Portland Winterhawks Memorial Cup Preview
The Memorial Cup is the ultimate prize in Major Junior Hockey and one of the most difficult to win once, let alone repeat. As the players are only able to be part of a Junior Club from 16-20 years of age, time is short for them to have a chance at the cup. Sixty teams comprise the Canadian Hockey League and of that, only 7 are based in the US (5 in the Western Hockey League [WHL...
The Portland Winterhawks Are "Runnin’ Back To Saskatoon"
In 1974, Burton Cummings from Guess Who sang a song titled, “Runnin’ Back to Saskatoon”. The song was about small prairie communities and their blue collar workers. The similarities of that song and the Portland Winterhawks this season are striking. Many of the Portland Winterhawks players hail from such small communities that most people couldn't find on a map and all...
Hit with big penalties, Portland still wins title
Hit with unprecedented penalties by the Western Hockey League back in November, the Portland Winterhawks not only prevailed, they won the junior hockey league's championship.
The Winterhawks claimed the Ed Chynoweth Cup with a 5-1 Game 6 victory over the Edmonton Oil Kings on Sunday. Ty Rattie had a hat trick in the deciding win.
On Tuesday, thousands of fans came out as Portland...
Portland Winterhawks: How The Evil Empire Will Take Over
In writing this article, I distance myself from the Winterhawks Booster Club that I am President of and take the role of a fan, a lover of the game of junior hockey and an angry one at that.
As a lead up to the WHL Finals in Portland, WHL Commissioner Rob Robison appeared before the local Portland media. The talk wasn't going to be focused on the two teams playing for...
Portland Winterhawks vs. Edmonton Oil Kings - The Year Of Revenge
It probably shouldn't be a surprise that last year's battle in the WHL Finals is getting an encore. With the Edmonton winning game seven by a 2-0 score on Tuesday, it setup a return match with the Oil Kings vs. the Portland Winterhawks. This time, Portland has home ice advantage and a whole lot more to redeem for. The Hawks were able to shut down Kamloops 4-1 last Friday...
The Coming Out Of Nowhere Guy
from Mike Johnston of Sportsnet,
In every NHL postseason, there are always players that elevate their game to the next level. Often these players aren’t the stars or big-name players on their respective squads.
Take last year’s Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings for example. Yes, their top forward Anze Kopitar, captain Dustin Brown and star blue-liner Drew Doughty...
Kevin Durant Wanted To Play For The Toronto Raptors Growing Up
On Thursday, during an interview on The Dan Patrick Show, Durant said: “Believe it or not, I wanted to play for the Toronto Raptors, that was my favorite team….They were a new team when I was growing up, so I wanted to be a part of that,” Durant said.
Another reason Durant cheered for the Raptors was because he was a big fan of Vince Carter, Toronto’s former franchise player...
From the Dub: We fly with our own wings
On Friday night, the Portland Winterhawks answered the WHL's sanctions with a win against the Seattle Thunderbirds and they are currently up 3-0 on the Everett Slivertips as I post this on Saturday night. The Friday festivities kicked off with a standing ovation for Head Coach and GM Mike Johnston when his photo and name were shown and announced, even though he couldn't...
Winterhawks punished for violations
The Western Hockey League suspended Portland Winterhawks coach and general manager Mike Johnston for the rest of the season, fined the team $200,000 and took away several draft picks Wednesday because of player-benefit violations over the past four seasons.
The WHL said the Winterhawks will be excluded from the first five rounds of the 2013 WHL bantam draft and will forfeit their...
WHL suspends Portland coach/GM, fines team
The Western Hockey League suspended Portland Winterhawks coach and general manager Mike Johnston for the rest of the season, fined the team $200,000 and took away several draft picks Wednesday because of player-benefit violations over the past four seasons.
The WHL said the Winterhawks will be excluded from the first five rounds of the 2013 WHL bantam draft and will forfeit their...
WHL SANCTIONS PORTLAND WINTERHAWKS
(Portland Winterhawks)
This one comes totally out of left field but it is a huge one coming from the WHL offices.
CALGARY, AB. - The Western Hockey League announced today the disciplinary action which has been taken against the Portland Winterhawks franchise for a series of violations of the WHL Regulations.
As a result of a series of player benefit violations which have occurred...
Portland Winterhawks Severely Disciplined For Violations
from the WHL,
CALGARY, AB. - The Western Hockey League announced today the disciplinary action which has been taken against the Portland Winterhawks franchise for a series of violations of the WHL Regulations.
As a result of a series of player benefit violations which have occurred over the past four seasons, WHL Commissioner Ron Robison has suspended the Portland Winterhawks...
Portland Winterhawks Season Preview: Third Time’s The Charm?
For two straight years, the Portland Winterhawks have taken home the Western Conference title, but have not come back to the Rose City with the WHL title. General Manager and Head Coach Mike Johnston made moves during the offseason to ensure the Hawks will have another chance to bring the title to Portland.
Center: The center position was a weakness during the playoffs last season...
Pierre Turgeon’s son signs with Portland Winterhawks
Dominic Turgeon, who leads the Colorado Thunderbirds U16 team with 23 goals and 37 points in 35 games, is going the Canadian Hockey League route. He has signed with the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League. He was the team’s third round pick (64th overall), in the 2011 WHL bantam draft. Once he joins the Winterhawks, he will be ineligible to play NCAA hockey.
Turgeon...
Flashback: Brigham Young Cougars 31, Oklahoma Sooners 6 (1994)
Tomorrow, December 29, marks 17 years since the Brigham Young Cougars faced the Oklahoma Sooners in the Copper Bowl. In the first ever meeting between the two schools, BYU schooled Oklahoma in the forward pass. The Sooners were without their starting quarterback, but their stingy 12th ranked defense was expected to keep the game close. Oklahoma was allowing less than 300 yards of...
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