WHL Power Rankings – Week 15: Hawks Can’t Solve Seattle
Every WHL fan would tell you that the Winterhawks are clearly a more talented team, yet when it comes to playing Seattle, Portland manages to lose.
WHL Power Rankings – Week 13: Contenders and Pretenders
There are three sets of teams: the contenders, the middlemen, and the bottom dwellers. I believe the top eight teams in my rankings are the contenders.
WHL Power Rankings – Week 12: Portland Continues to Climb
They got their brutal early season matchups out of the way and will be the superior team in each of the next 17 games.
WHL Power Rankings – Week 11: Winterhawks on Fire
Early on, Portland dug themselves a huge defensive hole. But in the last month they have locked down on the defensive side and it’s turning into offense.
WHL Power Rankings – Week 10: Look Who’s in the Top 10
One month into the season, I was ready to toss in the white towel. After the last two weeks, this team is finally hitting its stride.
WHL Power Rankings – Week 9: Hawks Still Climbing
I know what Winterhawks’ fans are thinking: Could we finally be seeing the potential this team has and get out of this early season hole for good?
WHL Power Rankings – Week 8: Winterhawks Not Getting it Done at Home
Just when we think Portland has fixed the defensive weaknesses and turned the corner on the season, they give up five goals against the Rebels on home ice.
WHL Power Rankings – Week 7: Portland Climbing
This team is starting to climb the standings and proving they belong with the best. They have two games against very beatable opponents coming up.
WHL Power Rankings – Week 6: Are the Winterhawks Turning Things Around?
I don’t want to take credit for the week of success last week, but one can only assume they read my piece about how disappointing the Winterhawks have been and it sparked a fire. They had a chance to take four straight games were it not for one really late goal. This team still has […]
WHL Power Rankings – Week 5: Portland Alone at the Bottom
Brandon maybe a good team, but the Winterhawks made them look like the Detroit Red Wings.