13 Winterhawks Alumni Named to NHL Opening Night Rosters for 2025-26
Published on October 7, 2025 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Portland Winterhawks News Release
Portland, Ore. - The Portland Winterhawks Hockey Club is proud to recognize 13 alumni who have been named to National Hockey League opening night rosters ahead of the 2025-26 regular season.
PLAYER TEAM YEARS IN PORTLAND DRAFTED (ROUND-PICK)
Rodrigo Ābols Philadelphia 2015-17 2016 - VAN (7-184)
Oliver Bjorkstrand Tampa Bay 2012-15 2013 - CBJ (3-89)
Dennis Cholowski New Jersey 2017-18 2016 - DET (1-20)
Matt Dumba Pittsburgh 2013-14 2012 - MIN (1-7)
Cody Glass New Jersey 2015-19 2017 - VGK (1-6)
Adin Hill Vegas 2013-16 2015 - ARI (3-76)
Joel Hofer St. Louis 2018-20 2018 - STL (4-107)
Seth Jarvis Carolina 2017-21 2020 - CAR (1-13)
Henri Jokiharju Boston 2016-18 2017 - CHI (1-29)
Caleb Jones Pittsburgh 2015-17 2015 - EDM (4-117)
Seth Jones Florida 2012-13 2013 - NSH (1-4)
Tyson Kozak Buffalo 2018-22 2017 - BUF (7-193)
Nino Niederreiter Winnipeg 2009-11 2010 - NYI (1-5)
The NHL season begins today with a slate of three games, featuring three Winterhawks alumni. Recent Stanley Cup Champion Seth Jones and the Florida Panthers take on the Chicago Blackhawks at 2:00 p.m. PT before Matt Dumba and Caleb Jones of the Pittsburgh Penguins battle the New York Rangers at 5:00 p.m. The only game today not featuring any Winterhawks alumni is Colorado at Boston at 7:30 p.m.
Jokiharju (BOS) and Hill (VGK) kick off their 2025-26 campaigns on Wednesday. Then, Kozak (BUF), Bjorkstrand (TB), Ābols (PHI), Cholowski (NJ), Glass (NJ), Jarvis (CAR), Niederreiter (WPG), and Hofer (STL) take the ice on Thursday.
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