{{Short description|Western Hockey League team in Portland, Oregon}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Use American English|date=March 2023}} {{Infobox ice hockey team | team = Portland Winterhawks | bg_color = background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#C60C30 5px solid; border-bottom:#7A99AC 5px solid; | text_color = #000000 | logo = Portland Winterhawks logo 2021.svg | logo_size = 210px | city = Portland, Oregon | league = Western Hockey League | conference = Western | division = U.S. | founded = 1950 | arena = Veterans Memorial Coliseum | colors = Biscuit black, buzzer red, squall gray, celly gold, ice white <br /> {{Color box|#010101}} {{Color box|#C8102E}} {{Color box|#7A99AC}} {{Color box|#89734C}} {{Color box|#FFFFFF}} | championships = Ed Chynoweth Cup<br /> '''3''' (1982, 1998, 2013)<br /> Memorial Cup<br /> '''2''' (1983, 1998)<br />Conference Championships<br /> '''5''' (2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2023–24) | reg_season_titles = '''4''' (1979–80, 1997–98, 2012–13, 2019–20) | gm = Mike Johnston | coach = Kyle Gustafson <ref>{{Cite web | title=Winterhawks announce pair of hockey operations changes - Portland Winterhawks | url=https://chl.ca/whl-winterhawks/article/winterhawks-announce-pair-of-hockey-operations-changes/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723075334/https://chl.ca/whl-winterhawks/article/winterhawks-announce-pair-of-hockey-operations-changes/ | access-date=2025-04-03 | archive-date=2024-07-23}}</ref> | website = {{URL|https://chl.ca/whl-winterhawks/}} <!-- Franchise history below --> | name1 = Edmonton Oil Kings | dates1 = 1950–1976 | name2 = Portland Winter Hawks | dates2 = 1976–2009 | name3 = Portland Winterhawks | dates3 = 2009–present | uniform_image=WHL-Uniform-POR.png }} The '''Portland Winterhawks''' are a junior ice hockey team based in Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1950 as the Edmonton Oil Kings, the team relocated to Portland in 1976 and was known as the Winter Hawks until 2009. The team plays in the U.S. Division of the Western Hockey League (WHL), one of three constituent leagues of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). The Winterhawks have made a record 13 appearances in the WHL championship series—including a record-tying four straight from 2011 to 2014—winning the Ed Chynoweth Cup three times and the Memorial Cup twice. They were the first American-based team to participate in and win either championship. The team plays its home games at Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
==History== The franchise was founded in 1950 as the Edmonton Oil Kings. Under Bill Hunter's leadership, the Oil Kings were a founding franchise of the Western Canada Junior Hockey League in 1966.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=WHL History |url=https://whl.ca/history |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731211503/https://whl.ca/history |archive-date=2023-07-31 |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=Western Hockey League}}</ref> Despite winning two league titles in the early 1970s, the arrival of Hunter's Edmonton Oilers in the World Hockey Association precipitated the relocation of the franchise.<ref name=":22">{{Cite book |last1=Lapp |first1=Richard M. |url=https://archive.org/details/localheroeshisto0000lapp/page/n3/mode/2up |title=Local Heroes: A History of the Western Hockey League |last2=White |first2=Silas |publisher=Harbour Publishing |year=1993 |isbn=1-55017-080-5 |location=Madeira Park, British Columbia |pages=137–138 |language=en-CA |url-access=registration}}</ref> In the spring of 1976, it was announced that the franchise, owned by Brian Shaw, would move to Portland, making it the league's first American team and leading the league to simplify its name to the Western Hockey League.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/472513562/|title=Oil Kings to become Portland Winter Hawks|date=June 11, 1976|publisher=Edmonton Journal|author1=Jones, Terry|author2=Jim Mathieson|page=1}}</ref> The success of the team would lead to the establishment of several more teams in the Northwest United States over the ensuing decades.<ref name=":22" />
In their first season in Portland, the club would lose 7–2 to a travelling Russian club in an exhibition match watched by more than 5,000 fans.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/525098422/|title=Russians win easily|author=UPI|publisher=The World (Coos Bay)|date=December 14, 1976}}</ref> Overall, the team carried over its success from its early days in Edmonton—in their first eleven seasons in Portland, the Winterhawks failed to make the playoffs only once, and advanced to the league final five times, winning their first Ed Chynoweth Cup in 1982 and the Memorial Cup in 1983.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Vrooman |first=Todd |date=2016-05-26 |title=Breaking New Ground: A History of the Winterhawks in the Memorial Cup |url=https://chl.ca/whl-winterhawks/breaking-new-ground-a-history-of-the-winterhawks-in-the-memorial-cup/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240507153700/https://chl.ca/whl-winterhawks/breaking-new-ground-a-history-of-the-winterhawks-in-the-memorial-cup/ |archive-date=2024-05-07 |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=Portland Winterhawks}}</ref> In 1982, the Winterhawks became the first American team to win the WHL championship and also the first to compete for the Memorial Cup.