Portland vs. Tri City…Game Notes…

Hawks Notes: Portland @ Tri City – October 31, 2008
 
Previous Game – Portland 2 @ Swift Current 6:  The Swift Current Broncos scored three third period goals to break open a close game and defeat the Portland Winter Hawks by a score of 6-2 on Saturday night in Swift Current.  Justin Dowling had two goals [...]

Hawk Talk on Vancouver Radio

I will be a guest of Dave Sheldon on his Thursday night Hockey Show on 650 CISL radio in Vancouver, BC, this evening from 7:30 to 7:45.
You can listen live at http://www.650cisl.com/, and I’d suggest tuning in for the whole hour (starting at 7:00) as Dave and crew put on a great show.
Hope you can [...]

Press Conference Audio…

This should work…it is a large download file (23 m) and there is a limit to how many times it can be downloaded (100), but if people are interested in hearing it…click on the link below:
https://www.yousendit.com/download/Y2ovYkJsT01qV0R2Wmc9PQ

Photos From Today…

Many thanks to Bryan Heim for passing these along…
Commissioner Ron Robison welcomes Bill Gallacher to the WHL:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mike Johnston at the podium:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Hockey Operations Staff (l to r – Matt Bardsley, Kyle Gustafson, Rich Campbell, Travis Green, Bill Gallacher, Rob Gagne, Mike Johnston):

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Johnston at practice this afternoon:

A Great Start…

Suffice it to say that today was a tremendous day for Portland Winter Hawks hockey.  With the press conference announcing the ownership change to Bill Gallacher, the new era for the Winter Hawks has officially begun.
The conference itself was handled very professionally and was well attended by the media, sponsors, fans and dignitaries.  All of [...]

Press Conference…

I will be at the press conference tomorrow from 11:00 to 1:00 at Buffalo Wild Wings in Downtown at 3rd and Morrison…I will post some thoughts tomorrow afternoon or evening.
I think it is safe to say that I am, and will remain, the radio voice for the Winter Hawks for the foreseeable future.  I look [...]

Sale Is Now Official…

You can read the details at:
http://www.whl.ca/news/?id=10394
Right now, I will be in the press box calling the action from Kennewick on Friday night when the Hawks take on the Americans.
I want to publicly say thank you to Brian Pellerin and Innes Mackie.  Both of these guys are first class individuals who gave their all to the [...]

Trip Thoughts…

Well, it was a long 12 days away from home with over 3,300 miles travelled, seven games called with some incredibly good highlights and some extremely bad lowlights. 
Through it all, some things made this trip bearable and enjoyable…and with that, I’ll throw out some personal highlights from the road trip…

First, and foremost, the best highlight [...]

Back Home…

The bus rolled into the Coliseum lot around 3:30 this afternoon after a nearly 17 hour bus ride from Swift Current…I am too mentally and physically tired to expand on anything tonight…more tomorrow.

Portland @ Swift Current…Game Notes…

The view from the Credit Union iPlex in Swift Current…
Line-up changes tonight…Matt Schmermund & Travis Bobbee are in…Ryan Kerr and Joe Morrow are out.  Kurtis Mucha starts in net…
Hawks Notes: Portland @ Swift Current – October 25, 2008
 
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