Post by David on Mar 24, 2024 10:30:12 GMT -8
The following is a listing of the playoff schedule & results for the 2023-24 Portland Winterhawks. Portland finished the regular season with a 48-15-4-1 record, which ranked 1st in the U.S. Division and 2nd overall in the Western Conference.
Portland takes on the Victoria Royals in the first round of the 2023 WHL Playoffs. This is only the second meeting in the playoffs between the two clubs, including the Royals time as the Chilliwack Bruins from 2006/07-2010/11. The last time Portland faced Victoria in the playoffs was in the 2014 Western Conference Semifinals with the Winterhawks winning the series in five games.
Portland returns to the playoffs for the 12th consecutive season, not including the COVID-19 impacted 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons. In last season's playoff run, Portland defeated the Everett Silvertips in five games in the Western Conference Quarterfinals, only to see its playoff journey end in a sweep at the hands of the Kamloops Blazers. Portland looks to advance past the Western Conference Semifinals for the first time since the 2015 WHL Playoffs.
The Winterhawks-Royals series will see a 2-3-2 format as opposed to the traditional 2-2-1-1-1 format due to the accessibility of Victoria by ferry and avoiding any potential conflict or delay en-route.
The following is a listing of the Winterhawks' playoff results. Games in bold buzzer red denote home games. Click on the final score for the recap the WHL's website.
All WHL Playoff games are streamed on WHL Live, but it requires a pay subscription. Games 1 and 2 of the WHL Finals will be broadcast locally in the Portland area on Portland's CW. Check your local listings.
WHL Championship - Moose Jaw Warriors at Portland Winterhawks
Moose Jaw wins Championship 4-0
Game 1 -- Fri., May 10 - Moose Jaw at Portland (L 2-3)
Game 2 -- Sat., May 11 - Moose Jaw at Portland (L 1-5)
Game 3 -- Tue., May 14 - Portland at Moose Jaw (L 3-4 OT)
Game 4 -- Wed., May 15 - Portland at Moose Jaw (L 2-4)
Western Conference Finals - #2 Portland Winterhawks vs #1 Prince George Cougars
Portland wins series 4-2
Game 1 -- Fri., April 26 - Portland at Prince George (L 0-5)
Game 2 -- Sat., April 27 - Portland at Prince George (W 5-3)
Game 3 -- Mon., April 29 - Prince George at Portland (W 4-1)
Game 4 -- Wed., May 1 - Prince George at Portland (W 5-2)
Game 5 -- Thu., May 2 - Prince George at Portland (L 1-6)
Game 6 -- Mon., May 6 - Portland at Prince George (W 2-1 - 2OT)
Western Conference Semifinals - #3 Everett Silvertips vs #2 Portland Winterhawks
Portland wins series 4-0
Game 1 -- Fri., April 12 - Everett at Portland (W 8-2)
Game 2 -- Sat., April 13 - Everett at Portland (W 6-1)
Game 3 -- Mon., April 15 - Portland at Everett (W 4-3 OT)
Game 4 -- Fri., April 19 - Portland at Everett (W 5-0)
Western Conference Quarterfinals - #7 Victoria Royals vs #2 Portland Winterhawks
Portland wins series 4-0
Game 1 -- Fri., March 29 - Victoria at Portland (W 4-3)
Game 2 -- Sat., March 30 - Victoria at Portland (W 5-1)
Game 3 -- Tue., April 2 - Portland at Victoria (W 6-5)
Game 4 -- Wed., April 3 - Portland at Victoria (W 4-1)
WHL TEAM VENUES
Everett Silvertips - Angel of the Winds Arena; Everett, Washington
Portland Winterhawks - Veteran's Memorial Coliseum; Portland, Oregon
Prince George Cougars - CN Centre; Prince George, British Columbia
Victoria Royals - Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre; Victoria, British Columbia
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