Portland Winterhawks | |
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City | Portland, Oregon |
League | Western Hockey League |
Conference | Western |
Division | U.S. |
Founded | 1951, in the WCHL |
Home arena |
Moda Center Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
Colors | red, white and black |
General manager | Mike Johnston |
Head coach | Mike Johnston |
Championships |
Western Hockey League Champions (1982, 1998, 2013) Memorial Cup Champions (1983, 1998) |
Website | www |
Franchise history | |
1951–1976 | Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) |
1976–2009 | Portland Winter Hawks |
2009–present | Portland Winterhawks |
The Portland Winterhawks are an American major junior ice hockey team based in Portland, Oregon, playing in the Western Hockey League (WHL), one of three leagues making up the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). The Winterhawks split their home games between the Moda Center (most games) and the Memorial Coliseum. They are one of the most successful teams in terms of producing National Hockey League (NHL) alumni, a list that includes Sven Baertschi, Joe Morrow, Ryan Johansen, Braydon Coburn, Adam Deadmarsh, Rob Klinkhammer, Brandon Dubinsky, Tyler Wotherspoon, Andrew Ference, Paul Gaustad, Jannik Hansen, Marian Hossa, Seth Jones, Brenden Morrow, Nino Niederreiter, Mike Vernon, Glen Wesley and Hall of Famers Mark Messier and Cam Neely.