Portland Winterhawks

Western Hockey League team in Portland, Oregon

Portland Winterhawks

City| Portland, Oregon
League| Western Hockey League
Conference| Western
Division| U.S.
Founded| 1950
Home arena| Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Colors| Biscuit black, buzzer red, squall gray, celly gold, ice white

General manager| Mike Johnston
Head coach| Kyle Gustafson [1]
Website| chl.ca/whl-winterhawks/
Franchise history
1950–1976| Edmonton Oil Kings
1976–2009| Portland Winter Hawks
2009–present| Portland Winterhawks
Championships
Regular season titles| 4 (1979–80, 1997–98, 2012–13, 2019–20)
Playoff championships| Ed Chynoweth Cup
3 (1982, 1998, 2013)
Memorial Cup
2 (1983, 1998)
Conference Championships
5 (2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2023–24)
Current uniform

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 Winterhawks have made a record thirteen appearances in the WHL championship series—including a record-tying four straight from 2011 to 2014—winning the Ed Chynoweth Cup three times and capturing two Memorial Cup titles. They were the first American-based team to participate in and win either championship. The team plays its home games at Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

## History

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The franchise was founded in 1950 as the Edmonton Oil Kings. Under Bill Hunter's leadership, the Oil Kings were a founding franchise of the Western Canada Junior Hockey League in 1966.[2] Despite winning two league titles in the early 1970s, the arrival of Hunter's Edmonton Oilers in the World Hockey Association precipitated the relocation of the franchise.[3] In the spring of 1976, it was announced that the franchise, owned by Brian Shaw, would move to Portland, making it the league's first American team and leading the league to simplify its name to the Western Hockey League.[4] The success of the team would lead to the establishment of several more teams in the Northwest United States over the ensuing decades.[3]

In their first season in Portland, the club would lose 7–2 to a travelling Russian club in an exhibition match watched by more than 5,000 fans.[5] Overall, the team carried over its success from its early days in Edmonton—in their first eleven seasons in Portland, the Winterhawks failed to make the playoffs only once, and advanced to the league final five times, winning their first Ed Chynoweth Cup in 1982 and the Memorial Cup in 1983.[6] In 1982, the Winterhawks became the first American team to win the WHL championship and also the first to compete for the Memorial Cup.[7] In 1983, despite losing the WHL championship series, the Winterhawks participated in the Memorial Cup by virtue of hosting the tournament—the first American team to do so.[8] Brian Shaw had advocated for the participation of a fourth team as tournament host, and after the Winterhawks—led by star rookie Cam Neely and goaltender Mike Vernon—won the tournament, the CHL opted to continue with the new format going forward.[6]

The Winterhawks hosted the tournament again in 1986, awarded the tournament when it became clear that the original host of New Westminster would be unable to host due to also hosting the 1986 World Expo.[6] In 1998, the Winterhawks, led by Brenden Morrow and Marián Hossa, earned their way back to the Memorial Cup—hosted by the rival Spokane Chiefs—with an Ed Chynoweth Cup championship; they won their second Memorial Cup title with a 4–3 overtime win in the final over the Guelph Storm.[6]

The Winterhawks advanced to four consecutive WHL championship series from 2011 to 2014, just the second team to do so after the New Westminster Bruins won four consecutive titles from 1975 to 1978. From 2012 to 2014, the Winterhawks met the revived Edmonton Oil Kings in each league final.[9] The Winterhawks won one of the finals, in 2013, to advance to the team's fifth Memorial Cup tournament, where it lost the final to the Halifax Mooseheads.[10]

On November 28, 2012, the WHL announced sanctions against the Winterhawks for a series of player benefits violations over the four previous seasons.[11] As punishment for the violations, WHL Commissioner Ron Robison suspended the team from participation in the first five rounds of the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft, and the team forfeited their first round picks from the 2014 to 2017 drafts and was fined $200,000. The WHL also suspended General Manager and Head Coach Mike Johnston for the remainder of the 2012–13 season, including the 2013 WHL playoffs.[11]

