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Winnipeg Free Press
02-05-2025
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Chiefs complete sweep of Winterhawks, advance to WHL championship series
PORTLAND – Andrew Cristall had two goals and one assist in leading the Spokane Chiefs to a 6-4 win and 4-0 sweep of the Portland Winterhawks in the Western Hockey League Western Conference championship series on Thursday. Coco Armstrong, Shea Van Olm, Owen Martin and Rasmus Ekstrom also scored for Spokane. Dawson Cowan made 39 saves. The Chiefs will face the Medicine Hat Tigers in the WHL championship series next. Medicine Hat swept the Lethbridge Hurricanes in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference championship series. Alex Weiermair, with two goals, Josh Zakreski and Ryan Miller replied for Portland. Ondrej Stebetak kicked out 39-of-44 shots. Zakreski's power-play goal 24 seconds into the third period put the Winterhawks ahead 4-3. However, Ekstrom kick-started a run of three unanswered goals at 14:13 that was capped off by Van Olm's empty-netter with 1:33 remaining. This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application. This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 1, 2025.
Winnipeg Free Press
01-05-2025
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Tigers complete sweep of Hurricanes, advance to WHL championship series
LETHBRIDGE – Mathew Ward scored twice, Gavin McKenna extended his point streak to 53 games and the Medicine Hat Tigers topped the Lethbridge Hurricanes 5-3 on Wednesday to complete the sweep and advance to the Western Hockey League championship. Misha Volotovskii, Bryce Pickford and Gavin McKenna, with an empty-net goal and an assist, also contributed to the offence for Medicine Hat. Harrison Meneghin made 18 saves. The Tigers will next face the winner between the Spokane Chiefs and Portland Winterhawks. Spokane leads the best-of-seven Western Conference championship series 3-0, with Game 4 going on Thursday. Anthony Wilson, Kash Andresen and Logan Wormald replied for Lethbridge, which made it a one-goal game before McKenna's empty-netter after entering the third period down 4-1. Jackson Unger turned away 34-of-38 shots. — CHIEFS 8 WINTERHAWKS 5 (Chiefs lead best-of-seven series 3-0) PORTLAND, Ore. — Mathis Preston and Will McIsaac each had a goal and three assists as the Spokane Chiefs took a commanding 3-0 series lead in the Western Conference championship with an 8-5 win over the Portland Winterhawks. Chase Harrington, Berkly Catton, Owen Martin, Andrew Cristall, Coco Armstrong and Assanali Sarkenov provided the rest of the offence for Spokane, which broke a 5-5 tie in the third period with three unanswered goals. Josh Zakreski and Diego Buttazzoni, each with two goals, and Joel Plante replied for Portland. This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application. This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 30, 2025.
Yahoo
28-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Ryan Miller Commits To Denver
Portland Winterhawks forward Ryan Miller has committed to Denver, it was announced earlier this week. A native of Medicine Hat, AB, Miller has 24 points (12 goals, 12 assists) in 39 regular season games for the Winterhawks this season. In two-plus WHL seasons with Portland, Miller has played 89 regular season games, tallying 39 points (18 goals, 21 assists). A 2007-born skater, Miller was ranked as the 118th best North American skater by NHL Central Scouting in its 2025 Draft Prospects Midterm Rankings. Miller is expected to make the jump to the NCAA level and join the Pioneers for the 2026-27 season. Make sure you bookmark The Hockey News' NCAA Page for the latest news, exclusive interviews, breakdowns and so much more.
