The Portland Winterhawks advanced to the Western Hockey League Western Conference final by blanking the Spokane Chiefs 5-0 on Wednesday night for a 4-0 sweep of their semifinal series. Portland outscored Spokane 16-1 in the series after the teams were tied at 2 during the…
S-R photojournalist Colin Mulvany covered the Portland Winterhawks' win against the Chiefs in Game 4 of the Western Hockey League Western Conference semifinals at the Arena. Check out this big picture gallery of his photos.
Mac Carruth stopped 30 shots for his second shutout of the series and the Portland Winterhawks ended the Spokane Chiefs' season with a 5-0 victory Wednesday night at the Arena. Portland won the Western Hockey League Western Conference semifinal 4-0 and will move on to…
Ty Rattie's power-play goal at 1:42 of the second period gave the Portland Winterhawks a 3-0 lead over the Spokane Chiefs with 20 minutes remaining in Game 4 of the Western Hockey League Western Conference semifinals at the Arena. The Chiefs trail the best-of-seven series…
Chase De Leo scored at 10:53 and Taylor Peters added a shorthanded goal to give the Portland Winterhawks a 2-0 lead over the Spokane Chiefs after the first period of Game 4 of the WHL Western Conference semifinals at the Arena. Portland will win the…
The Spokane Chiefs will know in about three hours whether their Western Hockey League season is over or if it extends at least another three days. The Chiefs trail the Portland Winterhawks 3-0 in their best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal heading into tonight's Game 4 at…
A GRIP ON SPORTS Not even a new video board or the chance of seeing a football-like score could attract a large crowd to Safeco Field last night. In fact, it was the smallest crowd in the stadium's history. Read on.
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