Winterhawks 2019-20 Schedule

[David]

This is the 2019-20 regular season schedule for the Portland Winterhawks.

The Portland Winterhawks play in the U.S. Division of the WHL's Western Conference. The U.S. Division features the five teams from the United States and consists of the Everett Silvertips, Seattle Thunderbirds, Spokane Chiefs, and Tri-City Americans. The Winterhawks split playing their home games between Veterans Memorial Coliseum and the Moda Center at the Rose Quarter.

The 2019-20 Season is the second season in which the WHL will play a 68-game season schedule, with 34 home and 34 away games.

One of the biggest changes will be the relocation of the Kootenay ICE, who move to Winnipeg, MB after 21 seasons in Cranbrook, BC. The ICE are the first franchise to relocate since 2011, when the Chilliwack Bruins moved to Victoria, BC to become the Victoria Royals.

The Winterhawks look to get back to the playoffs after being eliminated by the Spokane in last year's Western Conference Quarter-Final, losing 4 games to 1. Portland begins the season at home against the Tri-City Americans, on Saturday, September 21, with the venue between Moda Center and Veterans Memorial Coliseum still to be determined.

Portland opens its 2019 season with a pair of home games against Tri-City and Kamloops, but then heads out on a seven-game Canadian road trip. The Winterhawks feature a four-game stint in early December in which they match up with Prince George; the first two are away with the final two being at home. The second half of the schedule is heavily loaded with United States opponents, such as regional rivals Spokane and Seattle. The Winterhawks close out their season with an away-and-home against Seattle.

The most home games the Winterhawks play in a month comes with the eight during November. The most away games in a month comes with seven in October. In all, including the three games in late September, they have more home games than away games in three of seven months of the season. They are on the road more than at home in the aforementioned month of October. They schedule is balanced in the remaining three months of December, January and February.

Fan favorite games will make their return this season, such as the annual Les Schwab Teddy Bear Toss Game. The annual New Year's Eve game will take place Tuesday, December 31 against Seattle.

Listed are the expected times for puck drop. Times and dates are subject to change based on arena availability.

Home games are noted in bold and red. All times are pacific standard time. Scores will be updated on this page as results become final. Where applicable, click on the final score link for the official Western Hockey League game summary.

September
Sat., September 21 - Tri-City (W 6-1)
Sun., September 22 - Kamloops (W 4-3)
Fri., September 27 - at Vancouver (W 4-2)

October
Fri., October 4 - at Lethbridge (L 2-4)
Sun., October 6 - at Calgary (L 2-5)
Tue., October 8 - at Medicine Hat (L 2-4)
Wed, October 9 - at Swift Current (W 8-2)
Fri., October 11 - at Red Deer (W 5-0)
Sun., October 13 - at Edmonton (D 2-2 OT/SO)
Sat., October 19 - Brandon (W 4-1)
Wed., October 23 - Prince Albert (W 4-3)
Fri., October 25 - at Spokane (W 6-3)

November
Fri., November 1 - at Everett,  (W 4-1)
Sat., November 2 - Seattle (W 2-1)
Sun., November 3 - Kamloops (L 5-6)
Fri, November 8 - at Vancouver (L 1-3)
Sat., November 9 - Vancouver (W 2-1 OT/SO)
Fri., November 15 - Spokane (L 3-4 OT)
Sat., November 16 - at Seattle (L 4-5 OT/SO)
Sun., November 17 - Winnipeg (W 4-1)
Wed., November 20 - Vancouver (W 3-1)
Sat., November 23 - Everett (W 4-3)
Sun., November 24 - Saskatoon (W 8-0)
Fri., November 29 - at Kamloops (W 2-1 OT/SO)
Sat, November 30 - at Kamloops (L 1-4)

December
Tue., December 3 - at Prince George (W 3-0)
Wed., December 4 - at Prince George (W 5-4)
Sat., December 7 - Prince George (W 3-0)
Sun., December 8 - Prince George (W 4-1)
Fri., December 13 - Everett, (W 3-2)
Sat., December 14 - at Tri-City (W 8-1)
Sun., December 15 - Seattle (L 3-4)
Fri., December 27 - at Tri-City (W 3-2 OT)
Sat., December 28 - at Seattle (W 4-1)
Tue., December 31 - Seattle (W 3-2)

