WHL Portland Winterhawks

Winterhawks Announce Second-Round Playoff Schedule

Published on April 9, 2023 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Portland Winterhawks News Release


Portland, Ore. - Fresh off a first-round victory over the Everett Silvertips, your Portland Winterhawks are headed to Round 2 of the 2023 WHL Playoffs! The Hawks are set to battle the B.C. Division Champion Kamloops Blazers, with Game 1 set for Friday, April 14 in British Columbia. Portland will host Games 3 & 4 of the series, as well as a potential Game 6 if necessary.

The Winterhawks went 3-1-0-0 against the Blazers during the regular season across four tightly contested matchups.

The Blazers hold a 43-37 advantage in all-time playoff matchups against Portland, but the Winterhawks were victorious in their most recent postseason meeting with a 4-1 series victory in the 2013 Western Conference Final en route to winning the Ed Chynoweth Cup that season.

Playoff packages and single-game tickets are on-sale now - call our ticketing department at 503-236-4295 to secure your seats for the postseason!

Games will be played at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland and the Sandman Centre in Kamloops. The full schedule for the Western Conference Semi-Final round series is below.

Game Date Away Home Time

1 April 14, 2023 Portland Kamloops 7:00 p.m. PT

2 April 15, 2023 Portland Kamloops 7:00 p.m. PT

3 April 19, 2023 Kamloops Portland 7:00 p.m. PT

4 April 20, 2023 Kamloops Portland 7:00 p.m. PT

5* April 22, 2023 Portland Portland 7:00 p.m. PT

6* April 24, 2023 Kamloops Portland 7:00 p.m. PT

7* April 26, 2023 Portland Kamloops 7:00 p.m. PT

*If Necessary




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