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The Portland Winterhawks are a junior ice hockey team based in Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1950 as the Edmonton Oil Kings, the team relocated to Portland in 1976 and was known as the Winter Hawks until 2009. The team plays in the U.S. Division of the Western Hockey League (WHL), one of three constituent leagues of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL).
The franchise changed its name to Winterhawks and took up residence in the Coliseum. [8] despite playing junior hockey, the team was an instant hit and became one of the top teams in the WHL. Portland had won three league titles and three Memorial Cups, the most recent coming in 2013.
The Veterans Memorial Coliseum (originally known as the Memorial Coliseum) is an indoor arena located in the oldest part of the Rose Quarter area in Portland, Oregon.The arena is the home of the Portland Winterhawks, a major junior ice hockey team, and was the original home of the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association.
The Portland Winter Hawks represented the Western Hockey League as the host team at the 1983 Memorial Cup. The Winter Hawks finished the 1982–83 season with the best record in the West Division, as they club had a record of 50-22-0, earning 100 points. Portland had the highest scoring offense in the WHL, scoring 495 goals.
The Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League (WHL) selected Kozak in the sixth round, with the 121st overall pick, of the 2017 WHL bantam draft, and he signed with the team the following August. [5] Kozak played in three junior ice hockey games for Portland during the 2018–19 season before he was reassigned to the Cougars. [6]
Paul Bittner (born November 4, 1996) is an American professional ice hockey Winger.He most recently played for Düsseldorfer EG of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Bittner has played major junior hockey with the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League (WHL).
Moda Center and Winterhawks hold the Western Hockey League's record for single game attendance with a crowd of 14,103 on March 15, 1997, in which Portland tied the visiting Seattle Thunderbirds, 6–6. Prior to the start of the 2021-22 WHL season, the Winterhawks announced they will be moving back to Veterans Memorial Coliseum full-time. [33]
Participating teams were the host Spokane Chiefs and the winners of the Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and Western Hockey League which were the Guelph Storm, Val-d'Or Foreurs and Portland Winter Hawks. The Winter Hawks won their second Memorial Cup defeating the Storm from a goal in overtime by Bobby Russell. [1]