January
Fri., January 3 - at Spokane (W 6-4)
Sat., January 4 - Tri-City (W 6-2)
Tue., January 7 - Spokane (W 4-3)
Fri., January 10 - at Victoria (L 1-2 OT) 
Sat., January 11 - at Victoria (W 6-5 OT) 
Tue., January 14 - Regina (W 9-4)
Fri., January 17 - at Spokane (W 5-3)
Sat., January 18 - Kelowna (W 7-0)
Sun., January 19 - Kelowna (W 3-2)
Fri., January 24 - Tri-City (W 8-2)
Sat., January 25 - at Seattle (W 6-5 OT/SO)
Fri., January 31 - at Everett (L 3-4)

February
Sat., February 1 - Seattle (L 3-4 OT/SO)
Tue., February 4 - Spokane (L 6-7)
Fri., February 7 - at Kelowna (W 7-3)
Sat., February 8 - at Kelowna (W 4-2)
Fri., February 14 - Spokane (W 4-1)
Sat., February 15 - at Everett (L 1-4)
Sun., February 16 - Moose Jaw (W 11-2)
Fri., February 21 - Seattle (W 5-3)
Sat., February 22 - at Seattle (L 2-3)
Sun., February 23 - Everett (L 2-6)
Fri., February 28 - at Tri-City (W 3-1)
Sat., February 29 - at Seattle (W 6-3)

March
Sun., March 1 - at Everett (L 1-4)
Wed. March 4 - Tri-City (W 11-2)
Sat., March 7 - Victoria (W 5-4 OT)
Sun., March 8 - Victoria (W 4-1)

REMAINDER OF REGULAR SEASON CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 (coronavirus)

Fri. March 13 - at Spokane
Sat. March 14 - Everett
Fri., March 20 - at Tri-City
Sat. March 21 - at Seattle
Sun. March 22 - Seattle

AWAY VENUES
Calgary Hitmen - Scotiabank Saddledome; Calgary, Alberta
Edmonton Oil Kings - Rogers Place; Edmonton, Alberta
Everett Silvertips - Angel of the Winds Arena; Everett, Washington
Kamloops Blazers - Sandman Centre; Kamloops, British Columbia
Lethbridge Hurricanes - ENMAX Centre; Lethbridge, Alberta
Medicine Hat Tigers - Canalta Centre; Medicine Hat, Alberta
Prince George Cougars - CN Centre; Prince George, British Columbia
Red Deer Rebels - Westerner Park Centrium; Red Deer, Alberta
Seattle Thunderbirds - accesso ShoWare Center; Kent, Washington
Spokane Chiefs - Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena; Spokane, Washington
Swift Current Broncos - Innovation Credit Union iPlex; Swift Current, Saskatchewan
Tri-City Americans - Toyota Center; Kennewick, Washington
Vancouver Giants - Langley Events Centre; Langley, British Columbia
Victoria Royals - Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena; Victoria, British Columbia

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[Yeseeka]

Early Season Update: The Winterhawks opened the season strong by sweeping their three September games, including their home and road openers. They blasted Tri-Cities 6-1 in their home opener and also registered a home win over Kamloops and a road win over Vancouver.

October began with the daunting task of a six-game Canadian road trip in which they dropped the first three, but came up with wins in their next two. They nearly made it three in a row, but fell in a shootout at Edmonton on October 13. Portland closed out the season with three straight wins over Brandon, Prince Albert and rival Spokane. In all, they finished out the month 5-3-1 (8-33-1 including September). 

As of this writing, there have been just three games in November, but it could shape up to be a strong month as they have started with wins in two of their first three games of the month.

As of November 5, The 'Hawks stand at 10-4-1 with 21 points; just one point behind Everett in the U.S. Division standings (they defeated the Silvertips 4-3 on November 1 at Portland). They also rank second to Everett in the Western Conference standings with Kelowna and Kamloops each a point behind tied for third. The Winterhawks have ample opportunity to improve on that as they play six of their next eight games at home.

