Winterhawks Announce 2012-13 Schedule

Published on June 27, 2012 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Portland Winterhawks News Release

The Portland Winterhawks will raise their Western Conference championship banner to the rafters when they open the 2012-13 season on Friday, September 21 at the Rose Garden against the Seattle Thunderbirds at 7 p.m.

The Western Hockey League has released the complete 2012-13 regular season schedule, with the Winterhawks set to play 11 games at home on Fridays, nine on Saturdays and three on Sundays. A complete schedule is attached to the e-mail. The venues for all games will be finalized later this summer after the Portland Trail Blazers' schedule is released.

In addition, the Winterhawks have three matinees with 3 p.m. starts set: the annual Daylight Classic with the curtains open in Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Friday, November 23 (the day after Thanksgiving) against the Kootenay Ice, then 3 p.m. starts with the curtains open as well on Monday, January 21 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) against Spokane and Monday, February 18 (Presidents' Day), also against Spokane.

Below are other highlights of the 2012-13 schedule:

The Hawks have their first six-game homestand of the season from Oct. 20 - Nov. 6

The second six-game homestand will be from Dec. 29 - Jan. 11, including the annual New Year's Eve game against Seattle beginning at 8 p.m.

The team's longest road trip will be six games through the East Division from Oct. 5 - 13

The Edmonton Oil Kings will be in Portland for a rematch of the WHL Final on Feb. 27, and the Kootenay Ice will be in on Nov. 23 in a rematch of the 2010-11 Final. The other games against visiting Central Division teams will be Red Deer (Nov. 6), Medicine Hat (Nov. 17), Lethbridge (Jan. 18) and Calgary (Feb. 6)

The team will play three games in three nights on five occasions this season: Sept. 21-23, Nov. 9-11, Dec. 7-9, Dec. 14-16 and Mar. 15-16

The regular season finale will be a home game on Sunday, Mar. 17 vs. Spokane.

Season tickets and 20- and 12-game ticket packages for the 2012-13 season are on sale now. Visit winterhawks.com or call 503-236-HAWK to reserve the best seat locations.

Western Hockey League Stories from June 27, 2012

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• Royals Select Two Players in 2012 CHL Import Draft - Victoria Royals
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• Pats and WHL Release 2012-13 Schedule - Regina Pats
• Chiefs Announce 2012-13 Schedule - Spokane Chiefs
• Royals Announce 2012-13 Regular Season Schedule - Victoria Royals
• Raiders 2012-2013 Schedule Announced - Prince Albert Raiders
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• T-Birds Announce 2012-13 Schedule - Seattle Thunderbirds
• 2012-2013 Season Schedule Announced - Lethbridge Hurricanes
• Ice Release Regular Season Schedule - Kootenay Ice
• WHL Announces 2012-13 Regular Season Schedule - WHL
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• Rockets Select Swedish Forward in CHL Import Draft - Kelowna Rockets
• 2012 Canadian Hockey League Import Draft Results - WHL
• Liston Traded to Vancouver - Lethbridge Hurricanes
• Giants Acquire Goaltender Liam Liston from Lethbridge - Vancouver Giants
• Chiefs Select Rimmel in Import Draft - Spokane Chiefs
• CHL Import Draft - Moose Jaw Warriors
• T-Birds Take Two Forwards in CHL Import Draft - Seattle Thunderbirds
• Canucks Invite Dalton Sward to Prospects Camp - Vancouver Giants
• Tips Select Defenseman Müller in Import Draft - Everett Silvertips
• Winterhawks Select Oliver Bjorkstrand and Kirill Vorobyov in CHL Import Draft - Portland Winterhawks
• Cougars Draft Rinalds Rosinskis 65th Overall in 2012 CHL Import Draft - Prince George Cougars
• Giants Select LW Ales Kilnar in CHL Import Draft - Vancouver Giants
• Oil Kings Sign Bertolucci - Edmonton Oil Kings
• Ice Select Two in CHL Import Draft - Kootenay Ice
• Hurricanes Select Blomqvist - Lethbridge Hurricanes
• Edmonton Selects Kulda in 2012 CHL Import Draft - Edmonton Oil Kings
• Wheat Kings Busy in Today's CHL Import Draft - Brandon Wheat Kings
• Pats Select Emil Sylvegard in Import Draft - Regina Pats
• Broncos Select Laurikainen 20th Overall in Import Draft - Swift Current Broncos
• Raiders Select Leon Draisaitl 2nd Overall - Prince Albert Raiders
• Cougars Select Goaltender Joonas Korpisalo Fifth Overall in 2012 CHL Import Draft - Prince George Cougars

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