Grantland: Blazers Have Eighth Best Basketball Court Design
Zach Lowe over at Grantland just unveiled The Definitive NBA Court Design Power Rankings: Everything you ever needed to know about the past, present, and future of the league’s hardwood homes. [quote align=’right’]”If basketball is poetry, the Blazers’ logo is the only one that encapsulates the sport’s poetic nature.”[/quote]While LeBron’s return to Cleveland has the […]
Meet the Portland Trail Blazers
This is the first installment of our series “Introducing Portland’s Sports Teams,” where we introduce you to every professional, semi-professional and college sports program in Portland. Who are the Portland Trail Blazers? Founded in 1970, the Blazers are members of the National Basketball Association. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference. The […]
Winterhawks Score Big in the Third Period for Fifth Straight Win
The Portland Winterhawks (31-12-2-3) scored three times in the third period as they won their fifth straight with a 5-2 victory over the Vancouver Giants (23-17-5-3) Monday at the Moda Center in front of 6,044 fans. Vancouver’s Cain Franson opened the scoring 7:15 into the game to give the visitors a 1-0 lead, but the […]
Winterhawks fall 9-3 to Kelowna on New Year’s Eve
The Portland Winterhawks (25-9-2-2) fell 9-3 against the visiting Kelowna Rockets (31-3-0-2) Tuesday at the Moda Center. Kelowna took a 3-0 lead in the first period on goals from Carter Rigby, Myles Bell and a power play marker from Justin Kirkland. The Rockets made it 4-0 on a goal by Zach Franko 33 seconds into […]
Winterhawks Fly by Tri-City Americans
The Portland Winterhawks (5-3-0-1) earned a 4-1 win over the visiting Tri-City Americans (4-7-0-1) Wednesday at the Moda Center in front of 5,152 fans. The Hawks carried the play through much of the first period and opened the scoring 3:31 into the game when Nic Petan forced a turnover in the Americans’ zone and fired […]
Moda Center Unveils New Logos & Branding
The Moda Center has released its official logos in conjunction with Rip City Management and the Portland Trail Blazers, created by Portland-based experience design and innovation firm, Ziba. “We wanted to make sure we went through a thorough design process with the creation of the Moda Center logos,” said Chris McGowan, President & CEO of […]
Blazers Rename Rose Garden: Moda Center
The Blazers announced Tuesday that the Rose Garden will be renamed to the Moda Center. Team President and CEO Chris McGowan announced the news in a morning press conference at the arena. “The Rose Garden put us on the map,” McGowan said. “The Moda Center’s going to take us into the future.” McGowan continued that […]