Portland Winter Hawks
City:	Portland, Oregon
League:	Western Hockey League
Conference:	Western
Division:	U.S.
Founded:	1976-77
Home Arena:	Rose Garden Arena & Memorial Coliseum
Colours:	red, white and black
Head Coach:	Mike Williamson
General Manager:	Ken Hodge

The Portland Winter Hawks are members of the Western Hockey League, the highest level of non-professional hockey in the world. The team has been in Portland since 1976-77 when the team moved from Edmonton. Owner Brian Shaw was a pioneer in many aspects of Junior Hockey, not only moving a team to the United States for the first time, but also is credited with designing the current CHL championship format of the champion from each of the three leagues (WHL, OHL, and QMJHL) as well as a host-city team competing for the Memorial Cup. Portland won the Memorial Cup in 1983 and 1998. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Nickname: City of Roses, Stumptown, Bridgetown, PDX Location in Multnomah County and the state of Oregon Coordinates: Country United States State Oregon County Multnomah County Incorporated February 8, 1851 Mayor Tom Potter Area    - City 376. ... The Western Hockey League is one of the three hockey Major Junior Tier I leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. ... Inside of Rose Garden Arena (with old Blazers woodmark design). ... Portland Memorial Coliseum The Memorial Coliseum is an indoor arena, the oldest part of what is now known as the Rose Quarter area within Portland, Oregon. ... Mike Williamson (born November 8, 1983) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Wycombe Wanderers in Football League Two. ... Kenneth Raymond Hodge, Sr. ... The Western Hockey League is one of the three hockey Major Junior Tier I leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. ... The Western Hockey League is one of the three hockey Major Junior Tier I leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. ... A typical OHL hockey game. ... The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (French: la Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec, abbreviated QMJHL in English, LHJMQ in French) is one of the three Major Junior A Tier I hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. ... The Memorial Cup is the championship trophy of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). ... The 1998 Memorial Cup occurred May 9-17 at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena in Spokane, Washington. ...

The Winter Hawks were also pioneers of promotion and are credited with the invention of the "Dash for Cash" where contestants are picked to run onto the ice and try to scoop up as many silver dollars in 2 minutes as they could. This popular promotion has been running for many years. Also, in late November/early December, they hold their annual teddy bear toss, which fans throw teddy bears on the ice. Teddy bear toss is a mid-ice hockey game event where the audience is allowed to toss teddy bear]s upon the ice. ...

They play their home games at the Rose Garden Arena, and the old Memorial Coliseum. Inside of Rose Garden Arena (with old Blazers woodmark design). ... Portland Memorial Coliseum The Memorial Coliseum is an indoor arena, the oldest part of what is now known as the Rose Quarter area within Portland, Oregon. ...

Previously, the team was known as the Edmonton Oil Kings. While in Edmonton, the team won the Memorial Cup twice and was runner-up seven times. Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta, situated in the north central region of the province, an area with some of the most fertile farm land on the prairies. ...

The Winter Hawks wear jerseys similar to those of the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League, causing some to erroneously assume that the Winter Hawks are a minor league farm team of the Blackhawks. In actuality, the jerseys originally worn by the first Winter Hawks team were a used set of Chicago jerseys obtained through connections between the owners of the two teams. In early photos, the old Chicago jerseys are identifiable by the letter C with crossed tomahawks on the shoulder crest. The Winter Hawks eventually changed the C to a P. The Winter Hawks also currently wear a unique alternate jersey, which is black with a red and white Portland skyline and the word PORTLAND around the bottom hem. The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. ... NHL redirects here. ...

The team name of the Winter Hawks was inspired by a movie called Winterhawk. Team owner Brian Shaw liked the sound of the name, but decided it would be two words.

The team mascot of the Winter Hawks is a white bird with multicolored tail and wing feathers, named Tom-A-Hawk. Tom-A-Hawk was introduced in 1997. He wears jersey number 00. Tom-A-Hawk's main rival is Cool Bird of the Seattle Thunderbirds. The Seattle Thunderbirds is an ice hockey team in Seattle, Washington that belongs to the Western Hockey League. ...

Season-by-season Record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties OTL = Overtime losses Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

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NHL Alumni

Dozens of Winter Hawk players have gone on to long careers in the National Hockey League. These include: NHL redirects here. ...

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Brenden Morrow (born 16 January 1979 in Carlyle, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian ice hockey left winger who currently plays for the Dallas Stars of the NHL. // Playing Career Brenden Morrow started his career with the Portland Winter Hawks of the WHL. He played four seasons with them, and was drafted... Joseph Paul Mulvey (born September 27, 1958 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player. ... Brantt Myhres (born March 18, 1974 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a professional hockey player with the Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights of the AHL. He is 64 tall, 220 lbs in weight and shoots right. ... Cam Neely Cameron Cam Michael Neely (born June 6, 1965, in Comox, British Columbia) played right wing in the National Hockey League from 1983 to 1996. ... Scott Nichol(born December 31, 1974 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a professional ice hockey center who currently plays for the Nashville Predators of the NHL. 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External link

• Portland Winter Hawks official homepage