Portland Winterhawks
The Portland Winterhawks are a junior ice hockey team based in Portland, Oregon, playing in the Western Hockey League (WHL), one of three leagues making up the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). Prior to the 2021–22 season, the Winterhawks split their home games between the Veterans Memorial Coliseum and the Moda Center, which they shared with the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
| Portland Winterhawks | |
|---|---|
| City | Portland, Oregon |
| League | Western Hockey League |
| Conference | Western |
| Division | U.S. |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Home arena | Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| Colors | Biscuit black, buzzer red, squall gray, celly gold, ice white |
| General manager | Mike Johnston |
| Head coach | Mike Johnston |
| Website | www |
| Franchise history | |
| 1950–1976 | Edmonton Oil Kings |
| 1976–2009 | Portland Winter Hawks |
| 2009–present | Portland Winterhawks |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | 4 (1979–80, 1997–98, 2012–13, 2019–20) |
| Playoff championships | Ed Chynoweth Cup 3 (1982, 1998, 2013) Conference Championships 4 (2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14) Memorial Cup 2 (1983, 1998) |
The Winterhawks are one of the most successful junior teams in terms of producing National Hockey League (NHL) alumni, a list that includes Sven Baertschi, Joe Morrow, Seth Jarvis, Ryan Johansen, Braydon Coburn, Adam Deadmarsh, Rob Klinkhammer, Brandon Dubinsky, Tyler Wotherspoon, Andrew Ference, Paul Gaustad, Jannik Hansen, Seth Jones, Brenden Morrow, Nino Niederreiter, Glen Wesley, and Hall of Famers Mark Messier, Marian Hossa, Mike Vernon, and Cam Neely.
The Winterhawks have won the Ed Chynoweth Cup three times and the Memorial Cup twice in five appearances. The team has been in Portland since 1976–77.