Hops Win NWL Championship
Incredible. Amazing. And most of all… perfect. The Hillsboro Hops on Sunday beat the Vancouver Canadians, 4-3, to clinch the Northwest League championship. The win came at Ron Tonkin Field on a warm evening in front of 3,328 delirious fans. Hillsboro won its first title, in just its second year of existence. In so doing, […]
Hawks Fall 4-2 in Preseason Finale
The Portland Winterhawks fell 4-2 to the Red Deer Rebels Saturday, as they finish the preseason with a record of 4-1. The Rebels took a 2-0 lead in the first period on a power play goal by Cole Chorney at the 8:04 mark, followed late in the period by a goal from former Hawk Presten […]
Winterhawks Melt Ice in 5-3 Preseason Win
The Portland Winterhawks continued their preseason schedule Friday with a 5-3 victory over the Kootenay Ice in a game played in Kennewick, WA. The win improved the Hawks’ preseason record to 4-0. Kootenay registered the lone goal of the first period when Luke Philp scored 3:04 into the game to give the Ice a 1-0 […]
Friday Five: Portland’s Defunct Franchises
Even if it will never be confused for New York, Chicago, or Los Angeles, Portland has a rich and proud professional sports history, much of which, unfortunately, is just that… history. Today, we’re obviously huge fans of our Trail Blazers, Winterhawks, Timbers, Thorns, Hops, and Thunder, but there are some teams from the past that […]