47-475: The CHL/USA Prospects Challenge is an annual event in which forty of the top NHL Entry Draft eligible prospects in the Canadian Hockey League play against each other in all-star games. Players are visible to National Hockey League scouts and general managers attending. Each team is led by a celebrity coach, with Don Cherry and Bobby Orr as frequent coaches. From 1992 to 1995 the event
94-560: A 6–0 victory. Cherry and Orr returned as coaches for the 2016 BMO Top Prospects Game. Brian Kilrea and Bert O'Brien returned as assistants to Cherry, and Glen Hanlon and Todd Warriner joined Orr. Team Orr was led to victory by three points each from Pascal Laberge of the Victoriaville Tigres , and Pierre-Luc Dubois of the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles . The CHL announced Sherwin-Williams as
141-698: A 7–1 victory. Zack Phillips of the Saint John Sea Dogs , led all scorers with three points. For the 2012 Home Hardware Top Prospects Game, Team Cherry was coached by Mark Recchi , and assistant Ryan Huska of the Kelowna Rockets. Team Orr was coached by Pat Quinn , and assistant Don Hay of the Vancouver Giants. Players of the game were Branden Troock of the Seattle Thunderbirds, and goaltender Matt Murray of
188-824: A donation of old jerseys from the National Hockey League 's Chicago Black Hawks , and they kept the design for nearly half of a century. Amid pressure for sports teams to abandon Native American caricatures , new ownership opted to rebrand the Winterhawks in 2021. The team unveiled its new look on July 14, 2021, featuring new colors and a new hawk logo. The Winterhawks' also retired their Tom-A-Hawk bird mascot in 2019. The Winterhawks have advanced to three Memorial Cup finals. Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Four former Portland Winter Hawks alumni are inductees to
235-576: The 2025 NHL entry draft , from the Western Hockey League, Ontario Hockey League, and Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League; playing on a Canadian Hockey League all-star team versus the USA Hockey National Team Development Program in a two-game series. Game 2: November 27, Tribute Communities Centre (Oshawa, Ontario) NHL Entry Draft Too Many Requests If you report this error to
282-522: The COVID-19 pandemic in May 2020, the franchise filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy. Although the Winterhawks were financially stable, owner Bill Gallacher used the team as security against an unpaid loan; Gallacher ultimately had to sell the franchise in order to repay debts. The WHL Board of Governors approved Winterhawks Sports Group (WSG) as the new owners of the franchise, effective January 1, 2021. Along with
329-686: The Hockey Hall of Fame : Mark Messier , Cam Neely , Marian Hossa , and Mike Vernon . This is a list of former players inducted into the Portland Winter Hawks franchise Hall of Fame. List of Portland Winterhawks alumni who have graduated to play in the National Hockey League . Winterhawks players chosen in the first round of the NHL entry draft : During the 2012–13 season , Winterhawks captain Troy Rutkowski established
376-927: The Prince Albert Raiders scored the winning goal in overtime for the West. In the second CHL All–Star Challenge, the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League hosted a combined team from the Western Hockey League and the Ontario Hockey League. Claude Savoie of the Victoriaville Tigres , and Martin Gendron of the Saint-Hyacinthe Laser , both scored twice for the QMJHL, but the WHL/OHL scored five goals in
423-763: The Red Deer Rebels , and Jean-Pierre Dumont of the Val-d'Or Foreurs scoring two goals each. Cherry and Orr continued as coaches for the 1997 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game. Brian Kilrea and Bert O'Brien of the Ottawa 67's joined Cherry as assistants. Orr was joined by Michel Therrien of the Granby Prédateurs , and Todd McLellan of the Swift Current Broncos . Team Orr led 4–0 after the first period, and won 7–2. Goaltender Roberto Luongo of
