WHL Portland Winterhawks

Game Day Hub: October 8 vs Medicine Hat

Published on October 8, 2022 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Portland Winterhawks News Release


The Winterhawks welcome an Eastern Conference opponent to town for the first time since the 2019-20 season.

Puck Drop: 6:00 p.m. PT

Venue: Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Uniforms: Black

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Saturday, October 15 - Hawktoberfest

Welcome West

A long, long time ago, in an arena in downtown Portland...

...the Winterhawks played an opponent from the WHL's Eastern Conference! And tonight, the cross-conference action is renewed at the VMC as the Medicine Hat Tigers come to town.

Tomorrow signifies the end of a 965 day wait since the @pdxwinterhawks last played an Eastern Conference opponent.

- Nick Marek (@NicholasMarek) October 7, 2022

The Tigers head west with a 2-2-0 record through four contests, led by forwards Andrew Basha (3G, 5A) and Oasiz Wiesblatt (4G, 1A), plus defensemen Bogdans Hodass (1G, 5A), Reid Andresen (1G, 4A) and Rhett Parsons (1G, 4A). Beckett Langkow has started each tilt between the pipes and boasts a .884 save percentage and 3.30 GAA through three games for Medicine Hat. The Tigers' western swing began on Friday in Everett, where they toppled the Silvertips 6-3.

Portland is 46-28-1-1-2 all-time against Medicine Hat, with a dominant 30-6-0-0-2 line on home ice.

Let's Make it Four

With the season well and truly underway, the Hawks will look to keep their hot start going tonight. Sitting at 3-0-0, Portland boasts one of three unbeaten records in the Western Conference.

Gabe Klassen continues to set the pace with a remarkable seven goals in three games for the Hawks, followed closely by Luca Cagnoni (1G, 3A) and Robbie Fromm-Delorme (1G, 3A). With balanced scoring throughout the lineup, Portland will look for its first 4-0-0 start since the 1993-94 campaign.

Oregon Zoo Night

Join the paw-ty at the VMC tonight as we celebrate with the Oregon Zoo! Come check out some exclusive Winterhawks x Oregon Zoo merch items in the team store and keep an eye out for a hilarious recap video of the team's trip to the zoo last month! And stick around after the game - Winterhawks chosen as one of the three stars of the game will toss special Oregon Zoo-themed stuffed animals to young Hawks fans in the crowd!

Make sure to stop by the Oregon Zoo table outside entry MM to learn about all the fun you can have at our local zoo!

Click here to learn more about the Winterhawks' partnership with the Oregon Zoo and Oregon Zoo Night!

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