WHL Portland Winterhawks

Portland Winterhawks this Week

Published on April 30, 2012 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Portland Winterhawks News Release


Hawks Happenings On The Ice:

The Winterhawks are in the WHL Final for the second consecutive season and 10th time in franchise history, with wins in 1982 and 1998. It marks the first time since 1982 and 1983 the Hawks have made the championship series in consecutive seasons. Last year the Hawks advanced to the Final to take on the Kootenay Ice, who won the series in five games. Here is a look at Portland's history in the WHL Final:

1979: Lost to Brandon Wheat Kings in six games

1982: Defeated Regina Pats in five games

1983: Lost to Lethbridge Broncos in five games

1987: Lost to Medicine Hat Tigers in seven games

1989: Lost to Swift Current Broncos in in four games

1993: Lost to Swift Current Broncos in seven games

1998: Defeated Brandon Wheat Kings in four games

2001: Lost to Red Deer Rebels in five games

2011: Lost to Kootenay Ice in five games

This marks the first playoff series between the two teams since Edmonton's inception in 2007, but there is a connection between the two franchises, as the Winterhawks were located in Edmonton and called the Oil Kings until the team moved to Portland in 1976.

They first played in the Central Alberta Hockey League and won Memorial Cups in 1963 and 1966, then became one of the founding teams of the WHL in 1966 and won consecutive WHL championships in 1971 and 1972.

Oil Kings Head Coach Derek Laxdal played for the Winterhawks during the 1982-83 Memorial Cup season, amassing four goals and nine assists for 13 points in 39 regular season games, followed by two assists in 14 playoff games.

Hawks Happenings Off The Ice:

Tickets for Game 3 and Game 4 of the WHL Final against the Oil Kings at the Rose Garden are on sale now. Fans can purchase tickets online at winterhawks.com, by phone at 503-236-HAWK or in person at the Rose Quarter box office or the team's ticket office in Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

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