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Lapp |first1=Richard |url=https://archive.org/details/memorialcupcanad0000lapp/page/152/mode/2up |title=The Memorial Cup: Canada's National Junior Hockey Championship |last2=Macaulay |first2=Alec |publisher=Harbour Publishing |year=1997 |isbn=1-55017-170-4 |location=Madeira Park, B.C. |pages=204 |language=en-CA |url-access=registration}}</ref> In 1983, despite losing the WHL championship series, the Winterhawks participated in the Memorial Cup by virtue of hosting the tournament—the first American team to do so.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lapp & Macaulay |title=The Memorial Cup |pages=208}}</ref> Brian Shaw had advocated for the participation of a fourth team as tournament host, and after the Winterhawks—led by star rookie Cam Neely and goaltender Mike Vernon—won the tournament, the CHL opted to continue with the new format going forward.<ref name=":0" />
The Winterhawks hosted the tournament again in 1986, awarded the tournament when it became clear that the original host of New Westminster would be unable to host due to also hosting the 1986 World Expo.<ref name=":0" /> In 1998, the Winterhawks, led by Brenden Morrow and Marián Hossa, earned their way back to the Memorial Cup—hosted by the rival Spokane Chiefs—with an Ed Chynoweth Cup championship; they won their second Memorial Cup title with a 4–3 overtime win in the final over the Guelph Storm.<ref name=":0" />
The Winterhawks advanced to four consecutive WHL championship series from 2011 to 2014, just the second team to do so after the New Westminster Bruins won four consecutive titles from 1975 to 1978. From 2012 to 2014, the Winterhawks met the revived Edmonton Oil Kings in each league final.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-05-01 |title=Winterhawks meet Oil Kings for 3rd-straight year |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/juniors/winterhawks-meet-oil-kings-for-3rd-straight-year/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504131811/https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/juniors/winterhawks-meet-oil-kings-for-3rd-straight-year/ |archive-date=2014-05-04 |access-date=2024-05-07 |work=Sportsnet |agency=Canadian Press}}</ref> The Winterhawks won one of the finals, in 2013, to advance to the team's fifth Memorial Cup tournament, where it lost the final to the Halifax Mooseheads.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-05-26 |title=Halifax Mooseheads make history, win Memorial Cup |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/halifax-mooseheads-make-history-win-memorial-cup-1.1303578 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731211507/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/halifax-mooseheads-make-history-win-memorial-cup-1.1303578 |archive-date=2023-07-31 |access-date=2023-07-31 |work=CBC News}}</ref>
On November 28, 2012, the WHL announced sanctions against the Winterhawks for a series of player benefits violations over the four previous seasons.<ref name=":2" /> As punishment for the violations, WHL Commissioner Ron Robison suspended the team from participation in the first five rounds of the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft, and the team forfeited their first-round picks from the 2014 to 2017 drafts and was fined $200,000. The WHL also suspended General Manager and Head Coach Mike Johnston for the remainder of the 2012–13 season, including the 2013 WHL playoffs.<ref name=":2">{{cite web |date=2012-11-28 |title=WHL Sanctions Portland Winterhawks |url=http://www.whl.ca/article/whl-sanctions-portland-winterhawks |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130213035138/http://www.whl.ca/article/whl-sanctions-portland-winterhawks |archive-date=2013-02-13 |access-date=2013-03-28 |website=Western Hockey League}}</ref>
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in May 2020, the franchise filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy. Although the Winterhawks were financially stable, owner Bill Gallacher used the team as security against an unpaid loan; Gallacher ultimately had to sell the franchise in order to repay debts.<ref>{{cite web |last=Jaynes |first=Dwight |date=2020-05-11 |title=New Ownership in the offing for Winterhawks—could it be 'Pickled?' |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/northwest/portland-winterhawks/new-ownership-offing-winterhawks-could-it-be-pickled |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200525170317/https://www.nbcsports.com/northwest/portland-winterhawks/new-ownership-offing-winterhawks-could-it-be-pickled |archive-date=2020-05-25 |website=NBC Sports |publisher=}}</ref> The WHL Board of Governors approved Winterhawks Sports Group (WSG) as the new owners of the franchise, effective January 1, 2021. Along with the Winterhawks franchise, WSG also acquired the operations of the Winterhawks Skating Center in Beaverton, Oregon, and the Winterhawks Junior Hockey programs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Year, New Ownership, New Excitement for Defending Regular Season Champion Portland Winterhawks |url=https://winterhawks.com/article/new-year-new-ownership-new-excitement-for-defending-regular-season-champion-portland-winterhawks/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201221233132/https://winterhawks.com/article/new-year-new-ownership-new-excitement-for-defending-regular-season-champion-portland-winterhawks/ |archive-date=2020-12-21 |website=Portland Winterhawks}}</ref> Prior to the start of the 2021–22 WHL season, the team announced that it would be returning to the Veterans Memorial Coliseum full-time after previously dividing games between the Coliseum and Moda Center since 1995.