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in May 2020, the franchise filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy. Although the Winterhawks were financially stable, owner Bill Gallacher used the team as security against an unpaid loan; Gallacher ultimately had to sell the franchise in order to repay debts.[12] The WHL Board of Governors approved Winterhawks Sports Group (WSG) as the new owners of the franchise, effective January 1, 2021. Along with the Winterhawks franchise, WSG also acquired the operations of the Winterhawks Skating Center in Beaverton, Oregon, and the Winterhawks Junior Hockey programs.[13] Prior to the start of the 2021–22 WHL season, the team announced that it would be returning to the Veterans Memorial Coliseum full-time after previously dividing games between the Coliseum and Moda Center since 1995.[14]

The 2023–24 season saw the Winterhawks advance to their first championship final in ten seasons, where they were defeated by the Moose Jaw Warriors in four consecutive games.[15]

## Uniforms, logos, and mascot

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The Winterhawks logo from 1976 to 2021, adopted from the Chicago Blackhawks.

The team was known as the Winter Hawks until May 2009, when it issued a press release stating that, "the space...has announced its retirement", and that the team was renaming itself the Winterhawks.[16][17]

Upon moving to Portland in 1976, the Winter Hawks accepted a donation of old jerseys from the National Hockey League's Chicago Black Hawks, and they kept the design for nearly half of a century.[18] Amid pressure for sports teams to abandon Native American caricatures, new ownership opted to rebrand the Winterhawks in 2021. The team unveiled its new look on July 14, 2021, featuring new colors and a new hawk logo.[19]

The Winterhawks' also retired their Tom-A-Hawk bird mascot in 2019.[20]

## Championships

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The Winterhawks hosting the Tri-City Americans on January 24, 2016.

* Memorial Cup (2): 1982–83, 1997–98
* Ed Chynoweth Cup (3): 1981–82, 1997–98, 2012–13
* Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy (4): 1979–80, 1997–98, 2012–13, 2019–20
* Conference Champions (5): 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2023–24
* Division Playoff Champions (8): 1978–79, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1992–93, 1997–98, 2000–01
* Regular Season Division Champions (15): 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1988–89, 1992–93, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2019–20, 2023–24

### Memorial Cup finals history

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The Winterhawks have advanced to three Memorial Cup finals.[6]

* 1983: Win, 8–3 vs Oshawa Generals
* 1998: Win, 4–3 (OT) vs Guelph Storm
* 2013: Loss, 4–6 vs Halifax Mooseheads

### WHL Championship history

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* 1978–79: Loss, 2–4 vs Brandon Wheat Kings
* 1981–82: Win, 4–1 vs Regina Pats
* 1982-83: Loss, 1–4 vs Lethbridge Broncos
* 1986-87: Loss, 3–4 vs Medicine Hat Tigers
* 1988–89: Loss, 0–4 vs Swift Current Broncos
* 1992–93: Loss, 3–4 vs Swift Current Broncos
* 1997–98: Win, 4–0 vs Brandon Wheat Kings
* 2000–01: Loss, 1–4 vs Red Deer Rebels
* 2010–11: Loss, 1–4 vs Kootenay Ice
* 2011–12: Loss, 3–4 vs Edmonton Oil Kings
* 2012–13: Win, 4–2 vs Edmonton Oil Kings
* 2013–14: Loss, 3–4 vs Edmonton Oil Kings
* 2023–24: Loss, 0–4 vs Moose Jaw Warriors

## Season-by-season record

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Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Sven Baertschi played for the Winterhawks from 2010 to 2012. Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Points | Finish | Playoffs