470-566: The World Hockey Association precipitated the relocation of the franchise. In the spring of 1976, it was announced that the franchise, owned by Brian Shaw, would move to Portland, making it the league's first American team and leading the league to simplify its name to the Western Hockey League. The success of the team would lead to the establishment of several more teams in the Northwest United States over
517-605: The 2001 Home Hardware Top Prospects Game. Lanny McDonald and Brian Kilrea were assistant coaches to Cherry, and Brent Sutter of the Red Deer Rebels, and Doris Labonté of the Rimouski Océanic, joined Orr. Greg Watson of the Prince Albert Raiders scored two goals and two assists, to lead Team Orr to a 5–3 victory. For the 2002 Home Hardware Top Prospects Game, the CHL announced Tiger Williams and Kelly Hrudey as
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#1732783267939564-712: The 2009 Home Hardware Top Prospects Game. Team Orr won 6–1, let by two goals each from Cody Eakin of the Swift Current Broncos, and David Gilbert of the Quebec Remparts. Cherry returned as coach for the 2010 Home Hardware Top Prospects Game, with Brian Kilrea and Bert O'Brien as assistants. Team Orr was coached by Jody Hull of the Peterborough Petes , and Marty Williamson of the Niagara IceDogs . Team Cherry scored three times in
611-464: The 2014 BMO Top Prospects Game. Team Cherry was led by Jim Peplinski and Paul Reinhart , joined by broadcaster Nick Kypreos , and the general manager of the London Knights, Mark Hunter . Team Orr was led by Tim Hunter , Joel Otto , Mike Vernon, and former NHL coach, Doug MacLean . Team Orr scored three times in the second period, and won 4–3. Players of the game were Nikolay Goldobin of
658-674: The Guelph Storm coached Team White. Tyson Foerster from the Barrie Colts , and Connor Zary from the Kamloops Blazers both scored three points in a 5–3 victory for Team White. Jeremie Poirier from the Saint John Sea Dogs scored two points for Team Red in the loss. Following a one-year hiatus as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic , the CHL announced the return of the Top Prospects Game in 2022. Team Red
705-589: The London Knights scored three points for Team Orr. Cherry continued as a coach for the 2005 Home Hardware Top Prospects Game. Orr was replaced by John Davidson as coach. Kenndal McArdle of the Moose Jaw Warriors scored two goals for Team Davidson. Gilbert Brulé of the Vancouver Giants scored two goals, leading Team Cherry to an 8–4 win. Cherry and Orr reunited as coaches for the 2006 Home Hardware Top Prospects Game. Team Cherry scored
752-540: The Memorial Cup in 1983. In 1982, the Winterhawks became the first American team to win the WHL championship and also the first to compete for the Memorial Cup. In 1983, despite losing the WHL championship series, the Winterhawks participated in the Memorial Cup by virtue of hosting the tournament—the first American team to do so. Brian Shaw had advocated for the participation of a fourth team as tournament host, and after
799-613: The Memorial Cup—hosted by the rival Spokane Chiefs —with an Ed Chynoweth Cup championship; they won their second Memorial Cup title with a 4–3 overtime win in the final over the Guelph Storm . The Winterhawks advanced to four consecutive WHL championship series from 2011 to 2014, just the second team to do so after the New Westminster Bruins won four consecutive titles from 1975 to 1978. From 2012 to 2014,
846-680: The Ottawa 67's, and Brett Leason of the Prince Albert Raiders both had a goal and an assist for Team Orr. Arthur Kaliyev of the Hamilton Bulldogs, and Nick Robertson of the Peterborough Petes both scored three points for Team Cherry. The CHL announced Kubota as the corporate title sponsor of the event, starting in 2020. Rob Wilson from the Peterborough Petes coached Team Red, and George Burnett from
893-586: The Sarnia Sting, and Jared McCann of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. Cherry and Orr both returned as coaches for the 2015 BMO Top Prospects Game. Brian Kilrea and Bert O'Brien assisted Cherry, and Orr was joined by Niagara IceDogs' coaches Billy Burke and David Bell. Travis Konecny of the Ottawa 67's, and Timo Meier of the Halifax Mooseheads , both scored three points, leading Team Orr to