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-07 |title=Winterhawks Share 2021–22 Regular Season Schedule |url=https://chl.ca/whl-winterhawks/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624201129/https://winterhawks.com/article/winterhawks-share-2021-22-regular-season-schedule |archive-date=2021-06-24 |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=Portland Winterhawks |language=}}</ref>
The 2023–24 season saw the Winterhawks advance to their first championship final in ten seasons, where they were defeated by the Moose Jaw Warriors in four consecutive games.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-05-16 |title=Warriors sweep Winterhawks for first-ever WHL title, trip to Memorial Cup |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/juniors/article/warriors-sweep-winterhawks-for-first-ever-whl-title-trip-to-memorial-cup/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240516161525/https://www.sportsnet.ca/juniors/article/warriors-sweep-winterhawks-for-first-ever-whl-title-trip-to-memorial-cup/ |archive-date=2024-05-16 |access-date=2024-05-16 |work=Sportsnet |agency=The Canadian Press}}</ref>
== Uniforms, logos, and mascot == [[Image:Portland Winterhawks Logo.svg|thumb|right|205px|The Winterhawks logo from 1976 to 2021, adopted from the Chicago Blackhawks.]] The team was known as the '''Winter Hawks''' until May 2009, when it issued a press release stating that, "the space...has announced its retirement", and that the team was renaming itself the Winterhawks.<ref name="space">{{cite web|url=http://www.winterhawks.com/article/winterhawks-space-announce-retirement|title=Winterhawks' space announces retirement|date=2009-05-09|publisher=Portland Winterhawks|access-date=2011-10-04}}</ref><ref name="oregonian">{{Cite news |last=Wilson |first=Mike |date=2009-05-08 |title=Hockey team changes nickname ... cleverly |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/hawks/index.ssf/2009/05/hockey_team_changes_nickname_c.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127124906/https://www.oregonlive.com/hawks/2009/05/hockey_team_changes_nickname_c.html |archive-date=2021-01-27 |access-date=2009-05-09 |work=The Oregonian}}</ref>
Upon moving to Portland in 1976, the Winter Hawks accepted a donation of old jerseys from the National Hockey League's Chicago Black Hawks, and they kept the design for nearly half of a century.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Canzano |first=John |date=2021-07-12 |title=Winterhawks dropping Native American logo for a fresh look -- and it can't come fast enough |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/sports/john_canzano/2021/07/canzano-winterhawks-dropping-native-american-logo-for-a-fresh-look-and-it-cant-come-fast-enough.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712170043/https://www.oregonlive.com/sports/john_canzano/2021/07/canzano-winterhawks-dropping-native-american-logo-for-a-fresh-look-and-it-cant-come-fast-enough.html |archive-date=2021-07-12 |access-date=2024-05-07 |work=Oregon Live}}</ref> Amid pressure for sports teams to abandon Native American caricatures, new ownership opted to rebrand the Winterhawks in 2021. The team unveiled its new look on July 14, 2021, featuring new colors and a new hawk logo.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cowley |first1=Jared |date=2021-07-14 |title='It's time to take a step forward': Portland Winterhawks replace Native American logo and mascot |url=https://www.kgw.com/article/sports/hockey/winterhawks/portland-winterhawks-replace-native-american-logo-mascot-unveil-new-logo/283-a2266c1c-671e-4a6e-89bc-05892b0f6af6 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714224847/https://www.kgw.com/article/sports/hockey/winterhawks/portland-winterhawks-replace-native-american-logo-mascot-unveil-new-logo/283-a2266c1c-671e-4a6e-89bc-05892b0f6af6 |archive-date=2021-07-14 |website=KGW}}</ref>
The Winterhawks' also retired their Tom-A-Hawk bird mascot in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |date=2019-01-17 |title=TOM Announces His Retirement |url=https://winterhawks.com/article/tom-announces-his-retirement |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190120090627/https://winterhawks.com/article/tom-announces-his-retirement |archive-date=2019-01-20 |website=Portland Winterhawks}}</ref>
== Championships == [[File:Winterhawks 01-24-16 01.jpg|thumb|The Winterhawks hosting the Tri-City Americans on January 24, 2016.]]
