One thing that I forgot to comment on in my preseason game recap yesterday is that the game on Saturday was the first game for my new partner, Todd Vrooman, and I to work together on a game broadcast. We focused on the game action with no pre or post game or intermission fillers.
Probably the [...]
Oh Yeah…
Preseason Game Thoughts…
Well…for the majority of the game, the Portland Winterhawks dominated territorially, as evident by the 46-23 edge in shots, but in the end, the Seattle Thunderbirds skated away with a 4-2 win.
The common perception is that preseason games are more about the process than the result and I was pretty happy with the process the [...]
Scrimmages End With Offensive Flair…
In what has been a week dominated by the defense, the offense showed today on the final day of scrimmages, here is a quick recap:
Game 1: Team Red 6 – Team Blue 5
Scorers:
Red: Spencer Bennett (3), Trevor Cheek, Joel Ridgeway, Seth Swenson
Blue: Luke Walker (2), Cody Hoy, Colin Reddin, Adam Smith
Goaltenders:
Red: Keith Hamilton 19 of [...]
Thursday Wrap…
Not much tonight but here is a quick recap of the two scrimmages:
Game 1 – Team Peterson (Maroon) 3 vs. Team Currie (Blue) 0
Scorers:
Maroon: James Kerr, Destry Straight, Ryan Johansen
Blue: None
Ian Curtis and Christian Frey combine for the shutout for Maroon while Kurtis Mucha was perfect in his 30 minutes of action. David Jacobson allowed [...]
Wednesday Comments…
The Main Camp for the Portland Winterhawks started today and finished with the first two games of the inaugural Neely Cup scrimmages at the MC…a brief review of the two games:
Game 1 – Team Hodge (Black) 2 vs. Team Currie (Blue) 3 in OT
Goal scorers:
Hodge: Radim Valchar, Riley Boychuk
Currie: Teal Burns (2), Stefan Schneider
Game 2 [...]
Tuesday Rookie Scrimmages…
I took in the last two rookie scrimmages this afternoon and evening…here are a few thoughts…
Game 1 – Black 6 vs. Maroon 3
Once again played in three 20 minute mini-games, the Maroon took a 3-1 lead after the first 20 minutes, but it was all Black after that as they scored the last five goals.
Goal [...]
Quick Monday Thoughts…
Only was able to catch some of the mid-afternoon sessions today, watching the vets get put through some drills and then play a couple of 40 minute (2 20 minute halfs) scrimmages…some quick thoughts…
– In the first session, Jason Grecica showed himself very well, scoring a couple of goals – one on a greasy rebound, [...]
11 Hours At The MC…I’m beat…
Arrived at the MC a little before 8:00 AM this morning and left a little after 7:00 PM this evening…a full day of watching both rookies and vets get put through their paces both on and off the ice on the opening day of training camp for the Portland Winterhawks.
The day started with two 45 [...]
Pre-Camp Season Preview…
What a difference a year makes…
I remember sitting down last year to write the 2008-09 season preview for the Portland Winterhawks and there were so many more questions than answers…questions about ownership, coaching, returning players…questions that seemingly had no answers at that time.
Fast forward to now where there are no questions about ownership or coaching [...]
Walker Gets Invite…
As per a comment left by his Dad, Gord Walker, last night, Winterhawks forward Luke Walker will be attending the New York Rangers camp in September.
Luke led all Hawks in goals scored last year with 29.
Luke is once again following in his Dad’s footsteps as Gord was a 3rd round selection of the New York [...]