940-579: The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. Don Cherry returned as a coach, and Team Orr was coached by Mike McPhee . Team Orr outshot Team Cherry 36–20, and won 3–0. Players of the game were Tristan Jarry of the Edmonton Oil Kings , and Laurent Dauphin of the Chicoutimi Saguenéens. The CHL announced Bank of Montreal (BMO) as the corporate title sponsor of the event, starting in 2014, and several Calgary Flames celebrities to coach
987-763: The Val-d'Or Foreurs, made 29 saves in the victory. Jeff Zehr of the Windsor Spitfires , and Daniel Cleary of the Belleville Bulls scored two goals each. Cherry and Orr continued as coaches for the 1998 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game. Brian Kilrea returned as an assistant coach to Cherry, and Claude Julien of the Hull Olympiques , and Brent Peterson of the Portland Winter Hawks , joined Orr. Team Cherry lead 3–0 halfway through
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#17327832679391034-614: The Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.132 via cp1112 cp1112, Varnish XID 949593679 Upstream caches: cp1112 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 08:41:08 GMT Portland Winterhawks The Portland Winterhawks are a junior ice hockey team based in Portland , Oregon . Founded in 1950 as the Edmonton Oil Kings,
1081-543: The Winterhawks advance to their first championship final in ten seasons, where they were defeated by the Moose Jaw Warriors in four consecutive games. The team was known as the Winter Hawks until May 2009, when it issued a press release stating that, "the space ...has announced its retirement", and that the team was renaming itself the Winterhawks. Upon moving to Portland in 1976, the Winter Hawks accepted
1128-757: The Winterhawks franchise, WSG also acquired the operations of the Winterhawks Skating Center in Beaverton, Oregon, and the Winterhawks Junior Hockey programs. Prior to the start of the 2021–22 WHL season, the team announced that it would be returning to the Veterans Memorial Coliseum full-time after previously dividing games between the Coliseum and Moda Center since 1995. The 2023–24 season saw
1175-403: The Winterhawks met the revived Edmonton Oil Kings in each league final. The Winterhawks won one of the finals, in 2013, to advance to the team's fifth Memorial Cup tournament, where it lost the final to the Halifax Mooseheads . On November 28, 2012, the WHL announced sanctions against the Winterhawks for a series of player benefits violations over the four previous seasons. As punishment for
1222-521: The Winterhawks—led by star rookie Cam Neely and goaltender Mike Vernon —won the tournament, the CHL opted to continue with the new format going forward. The Winterhawks hosted the tournament again in 1986, awarded the tournament when it became clear that the original host of New Westminster would be unable to host due to also hosting the 1986 World Expo . In 1998, the Winterhawks, led by Brenden Morrow and Marián Hossa , earned their way back to
1269-561: The corporate title sponsor of the event, starting in 2000. Cherry and Orr continued as coaches for the 2000 Home Hardware Top Prospects Game. Brian Kilrea returned as an assistant coach to Cherry, and Dean Clark returned with Orr. Team Orr scored three goals in the third period, and won 6–3. Nathan Smith of the Swift Current Broncos scored twice for Team Orr, and Gerard Dicaire of the Seattle Thunderbirds scored two points for Team Cherry. Cherry and Orr continued as coaches for
1316-560: The corporate title sponsor of the event, starting in 2017. The 2017 Sherwin-Williams Top Prospects Game featured four celebrity coaches, all of whom played junior hockey for the Quebec Remparts. Team Cherry was led by Simon Gagné and Pierre Lacroix , and the head coach of the Quebec Remparts, Philippe Boucher . Team Orr was led by Guy Chouinard and Dave Pichette , and the head coach of the Drummondville Voltigeurs , Dominique Ducharme . Team Cherry scored three times on
1363-545: The ensuing decades. In their first season in Portland, the club would lose 7–2 to a travelling Russian club in an exhibition match watched by more than 5,000 fans. Overall, the team carried over its success from its early days in Edmonton—in their first eleven seasons in Portland, the Winterhawks failed to make the playoffs only once, and advanced to the league final five times, winning their first Ed Chynoweth Cup in 1982 and