*'''Memorial Cup (2)''': 1982–83, 1997–98 *'''Ed Chynoweth Cup (3)''': 1981–82, 1997–98, 2012–13 *'''Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy (4)''': 1979–80, 1997–98, 2012–13, 2019–20 *'''Conference Champions (5)''': 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2023–24 *'''Division Playoff Champions (8)''': 1978–79, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1992–93, 1997–98, 2000–01 *'''Regular Season Division Champions (15)''': 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1988–89, 1992–93, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2019–20, 2023–24
===Memorial Cup finals history=== The Winterhawks have advanced to three Memorial Cup finals.<ref name=":0" /> *1983: '''Win''', 8–3 vs Oshawa Generals *1998: '''Win''', 4–3 (OT) vs Guelph Storm *2013: Loss, 4–6 vs Halifax Mooseheads
===WHL Championship history=== {{Further information|Ed Chynoweth Cup}}
Winterhawks appearances in the Western Hockey League Championship series:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Western Hockey League Official Guide 2024-25 Season |url=https://media.chl.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/04/07101740/2024-25-Media-Guide-FINAL.pdf |access-date=August 21, 2025 |website=Western Hockey League |page=199}}</ref> *1978–79: Loss, 2–4 vs Brandon Wheat Kings *1981–82: '''Win''', 4–1 vs Regina Pats *1982-83: Loss, 1–4 vs Lethbridge Broncos *1986-87: Loss, 3–4 vs Medicine Hat Tigers *1988–89: Loss, 0–4 vs Swift Current Broncos *1992–93: Loss, 3–4 vs Swift Current Broncos *1997–98: '''Win''', 4–0 vs Brandon Wheat Kings *2000–01: Loss, 1–4 vs Red Deer Rebels *2010–11: Loss, 1–4 vs Kootenay Ice *2011–12: Loss, 3–4 vs Edmonton Oil Kings *2012–13: '''Win''', 4–2 vs Edmonton Oil Kings *2013–14: Loss, 3–4 vs Edmonton Oil Kings *2023–24: Loss, 0–4 vs Moose Jaw Warriors
==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''
[[File:Sven Bärtschi.jpg|thumb|Sven Baertschi played for the Winterhawks from 2010 to 2012.]]
{|class="wikitable" |- style="text-align:center; background:#dddddd; border-top:#C60C30 5px solid; border-bottom:#7A99AC 5px solid;" | '''Season''' || '''GP''' || '''W''' || '''L''' || '''T''' || '''OTL''' || '''GF''' || '''GA''' || '''Points''' ||'''Finish''' || '''Playoffs''' |- style="text-align:center;" | 1976–77 || 72 || 36 || 29 || 7 || - || 359 || 294 || 79 || 3rd West || Lost semifinal |- style="text-align:center; background:#eee;" | 1977–78 || 72 || 41 || 20 || 11 || - || 361 || 296 || 93 || '''1st West''' || Eliminated in West Division round robin |- style="text-align:center;" | 1978–79 || 72 || 49 || 10 || 13 || - || 432 || 265 || 111 || '''1st West''' || '''Lost final''' |- style="text-align:center; background:#eee;" | 1979–80 || 72 || 53 || 18 || 1 || - || 398 || 293 || 107 || '''1st West''' || Eliminated in West Division round robin |- style="text-align:center;" | 1980–81 || 72 || 56 || 15 || 1 || - || 443 || 266 || 113 || 2nd West || Lost West Division final |- style="text-align:center; background:#eee;" | 1981–82 || 72 || 46 || 24 || 2 || - || 380 || 323 || 94 || '''1st West''' || '''Won Championship''' |- style="text-align:center;" | 1982–83 || 72 || 50 || 22 || 0 || - || 495 || 387 || 100 || '''1st West''' || '''Lost final; Won Memorial Cup''' |- style="text-align:center; background:#eee;" | 1983–84 || 72 || 33 || 39 || 0 || - || 430 || 449 || 66 || 3rd West || Lost West Division final |- style="text-align:center;" | 1984–85 || 72 || 27 || 44 || 1 || - || 365 || 442 || 55 || 4th West || Lost West Division semifinal |- style="text-align:center; background:#eee;" | 1985–86 || 72 || 47 || 24 || 1 || - || 438 || 348 || 95 || 2nd West || Lost West Division final |- style="text-align:center;" | 1986–87 || 72 || 47 || 23 || 2 || - || 439 || 355 || 96 || 2nd West || '''Lost final''' |- style="text-align:center; background:#eee;" | 1987–88 || 72 || 24 || 45 || 3 || - || 328 || 449 || 51 || 6th West || Did not qualify |- style="text-align:center;" | 