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1976–77 | 72 | 36 | 29 | 7 | - | 359 | 294 | 79 | 3rd West | Lost semifinal
1977–78 | 72 | 41 | 20 | 11 | - | 361 | 296 | 93 | 1st West | Eliminated in West Division round robin
1978–79 | 72 | 49 | 10 | 13 | - | 432 | 265 | 111 | 1st West | Lost final
1979–80 | 72 | 53 | 18 | 1 | - | 398 | 293 | 107 | 1st West | Eliminated in West Division round robin
1980–81 | 72 | 56 | 15 | 1 | - | 443 | 266 | 113 | 2nd West | Lost West Division final
1981–82 | 72 | 46 | 24 | 2 | - | 380 | 323 | 94 | 1st West | Won Championship
1982–83 | 72 | 50 | 22 | 0 | - | 495 | 387 | 100 | 1st West | Lost final; Won Memorial Cup
1983–84 | 72 | 33 | 39 | 0 | - | 430 | 449 | 66 | 3rd West | Lost West Division final
1984–85 | 72 | 27 | 44 | 1 | - | 365 | 442 | 55 | 4th West | Lost West Division semifinal
1985–86 | 72 | 47 | 24 | 1 | - | 438 | 348 | 95 | 2nd West | Lost West Division final
1986–87 | 72 | 47 | 23 | 2 | - | 439 | 355 | 96 | 2nd West | Lost final
1987–88 | 72 | 24 | 45 | 3 | - | 328 | 449 | 51 | 6th West | Did not qualify
1988–89 | 72 | 40 | 28 | 4 | - | 408 | 395 | 84 | 1st West | Lost final
1989–90 | 72 | 24 | 45 | 3 | - | 322 | 426 | 51 | 5th West | Did not qualify
1990–91 | 72 | 17 | 53 | 2 | - | 298 | 450 | 36 | 5th West | Did not qualify
1991–92 | 72 | 31 | 37 | 4 | - | 314 | 342 | 66 | 5th West | Lost West Division quarterfinal
1992–93 | 72 | 45 | 24 | 3 | - | 343 | 275 | 93 | 1st West | Lost final
1993–94 | 72 | 49 | 22 | 1 | - | 392 | 260 | 99 | 2nd West | Lost West Division final
1994–95 | 72 | 23 | 43 | 6 | - | 240 | 308 | 52 | 6th West | Lost West Division semifinal
1995–96 | 72 | 30 | 39 | 3 | - | 283 | 301 | 63 | 6th West | Lost West Division quarterfinal
1996–97 | 72 | 46 | 21 | 5 | - | 300 | 196 | 97 | 1st West | Lost West Division quarterfinal
1997–98 | 72 | 53 | 14 | 5 | - | 342 | 203 | 111 | 1st West | Won Championship and Memorial Cup
1998–99 | 72 | 23 | 36 | 13 | - | 215 | 278 | 59 | 5th West | Lost West Division quarterfinal
1999–00 | 72 | 16 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 173 | 296 | 39 | 7th West | Did not qualify
2000–01 | 72 | 37 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 254 | 237 | 82 | 2nd West | Lost final
2001–02 | 72 | 36 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 269 | 243 | 83 | 1st U.S. | Lost Western Conference quarterfinal
2002–03 | 72 | 19 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 192 | 243 | 51 | 3rd U.S. | Lost Western Conference quarterfinal
2003–04 | 72 | 34 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 199 | 206 | 77 | 2nd U.S. | Lost Western Conference quarterfinal
2004–05 | 72 | 35 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 204 | 198 | 80 | 2nd U.S. | Lost Western Conference quarterfinal
2005–06 | 72 | 32 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 204 | 258 | 72 | 3rd U.S. | Lost Western Conference semifinal
2006–07 | 72 | 17 | 52 | 1 | 2 | 146 | 316 | 37 | 5th U.S. | Did not qualify
2007–08 | 72 | 11 | 58 | 2 | 1 | 132 | 318 | 25 | 5th U.S. | Did not qualify
2008–09 | 72 | 19 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 176 | 288 | 43 | 5th U.S. | Did not qualify
Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Points | Finish | Playoffs
2009–10 | 72 | 44 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 266 | 241 | 91 | 4th U.S. | Lost Western Conference semifinal
2010–11 | 72 | 50 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 303 | 227 | 103 | 1st U.S. | Lost final
2011–12 | 72 | 49 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 328 | 229 | 102 | 2nd U.S. | Lost final
2012–13 | 72 | 57 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 334 | 169 | 117 | 1st U.S. | Won Championship; Lost Memorial Cup final
2013–14 | 72 | 54 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 338 | 207 | 113 | 1st U.S. | Lost final
2014–15 | 72 | 43 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 287 | 237 | 92 | 2nd U.S. | Lost Western Conference final
2015–16 | 72 | 34 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 228 | 227 | 75 | 3rd U.S. | Lost Western Conference quarterfinal
2016–17 | 72 | 40 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 278 | 256 | 84 | 4th U.S. | Lost Western Conference semifinal
2017–18 | 72 | 44 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 274 | 214 | 94 | 2nd U.S. | Lost Western Conference semifinal
2018–19 | 68 | 40 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 258 | 210 | 86 | 3rd U.S. | Lost Western Conference quarterfinal
2019–20 | 63 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 270 | 164 | 97 | 1st U.S. | Playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 96 | 72 | 29 | 2nd U.S. | No playoffs held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22 | 68 | 47 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 298 | 192 | 99 | 2nd U.S. | Lost Western Conference semifinal
2022–23 | 68 | 40 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 244 | 218 | 88 | 2nd U.S. | Lost Western Conference semifinal
2023–24 | 68 | 48 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 330 | 204 | 101 | 1st U.S. | Lost final

