Portland @ Spokane…Game Notes…

My view from the Spokane press box…a couple roster updates – Scott Gabriel will play as a forward tonight and Riley Boychuk will not play due to his sore back.
Hawks Notes: Portland @ Spokane – October 15, 2008
 
Previous Game – Seattle 4 @ Portland 0:  Calvin Pickard made 20 saves and Prab Rai scored two [...]

Sale approved…

I have it upon good authority that the sale of the Portland Winter Hawks has been approved by an unanimous vote of the Western Hockey League Board of Governors. 
I don’t have anything else to report at this time, but I will see what I can dig up for the pre-game show.
I was hoping that the [...]

Press Conference Streaming…

Thanks to Bruce Luebke, the voice of the Brandon Wheat Kings, for providing live coverage of the WHL Press Conference scheduled for 2:30 local time this afternoon on Brandon radio station 880 CKLQ. 
The Wheat Kings are awaiting to hear about their bid for the 2010 Memorial Cup, but this may be the best place to [...]

Wednesday Update…

All is quiet here in Spokane…the team arrived last night and they just finished breakfast and are headed to the Spokane Arena for a game-day skate.
There was one small roster move made yesterday, the Hawks released 19 year old Cody Rainaldi and he has returned home to BC to comtemplate his hockey future.
Riley Boychuk is [...]