1988–89 || 72 || 40 || 28 || 4 || - || 408 || 395 || 84 || '''1st West''' || '''Lost final''' |- style="text-align:center; background:#eee;" | 1989–90 || 72 || 24 || 45 || 3 || - || 322 || 426 || 51 || 5th West || Did not qualify |- style="text-align:center;" | 1990–91 || 72 || 17 || 53 || 2 || - || 298 || 450 || 36 || 5th West || Did not qualify |- style="text-align:center; background:#eee;" | 1991–92 || 72 || 31 || 37 || 4 || - || 314 || 342 || 66 || 5th West || Lost West Division quarterfinal |- style="text-align:center;" | 1992–93 || 72 || 45 || 24 || 3 || - || 343 || 275 || 93 || '''1st West''' || '''Lost final''' |- style="text-align:center; background:#eee;" | 1993–94 || 72 || 49 || 22 || 1 || - || 392 || 260 || 99 || 2nd West || Lost West Division final |- style="text-align:center;" | 1994–95 || 72 || 23 || 43 || 6 || - || 240 || 308 || 52 || 6th West || Lost West Division semifinal |- style="text-align:center; background:#eee;" | 1995–96 || 72 || 30 || 39 || 3 || - || 283 || 301 || 63 || 6th West || Lost West Division quarterfinal |- style="text-align:center;" | 1996–97 || 72 || 46 || 21 || 5 || - || 300 || 196 || 97 || '''1st West''' || Lost West Division quarterfinal |- style="text-align:center; background:#eee;" | 1997–98 || 72 || 53 || 14 || 5 || - || 342 || 203 || 111 || '''1st West''' || '''Won Championship''' and '''Memorial Cup''' |- style="text-align:center;" | 1998–99 || 72 || 23 || 36 || 13 || - || 215 || 278 || 59 || 5th West || Lost West Division quarterfinal |- style="text-align:center; background:#eee;" | 1999–00 || 72 || 16 || 49 || 7 || 0 || 173 || 296 || 39 || 7th West || Did not qualify |- style="text-align:center;" | 2000–01 || 72 || 37 || 27 || 5 || 3 || 254 || 237 || 82 || 2nd West || '''Lost final''' |- style="text-align:center; background:#eee;" | 2001–02 || 72 || 36 || 25 || 5 || 6 || 269 || 243 || 83 || '''1st U.S.''' || Lost Western Conference quarterfinal |- style="text-align:center;" | 2002–03 || 72 || 19 || 40 || 8 || 5 || 192 || 243 || 51 || 3rd U.S. || Lost Western Conference quarterfinal |- style="text-align:center; background:#eee;" | 2003–04 || 72 || 34 || 29 || 6 || 3 || 199 || 206 || 77 || 2nd U.S. || Lost Western Conference quarterfinal |- style="text-align:center;" | 2004–05 || 72 || 35 || 27 || 5 || 5 || 204 || 198 || 80 || 2nd U.S. || Lost Western Conference quarterfinal |- style="text-align:center; background:#eee;" | 2005–06 || 72 || 32 || 32 || 3 || 5 || 204 || 258 || 72 || 3rd U.S. || Lost Western Conference semifinal |- style="text-align:center;" | 2006–07 || 72 || 17 || 52 || 1 || 2 || 146 || 316 || 37 || 5th U.S. || Did not qualify |- style="text-align:center; background:#eee;" | 2007–08 || 72 || 11 || 58 || 2 || 1 || 132 || 318 || 25 || 5th U.S. || Did not qualify |- style="text-align:center;" | 2008–09 || 72 || 19 || 48 || 3 || 2 || 176 || 288 || 43 || 5th U.S. || Did not qualify |- style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;" | '''Season''' || '''GP''' || '''W''' || '''L''' || '''T''' || '''OTL''' || '''GF''' || '''GA''' || '''Points''' ||'''Finish''' || '''Playoffs''' |- style="text-align:center; background:#eee;" | 2009–10 || 72 || 44 || 25 || 2 || 1 || 266 || 241 || 91 || 4th U.S. || Lost Western Conference semifinal |- style="text-align:center;" | 2010–11 || 72 || 50 || 19 || 0 || 3 || 303 || 227 || 103 || '''1st U.S.''' || '''Lost final''' |- style="text-align:center; background:#eee;" | 2011–12 || 72 || 49 || 19 || 3 || 1 || 328 || 229 || 102 || 2nd U.S. || '''Lost final''' |- style="text-align:center;" | 2012–13 || 72 || 57 || 12 || 1 || 2 || 334 || 169 || 117 || '''1st U.S.''' || '''Won Championship'''; '''Lost Memorial Cup final''' |- style="text-align:center; background:#eee;" | 2013–14 || 72 || 54 || 13 || 2 || 3 || 338 || 207 || 113 || '''1st U.S.''' || '''Lost final''' |- style="text-align:center;" | 2014–15 || 72 || 43 || 23 || 2 || 4 || 287 || 237 || 92 || 2nd U.S. || Lost Western Conference final |- style="text-align:center; background:#eee;" | 2015–16 || 72 || 34 || 31 || 6 || 1 || 228 || 227 || 75 || 3rd U.S.