## Players

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### Hall of Famers

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Four former Portland Winter Hawks alumni are inductees to the Hockey Hall of Fame: Mark Messier, Cam Neely, Marian Hossa, and Mike Vernon.[citation needed]

This is a list of former players inducted into the Portland Winter Hawks franchise Hall of Fame.

Portland Winter Hawks franchise Hall of Fame inductees

Hall of Fame players[21]
Ken Hodge
Todd Robinson | Dennis Holland
Cam Neely | Brent Peterson
Glen Wesley | Andrew Ference
Grant Sasser | Marian Hossa
Randy Heath | Brenden Morrow
Ken Yaremchuk

### Retired numbers

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Portland Winter Hawks retired numbers  No.  | Player  | Position  | Career  | No. retirement

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21 | Cam Neely | RW | 1982–1984 | March 18, 2023[22]

### NHL alumni

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List of Portland Winterhawks alumni who have graduated to play in the National Hockey League.[citation needed]

* Jim Agnew
* Dave Archibald
* Dave Babych
* Wayne Babych
* Sven Baertschi
* Jozef Balej
* Jeff Bandura
* Dave Barr
* Ryan Bast
* Kieffer Bellows
* Brian Benning
* Jim Benning
* Oliver Bjorkstrand
* James Black
* Joachim Blichfeld
* Lonny Bohonos
* Keith Brown
* Dennis Cholowski
* Nick Cicek
* Braydon Coburn
* Ed Cooper
* Craig Cunningham[23]
* Brian Curran
* Tony Currie
* Byron Dafoe
* Matt Davidson
* Adam Deadmarsh
* Chase De Leo
* Jim Dobson
* Brandon Dubinsky
* Matt Dumba
* Brent Fedyk
* Andrew Ference
* Ray Ferraro
* Jeff Finley
* Colin Forbes
* Michael Funk
* Joaquin Gage
* Paul Gaustad
* Rob Geale
* Cody Glass
* Josh Green
* Jannik Hansen
* Randy Heath
* Adin Hill
* Joel Hofer
* Marcel Hossa
* Marian Hossa
* Dave Hoyda
* Cale Hulse
* Jamie Huscroft
* Randy Ireland
* Brad Isbister
* Seth Jarvis
* Ryan Johansen
* Henri Jokiharju
* Caleb Jones[24]
* Seth Jones
* Jakub Klepis
* Rob Klinkhammer
* Steve Konowalchuk
* John Kordic
* Richard Kromm
* Jason LaBarbera
* Scott Langkow
* James Latos
* Derek Laxdal
* Doug Lecuyer
* Taylor Leier
* Brendan Leipsic
* Jamie Linden
* John Ludvig
* David Mackey
* Clint Malarchuk
* Darrell May
* Jason McBain
* Frazer McLaren
* Cody McLeod
* Mark Messier
* Brendan Mikkelson
* Roy Mitchell
* Brenden Morrow
* Joe Morrow
* Paul Mulvey
* Brantt Myhres
* Cam Neely
* Scott Nichol
* Nino Niederreiter
* Gary Nylund
* Josh Olson
* Perry Pelensky
* Nic Petan
* Brent Peterson
* Jim Playfair
* Larry Playfair
* Andrej Podkonicky
* Ray Podloski
* Derrick Pouliot
* Nolan Pratt
* Ty Rattie
* Richie Regehr
* Florent Robidoux
* Jeff Rohlicek
* Grant Sasser
* Michael Sauer
* Luca Sbisa
* Dave Scatchard
* Colton Sceviour
* Jeff Sharples
* Brandon Smith
* Ryan Stewart
* Joey Tetarenko
* Mike Toal
* Tim Tookey
* Alfie Turcotte
* Dominic Turgeon
* Perry Turnbull
* Randy Turnbull
* Nick Vachon
* Mike Vernon
* Terry Virtue
* Mickey Volcan
* Gord Walker
* Matt Walker
* Blake Wesley
* Glen Wesley
* Jason Wiemer
* Dan Woodley
* Tyler Wotherspoon
* Gary Yaremchuk
* Ken Yaremchuk
* Brad Zavisha
* Richard Zednik