1410-529: The event starting in 2000, followed by Bank of Montreal (BMO) in 2014, Sherwin-Williams in 2017, and Kubota in 2020. The inaugural CHL All–Star Challenge featured the host Western Hockey League team, versus and a combined team from the Ontario Hockey League and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. John Spoltore of the North Bay Centennials scored twice for the East, and Dean McAmmond of
1457-696: The event. Grant Fuhr and Glenn Anderson teamed up with Don Nachbaur of the Tri-City Americans , to coach the white team. Lanny McDonald and Mike Vernon teamed up with Kelly Kisio of the Calgary Hitmen, to coach the red team. Josh Bailey of the Windsor Spitfires, scored twice, and Cody Hodgson of the Brampton Battalion , added three assists, to help team white win 8–4. Cherry and Orr reunited as coaches for
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1504-579: The first American-based team to participate in and win either championship. The team plays its home games at Veterans Memorial Coliseum . The franchise was founded in 1950 as the Edmonton Oil Kings . Under Bill Hunter 's leadership, the Oil Kings were a founding franchise of the Western Canada Junior Hockey League in 1966. Despite winning two league titles in the early 1970s, the arrival of Hunter's Edmonton Oilers in
1551-700: The first five goals of the game, en route to a 7–4 victory. Filip Zadina of the Halifax Mooseheads, Aidan Dudas of the Owen Sound Attack , and Ty Dellandrea of the Flint Firebirds , all scored two goals each in the victory. Ron MacLean coached Team Cherry, assisted by Dave Hunter and Brent Sutter . Kelly Hrudey returned to the Top Prospects Game to coach Team Orr, assisted by Marc Habscheid and Robyn Regehr . Team Orr scored four third period goals to win 5–4. Graeme Clarke of
1598-553: The first goals of the game, on assists from Ty Wishart of the Prince George Cougars . Team Orr scored seven unanswered goals to win the game. Bryan Little of the Barrie Colts scored twice to lead the way. For the 2007 Home Hardware Top Prospects Game, the CHL announced new celebrity coaches for the event. Scotty Bowman and Jacques Demers teamed up with Patrick Roy of the Quebec Remparts , to coach
1645-643: The game, and held on for a 4–2 win. Six different players scored one goal each, and goaltender Philippe Sauvé of the Rimouski Océanic stopped all 23 shots he faced. Cherry and Orr continued as coaches for the 1999 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game. Lanny McDonald and Brian Kilrea were assistant coaches to Cherry, and Dean Clark of the Calgary Hitmen , and Gaston Therrien of the Val-d'Or Foreurs, joined Orr. Team Cherry outshot Team Orr 42–25, but Team Orr won 4–3. The CHL announced Home Hardware as
1692-792: The new celebrity coaches for the event. Bob Lowes of the Regina Pats , joined Williams and as assistant coach, and Kevin Dickie of the Saskatoon Blades , joined Hrudey. Pierre-Marc Bouchard of the Chicoutimi Saguenéens , and Joffrey Lupul of the Medicine Hat Tigers , both scored two goals. Petr Taticek of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds scored a penalty shot goal as part of Team Tiger's four goals in
1739-448: The power play, and won 7–5. Players of the game were Henri Jokiharju of the Portland Winterhawks, and Nico Hischier of the Halifax Mooseheads. Don Cherry returned as a celebrity coach, joined by James Richmond of the Mississauga Steelheads , and assistants Brian Kilrea, Bert O'Brien. Team Orr was coached by Eric Lindros , joined by the Guelph Storm 's coaching staff, George Burnett , Jake Grimes, and Luca Caputi . Team Cherry scored
1786-443: The second period, in a 7–4 victory by Team Tiger. Cherry and Orr returned as coaches for the 2003 Home Hardware Top Prospects Game. Brian Kilrea returned as an assistant coach to Cherry, and Peter DeBoer of the Kitchener Rangers , joined Orr. Frank Rediker of the Windsor Spitfires, had a goal and an assist for Team Cherry, and Mike Richards of the Kitchener Rangers, had two assists, for Team Orr. Team Cherry scored three goals in