|| Lost Western Conference quarterfinal |- style="text-align:center;" | 2016–17 || 72 || 40 || 28 || 1 || 3 || 278 || 256 || 84 || 4th U.S.|| Lost Western Conference semifinal |- style="text-align:center; background:#eee;" | 2017–18 || 72 || 44 || 22 || 1 || 5 || 274 || 214 || 94 || 2nd U.S.|| Lost Western Conference semifinal |- style="text-align:center; | 2018–19 || 68 || 40 || 22 || 3 || 3 || 258 || 210 || 86 || 3rd U.S. || Lost Western Conference quarterfinal |- style="text-align:center; background:#eee;" | 2019–20 || 63 || 45 || 11 || 3 || 4 || 270 || 164 || 97 || '''1st U.S.''' || ''Playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic'' |- style="text-align:center; | 2020–21 || 24 || 13 || 8 || 3 || 0 || 96 || 72 || 29 || 2nd U.S. || ''No playoffs held due to COVID-19 pandemic'' |- style="text-align:center; background:#eee;" | 2021–22 || 68 || 47 || 16 || 3 || 2 || 298 || 192 || 99 || 2nd U.S. || Lost Western Conference semifinal |- style="text-align:center; | 2022–23 || 68 || 40 || 20 || 5 || 3 || 244 || 218 || 88 || 2nd U.S. || Lost Western Conference semifinal |- style="text-align:center; background:#eee;" | 2023–24 || 68 || 48 || 15 || 4 || 1 || 330 || 204 || 101 || '''1st U.S.''' || '''Lost final''' |- style="text-align:center; | 2024–25 || 68 || 36 || 28 || 3 || 1 || 261 || 269 || 76 || 3rd U.S. || Lost Western Conference final |- style="text-align:center; background:#eee;" | 2025–26 || 68 || 30 || 30 || 7 || 1 || 235 || 264 || 68 || 4th U.S. || Lost Western Conference quarterfinal |}
==Players== ===Hall of Famers=== Four former Portland Winter Hawks alumni are inductees to the Hockey Hall of Fame: Mark Messier,<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 21, 2025 |title=Hockey Hall of Fame Player Inductees - Mark Messier |url=https://www.hhof.com/HonouredMembers/MemberDetails.html?type=Player&mem=P200703&list=ByName |access-date=August 21, 2025 |website=Hockey Hall of Fame}}</ref> Cam Neely,<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 21, 2025 |title=Hockey Hall of Fame Player Inductees - Cam Neely |url=https://www.hhof.com/HonouredMembers/MemberDetails.html?type=Player&mem=P200502&list=ByName |access-date=August 21, 2025 |website=Hockey Hall of Fame}}</ref> Marian Hossa,<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 21, 2025 |title=Hockey Hall of Fame Player Inductees - Marian Hossa |url=https://www.hhof.com/HonouredMembers/MemberDetails.html?type=Player&mem=P202001&list=ByName |access-date=August 21, 2025 |website=Hockey Hall of Fame}}</ref> and Mike Vernon.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 21, 2025 |title=Hockey Hall of Fame Player Inductees - Mike Vernon |url=https://www.hhof.com/HonouredMembers/MemberDetails.html?type=Player&mem=P202305&list=ByName |access-date=August 21, 2025 |website=Hockey Hall of Fame}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sheldon |first=Corey |date=March 31, 2017 |title=Memorial Cup flashback: remembering the first Memorial Cup on American soil |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/hawks/2017/03/cam_neely_mark_messier_where_a.html |access-date=August 21, 2025 |website=Oregonlive}}</ref>
This is a list of former players inducted into the Portland Winter Hawks franchise Hall of Fame. {| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;margin:1em auto;" width=100% |- ! colspan="6" style="background:#FFFFFF;border-top:#C60C30 5px solid;border-bottom:#7A99AC 5px solid; text-align: center;"|Portland Winter Hawks franchise Hall of Fame inductees |- ! colspan=6 align=center|Hall of Fame players<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Winterhawks Hall of Fame |url=https://chl.ca/whl-winterhawks/hall-of-fame/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906012252/https://chl.ca/whl-winterhawks/hall-of-fame/ |archive-date=September 6, 2023 |website=Portland Winterhawks}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Winterhawks to induct Braydon Coburn and Jim Benning into club's Hall of Fame |url=https://chl.ca/whl-winterhawks/article/winterhawks-to-induct-braydon-coburn-and-jim-benning-into-clubs-hall-of-fame/ |website=Portland Winterhawks}}</ref> |- | Ken Hodge <br />Todd Robinson<br />Jim Benning | Dennis Holland <br />Cam Neely<br />Braydon Coburn | Brent Peterson<br />Glen Wesley | Andrew Ference<br />Grant Sasser | Marian Hossa<br />Randy Heath | Brenden Morrow<br />Ken Yaremchuk |}
