With their 2nd Import pick of the day, the Portland Winterhawks selected late birthdate 1991 born Jacob Berglund from Malmo, Sweden.
Berglund was born on 11/17/91 making him eligible for the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. He is 6′1, 198, and shoots left.
Here are some stats:
2008-09:
Malmo – Swedish 1 (one step below Swedish Elite League) — 25 [...]
Hawks Take Swedish Forward Berglund in Second Round
Hawks Move Up, Select Niederreiter
The Portland Winterhawks moved from the 5th pick in the CHL Import Draft to the 2nd, swapping picks with the Moose Jaw Warriors (in exchange for a 4th Round Bantam Pick in 2010 and a 6th Round Bantam Pick in 2011) and selected 1992 born forward Nino Niederreiter from Switzerland.
Niederreiter becomes the first Swiss born [...]
Ponich to St. Louis
Brett Ponich was selected by the St. Louis Blues with the #48 pick in the second round of the NHL Entry Draft this morning.
No other current Winterhawk player was selected in the draft.
Ponich becomes the 108th player drafted while playing for the Hawks, and the first since Colton Sceviour (4th Round – Dallas) and Frazer [...]
Preseason Schedule and Home Opener Info…
As posted on www.whl.ca, here is the preseason schedule for the Portland Winterhawks:
Saturday – August 29 — vs. Seattle at Memorial Coliseum — 7:00
Friday, September 4 — vs. Spokane at Comcast Arena in Everett — 3:00
Saturday, September 5 — vs. Prince George at Comcast Arena in Everett — 11:30 AM
Sunday, September 6 — vs. Everett [...]
Prospect Updates/Updated…
*Updated – Added Adam Smith to the BC U16 as I had missed him earlier…
As we are all aware of by now, hockey is no longer just a half-year sport…and some of the prospects for the Winterhawks are getting some extra work in this summer by attending their respective Province Development Camps for the top [...]
Q & A with MJ…
As we are in the middle of the offseason, with just about eight weeks to go before the players start convening on Portland for the Winterhawks training camp, I thought it would be a good time to check in with Winterhawk GM and Head Coach Mike Johnston on a number of topics…
Here we go…
AK — [...]
Konowalchuk/Deadmarsh Join Avs Staff…
A couple former Winterhawks back in the NHL…especially good news for Adam Deadmarsh, who had his NHL career shortened due to concussions…and also for Konowalchuk, who had his cut short due to a heart condition…
From www.coloradoavalanche.com…
Konowalchuk, Deadmarsh Added to Staff
Former Avalanche Players Return to Organization in Coaching Capacities
Colorado Avalanche
Jun 19, 2009, 12:44 PM EDT
The Colorado [...]
Tuesday Thoughts…
Left Calgary Saturday evening after catching most of the only ice session for the Winterhawks prospect camp for that day. The players had one more ice session on Sunday morning before meetings with the Hawks brass and heading home to prepare for the rookie camp that will be held in Portland in August.
The players also [...]
Season Officially Over…
After a long, grueling hockey season, it officially ended with the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings in Game 7 at the Joe Louis Arena tonight.
This has to be especially hard for former Hawk Marian Hossa (photo by Getty Images) who, for the second year in a row is denied in the [...]
In Calgary…
Home of the Stampede, the Flames, the Hitmen, Alan Caldwell and for the next couple of days, the Winterhawks prospect camp.
(Thanks to Tourism Calgary for the great photo.)
In between customer meetings, I’m going to catch some of the on-ice sessions tomorrow and Saturday before flying home on Saturday evening.
Don’t expect a blow-by-blow recap of every [...]