### First round draft picks

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Winterhawks players chosen in the first round of the NHL entry draft:[citation needed]

* 1978: Wayne Babych, 3rd overall, St. Louis
* 1978: Brent Peterson, 12th overall, Detroit
* 1978: Larry Playfair, 13th overall, Buffalo
* 1979: Perry Turnbull, 2nd overall, St. Louis
* 1979: Keith Brown, 7th overall, Chicago
* 1980: Dave Babych, 2nd overall, Winnipeg
* 1981: Jim Benning, 6th overall, Toronto
* 1982: Gary Nylund, 3rd overall, Toronto
* 1982: Ken Yaremchuk, 7th overall, Chicago
* 1982: Jim Playfair, 20th overall, Edmonton
* 1983: Cam Neely, 9th overall, Vancouver
* 1983: Alfie Turcotte, 17th overall, Montreal
* 1986: Dan Woodley, 7th overall, Vancouver
* 1987: Glen Wesley, 3rd overall, Boston
* 1987: Dave Archibald, 6th overall, Minnesota
* 1993: Adam Deadmarsh, 14th overall, Quebec

* 1994: Jason Wiemer, 8th overall, Tampa Bay
* 1997: Brenden Morrow, 25th overall, Dallas
* 1997: Marian Hossa, 12th overall, Ottawa
* 2000: Marcel Hossa, 16th overall, Montreal
* 2002: Jakub Klepis, 16th overall, Ottawa
* 2003: Braydon Coburn, 8th overall, Atlanta
* 2010: Ryan Johansen, 4th overall, Columbus
* 2010: Nino Niederreiter, 5th overall, NY Islanders
* 2011: Sven Baertschi, 13th overall, Calgary
* 2011: Joe Morrow, 23rd overall, Pittsburgh
* 2012: Derrick Pouliot, 8th overall, Pittsburgh
* 2013: Seth Jones, 4th overall, Nashville
* 2017: Cody Glass, 6th overall, Vegas
* 2017: Henri Jokiharju, 29th overall, Chicago
* 2020: Seth Jarvis, 13th overall, Carolina

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## Team records

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During the 2012–13 season, Winterhawks captain Troy Rutkowski established the new team record for most regular games played for the Winterhawks. His career total of 351 games surpassed the previous mark of 328 games set by Kevin Haupt in the 1998–99 season.[25]

Career records[26] Statistic  | Player  | Total  | Career

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Most goals  | Dennis Holland  | 179  | 1985–1989
Most assists  | Todd Robinson  | 325  | 1994–1999
Most points  | Todd Robinson  | 470  | 1994–1999
Most points, defenceman  | Brandon Smith  | 232  | 1989–1994
Most games played  | Troy Rutkowski  | 351  | 2008–2013
Most wins (goalie)  | Mac Carruth  | 117  | 2009–2013
Most shutouts (goalie)  | Mac Carruth  | 11  | 2009–2013

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7. ^ Lapp, Richard; Macaulay, Alec (1997). The Memorial Cup: Canada's National Junior Hockey Championship. Madeira Park, B.C.: Harbour Publishing. p. 204\. ISBN 1-55017-170-4.
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