===Retired numbers=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#C60C30 5px solid;border-bottom:#7A99AC 5px solid;" | Portland Winterhawks retired numbers |- ! width=40px | No. ! width=130px |Player ! width=40px |Position ! width=150px |Career ! width=150px |No. retirement |- | '''15''' || Ken Yaremchuk<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 7, 2026 |title=Portland retires Ken Yaremchuk's jersey and unveils Top Ten Winterhawks of All Time |url=https://chl.ca/whl-winterhawks/article/portland-retires-ken-yaremchuks-jersey-and-unveils-top-ten-winterhawks-of-all-time/ |website=Portland Winterhawks}}</ref> || Centre || 1979–1983 || data-sort-value="2018-01-06"| March 7, 2026 |- | '''21''' || Cam Neely<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 19, 2023 |title=Cam Neely honored with Winterhawks jersey retirement |url=https://winterhawks.com/article/cam-neely-honored-with-winterhawks-jersey-retirement |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320072856/https://winterhawks.com/article/cam-neely-honored-with-winterhawks-jersey-retirement |archive-date=March 20, 2023 |website=Portland Winterhawks}}</ref> || RW || 1982–1984 || data-sort-value="2023-03-18"| March 18, 2023 |}
===NHL alumni=== List of Portland Winterhawks alumni who have graduated to play in the National Hockey League.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}
{{Div col|colwidth=18em}} * Rodrigo Abols * Jim Agnew * Marek Alscher * Dave Archibald * Dave Babych * Wayne Babych * Sven Baertschi * Jozef Balej * Jeff Bandura * Dave Barr * Ryan Bast * Kieffer Bellows * Brian Benning * Jim Benning * Oliver Bjorkstrand * James Black * Joachim Blichfeld * Lonny Bohonos * Keith Brown * Luca Cagnoni * Dennis Cholowski * Nick Cicek * Braydon Coburn * Ed Cooper * Craig Cunningham<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/c/cunnicr01.html|title=Craig Cunningham Stats}}</ref> * Brian Curran * Tony Currie * Byron Dafoe * Nate Danielson * Matt Davidson * Adam Deadmarsh * Chase De Leo * Jim Dobson * Brandon Dubinsky * Matt Dumba * Brent Fedyk * Andrew Ference * Ray Ferraro * Jeff Finley * Colin Forbes * Michael Funk * Joaquin Gage * Paul Gaustad * Rob Geale * Cody Glass * Josh Green * Jannik Hansen * Randy Heath * Adin Hill * Joel Hofer * Marcel Hossa * Marian Hossa * Dave Hoyda * Cale Hulse * Jamie Huscroft * Randy Ireland * Brad Isbister * Seth Jarvis * Ryan Johansen * Henri Jokiharju * Caleb Jones<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3941970|title = Caleb Jones Stats, News, Bio}}</ref> * Seth Jones * Jakub Klepis * Rob Klinkhammer * Steve Konowalchuk * John Kordic * Tyson Kozak * Richard Kromm * Jason LaBarbera * Scott Langkow * James Latos * Derek Laxdal * Doug Lecuyer * Taylor Leier * Brendan Leipsic * Jamie Linden * John Ludvig * David Mackey * Clint Malarchuk * Darrell May * Jason McBain * Frazer McLaren * Cody McLeod * Mark Messier * Brendan Mikkelson * Roy Mitchell * Brenden Morrow * Joe Morrow * Paul Mulvey * Brantt Myhres * Cam Neely * Scott Nichol * Nino Niederreiter * Gary Nylund * Josh Olson * Perry Pelensky * Nic Petan * Brent Peterson * Jim Playfair * Larry Playfair * Andrej Podkonicky * Ray Podloski * Derrick Pouliot * Nolan Pratt * Ty Rattie * Richie Regehr * Florent Robidoux * Jeff Rohlicek * Grant Sasser * Michael Sauer * Luca Sbisa * Dave Scatchard * Colton Sceviour * Jeff Sharples * Brandon Smith * Ryan Stewart * Joey Tetarenko * Mike Toal * Tim Tookey * Alfie Turcotte * Dominic Turgeon * Perry Turnbull * Randy Turnbull * Nick Vachon * Mike Vernon * Terry Virtue * Mickey Volcan * Gord Walker * Matt Walker * Blake Wesley * Glen Wesley * Jason Wiemer * Dan Woodley * Tyler Wotherspoon * Gary Yaremchuk * Ken Yaremchuk * Brad Zavisha * Richard Zednik {{Div col end}}
