bench. His bosses may have changed over the years as Mike Williamson, Richard Kromm, Mike Johnston, Jamie Kompon and Johnston again have taken turns […]
Spokane takes down Portland 7-1 in the preseason
In the afternoon game at the Angel-of-the-Winds Arena, the Spokane Chiefs took on the team that ended their season last spring and got some semblance of revenge, winning 7-1 over the Portland Winterhawks. Adam Beckman and Carter Chorney each had two goals and Michal King had three points as the Chiefs […]
Familiarity with the Silvertips and the U.S. Division exists for some Broncos
Tonight the WHL final begins with the Eastern Conference champion Swift Current Broncos hosting the Western Conference champion Everett Silvertips at the Credit Union i-plex. The two cities are over 900 miles apart and because of the way the WHL sets their schedules, they only see each other once a […]
