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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 creation of the WHL's Portland Winter Hawks in 1976 opened the competition up to non-Canadian teams for the first time, and in 1982, the Winter Hawks became the first American team in Memorial Cup history to compete for the trophy (and, in 1983, the first American Memorial Cup champion – see next section). [14]
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, who won the WHL championship in 1981–82, were chosen before the season to host the 1983 tournament. It was the first time Memorial Cup games were held outside of Canada, though Winter Hawks General Manager Brian Shaw had proposed the tournament return to its original east vs. west format. [1]
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]
The Portland Winter Hawks represented the Western Hockey League at the 1982 Memorial Cup. The Winter Hawks became the first non-Canadian based team to qualify for the tournament. During the 1981-82 season, Portland had the best record in the West Division with a 46-24-2 record, earning 94 points. The Winter Hawks ranked fifth in league scoring ...
The Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Hockey League was the host team of the 1986 Memorial Cup. The Winter Hawks had a very solid regular season, earning a record of 47-24-1 for 95 points, and finishing in second place in the West Division. Portland was a high scoring team, scoring 438 goals, which ranked second in the WHL.
On October 6, 2023, Johnston secured his 500th WHL win in a 4-1 victory over the Everett Silvertips in Portland making him the 11th coach in WHL history to achieve the milestone. [15] Johnston led the Winterhawks to 48-15-0 record for the 2023-24 season and advanced to the WHL championship where they were swept by the Moose Jaw Warriors 4-0.