===First-round draft picks=== Winterhawks players chosen in the first round of the NHL entry draft:{{citation needed|date=March 2024}} {{div col|colwidth=28em}} * '''1978''': Wayne Babych, 3rd overall, St. Louis * '''1978''': Brent Peterson, 12th overall, Detroit * '''1978''': Larry Playfair, 13th overall, Buffalo * '''1979''': Perry Turnbull, 2nd overall, St. Louis * '''1979''': Keith Brown, 7th overall, Chicago * '''1980''': Dave Babych, 2nd overall, Winnipeg * '''1981''': Jim Benning, 6th overall, Toronto * '''1982''': Gary Nylund, 3rd overall, Toronto * '''1982''': Ken Yaremchuk, 7th overall, Chicago * '''1982''': Jim Playfair, 20th overall, Edmonton * '''1983''': Cam Neely, 9th overall, Vancouver * '''1983''': Alfie Turcotte, 17th overall, Montreal * '''1986''': Dan Woodley, 7th overall, Vancouver * '''1987''': Glen Wesley, 3rd overall, Boston * '''1987''': Dave Archibald, 6th overall, Minnesota * '''1993''': Adam Deadmarsh, 14th overall, Quebec * '''1994''': Jason Wiemer, 8th overall, Tampa Bay * '''1997''': Brenden Morrow, 25th overall, Dallas * '''1997''': Marian Hossa, 12th overall, Ottawa * '''2000''': Marcel Hossa, 16th overall, Montreal * '''2002''': Jakub Klepis, 16th overall, Ottawa * '''2003''': Braydon Coburn, 8th overall, Atlanta * '''2010''': Ryan Johansen, 4th overall, Columbus * '''2010''': Nino Niederreiter, 5th overall, NY Islanders * '''2011''': Sven Baertschi, 13th overall, Calgary * '''2011''': Joe Morrow, 23rd overall, Pittsburgh * '''2012''': Derrick Pouliot, 8th overall, Pittsburgh * '''2013''': Seth Jones, 4th overall, Nashville * '''2017''': Cody Glass, 6th overall, Vegas * '''2017''': Henri Jokiharju, 29th overall, Chicago * '''2020''': Seth Jarvis, 13th overall, Carolina {{div col end}}
==Team records== During the 2012–13 season, Winterhawks captain Troy Rutkowski established the new team record for most regular games played for the Winterhawks. His career total of 351 games surpassed the previous mark of 328 games set by Kevin Haupt in the 1998–99 season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Danzer |first=Paul |date=2013-01-24 |title=Junior Hockey Report: Rutkowski to set W-hawks record |url=http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/jan/24/junior-hockey-report-rutkowski-to-set-winterhawks/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140120222053/http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/jan/24/junior-hockey-report-rutkowski-to-set-winterhawks/ |archive-date=2014-01-20 |website=The Columbian}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style= "text-align: center" |+Career records<ref>{{Cite web |title=All-Time Franchise Leaders |url=https://chl.ca/whl-winterhawks/all-time-franchise-leaders/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906085849/https://chl.ca/whl-winterhawks/all-time-franchise-leaders/ |archive-date=2023-09-06 |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=Portland Winterhawks}}</ref> |- style="border-top:#C60C30 5px solid; border-bottom:#7A99AC 5px solid;" !Statistic !Player !Total !Career |- |Most goals |Dennis Holland |179 |1985–1989 |- |Most assists |Todd Robinson |325 |1994–1999 |- |Most points |Todd Robinson |470 |1994–1999 |- |Most points, defenceman |Brandon Smith |232 |1989–1994 |- |Most games played |Troy Rutkowski |351 |2008–2013 |- |Most wins (goalie) |Mac Carruth |117 |2009–2013 |- |Most shutouts (goalie) |Mac Carruth |11 |2009–2013 |} {{Clear left}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category-inline|Portland Winterhawks}} * [https://chl.ca/whl-winterhawks/ Portland Winterhawks official homepage]
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