1833-468: The team relocated to Portland in 1976 and was known as the Winter Hawks until 2009. The team plays in the U.S. Division of the Western Hockey League (WHL), one of three constituent leagues of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). The Winterhawks have made a record thirteen appearances in the WHL championship series—including a record-tying four straight from 2011 to 2014—winning the Ed Chynoweth Cup three times and capturing two Memorial Cup titles. They were
1880-422: The third period to win 4–3. Cherry and Orr continued as coaches for the 2004 Home Hardware Top Prospects Game. Dale Hunter and Jacques Beaulieu of the London Knights , were assistant coaches to Cherry, and Brian Kilrea and Bert O'Brien of the Ottawa 67's, joined Orr. Team Orr scored the first three and last three goals to win 6–2. Blake Comeau of the Kelowna Rockets , scored four points, and Rob Schremp of
1927-452: The third period to win the game. In the third CHL All–Star Challenge, the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League hosted a combined team from the Western Hockey League and the Ontario Hockey League. Sixteen goals were scored by fifteen different players, with Jeff Shevalier of the North Bay Centennials, scoring twice. Quebec led 4–2 after the first period, but were outscored 4–1 by the OHL/WHL in the third period. The fourth CHL All–Star Challenge
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1974-434: The third period to win the game. Players of the game were Taylor Hall of the Windsor Spitfires, and Jeff Skinner of the Kitchener Rangers. Cherry returned as coach for the 2011 Home Hardware Top Prospects Game, with Brian Kilrea and Bert O'Brien as assistants. Team Orr was coached by Wendel Clark , Doug Gilmour of the Kingston Frontenacs , and Stan Butler of the Brampton Battalion. Team Orr scored four times on way to
2021-406: The violations, WHL Commissioner Ron Robison suspended the team from participation in the first five rounds of the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft , and the team forfeited their first round picks from the 2014 to 2017 drafts and was fined $ 200,000. The WHL also suspended General Manager and Head Coach Mike Johnston for the remainder of the 2012–13 season , including the 2013 WHL playoffs. In the midst of
2068-418: The white team. Pat Burns and Michel Bergeron teamed up with Benoit Groulx of the Gatineau Olympiques , to coach the red team. Oscar Moller of the Chilliwack Bruins , scored a goal and an assists for the white team. Ruslan Bashkirov of the Quebec Remparts, scored twice for the red team, leading to a 5–3 victory. For the 2008 Home Hardware Top Prospects Game, the CHL announced new celebrity coaches for
2115-411: Was coached by Mike McKenzie of the Kitchener Rangers , assisted by Derek Roy , Jamie McLennan and Bryan Hayes. Team White was again coached by George Burnett of the Guelph Storm , assisted by Brian Kilrea , Jeff O’Neill and Michael DiStefano. The Top Prospects Game was rebranded as the CHL/USA Prospects Challenge for the 2024–25 saeson. It will feature the top first-year propsects eligible for
2162-537: Was hosted by the Ontario Hockey League, versus a combined team from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and the Western Hockey League. The QMJHL/WHL scored the first five goals of the game, and won 8–3, led by two goals each from Eric Daze of the Beauport Harfangs , and Terry Ryan of the Tri-City Americans . The first CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game in 1996, was coached by celebrities Don Cherry and Bobby Orr , joined by assistants, Brian Kilrea , Blair Machasey, and Bob Loucks. Team Cherry won 9–3, led by Lance Ward of
2209-428: Was known as the CHL All–Star Challenge , between the three constituent leagues of the CHL. In 1996, the Canadian Hockey League entered into a partnership with the National Hockey League to create a prospects game, known as the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game . Rosters for the event are chosen in conjunction with the NHL's central scouting and general managers. The CHL announced Home Hardware as the corporate title sponsor of
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