[Yeseeka]

Monthly Update: Call November a month of shootouts for the Winterhawks. They were involved in four overtime games with a trio of those going to shootouts. Portland was 2-2 during November in overtime games and 2-1 when outcomes were decided by shootout. In fact, the Winterhawks played three straight overtime games in eight days, with the wins coming against Vancouver and the losses coming to Spokane and Seattle (the Vancouver and Seattle games went to shootout).

Overall, the Winterhawks were 8-5 in November; 6-2 at home and 2-3 outside of the Rose City. After winning their last three games in October, they won their first two games in November to give them a season-high five-game winning streak. They matched that when they reeled off five straight victories from November 17 to November 29.

The Winterhawks conclude November in a tie for first place with Everett in the U.S. Division of the Western Hockey League standings with 35 points and an overall record of 16-6-1. That puts them just five points back of WHL leaders Prince Albert and Edmonton; which each finished the month with 40 points.

[Yeseeka]

The Winterhawks won their last game of 2019 (and the decade). After a first quarter score, stuffed animals were tossed on to the ice. As I write, no final tally has been released, but it looked amazing when it started happening. I will update as soon as I hear more news.

[Yeseeka]

Monthly Update: Santa Claus was kind to the Winterhawks in December. It was a banner month for the squad, which fell only once in their 10 games during the month; and that was by just a single goal. December started off with four straight games against Prince George; the first two on the road and the next two on the road. The Winterhawks swept those four games, leading to a 4-0 record to start the month. In fact, including the final five games of November, Portland won 10 of 11 games. The Winterhawks went on to defeat Everett and Tri-City before losing 4-3 to Seattle on the 15th. After a 12-day break, they started a new streak with sins over Tri-City and an away-and-home sweep of Seattle to conclude the month.

The Winterhawks ended 25-6-1-3 with 54 points, but remain just a point ahead of Everett, which stands at 25-8-2-1 and 53 ponts. That puts them at first place in the Western Conference with Everett, again, coming in second. The 'Hawks have moved into second place behind the Edmonton Oil Kings 25-7-5-2 (57 points).

[Yeseeka]

Just of note, the Winterhawks have won 23 of their past 26 games. That is, as of tonight's win over Tri-Cities (Jan. 24).

[Yeseeka]

MONTHLY UPDATE: The Winterhawks continued their month-and-a-half hot streak into the new year. They posted a 10-2 record in January; including a 6-0 mark at home (4-2 away). Their only losses came to Edmonton, 2-1 in overtime on January 10, and 4-3 to Everett on the final day of the month. During a two-week stretch, they won seven straight. Overall, they've won 24 of their last 28 games.

Portland finished January with a record of 35-7-2-3 and 75 points. That put them in first place in the Western Hockey League's U.S. Division. The 75 points gave them a share of the overall standings with Edmonton. The Winterhawks open up February on the 1st at home against Seattle. Puck drop for that one is 6 p.m.

[Monika]

MONTHLY UPDATE: After scorching the Western Hockey League for two-and-a-half months through the end of January, someone threw a bucket Yukon ice water on the Winterhawks in February. It wasn't all a cold spell; just not what the team had become accustomed to over two-and-a-half months. The Winterhawks went 7-5 overall, with one of those losses coming on a shootout loss to Seattle at home to open the month.

The 'Hawks entered the month with a three-game skid, which ties their season long set at the beginning of the year. They managed a three-game win streak during the month, but also dropped two in a row twice. They went, overall, just 3-3 on the road and 4-2 away from the Rose City.

After leading the overall EWHL standings for much of February, the Winterhawks fell into second place with 91 points, just a single point behind the Edmonton Oil Kings. Fortunately for Portland hockey fans, the Winterhawks have already clinched a playoff berth. While their momentum subsided a bit, a couple their U.S. Division foes seemed to pick up the pace. The Everett Silvertips slide in at third overall and second in the division with 90 points. The Spokane Chiefs who, like Everett have clinched a playoff spot, have accumulated 79 points. Everett and Spokane have each gone 9-1 over their past 10 games.

The Winterhawks open their final month of the season, a slate of nine games, in a pivotal match up at Everett on March 1. They play five of their last nine regular season games at home, finishing up the season on March 22 with a home meeting against Seattle.