Portland Winterhawks Tickets

Portland Winterhawks

The Portland Winterhawks carry one of the deeper trophy cases in the WHL into a season built on retooling after a 30-30-7-1 finish left the roster right on the playoff bubble last year. Coach Kyle Gustafson is leaning on a younger core to close the gap on the Western Conference's top clubs, drawing on a program history that has produced Memorial Cup teams and NHL regulars alike. Find tickets to Portland Winterhawks games at Event Tickets Center.

WHL Western

Portland plays in the Western Conference's U.S. Division, a group that includes a long-standing series with the Seattle Thunderbirds, a name that shows up near Portland every year in the WHL standings. The Winterhawks hold a lopsided historical edge in that series, a legacy built during decades when the franchise regularly sat among the league's best. That era produced Cam Neely, who starred for Portland before turning into a Hockey Hall of Fame power forward with the Boston Bruins. Last season's group scraped into the 2026 playoffs as the West's eighth seed, a modest finish by the program's own standards.

Portland Winterhawks at Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Veterans Memorial Coliseum has been a fixture in Portland since 1960, a glass-wrapped building on the National Register of Historic Places that has hosted Winterhawks hockey since the franchise moved to the city in 1976. The building seats up to 13,000, and the open exterior gives the arena a distinct look among WHL venues, letting natural light spill into the concourse even during a night game. It sits next to Moda Center, and the two buildings still split hosting duties for the Winterhawks depending on the night.

Portland Winterhawks Schedule

A 68-game slate defines Portland Winterhawks hockey schedule plans for 2026-27, running from September 19, 2026, through March 28, 2027. The Winterhawks open on the road against the Everett Silvertips before a stretch of early home dates carries the team through most of October. From there, the calendar mixes long conference road trips with a heavy run of home dates, giving the retooled roster a full season to find its footing before the stretch run.

Portland Winterhawks Ed Chynoweth Cup Playoffs

Three WHL championships, won in 1982, 1998, and 2013, sit alongside two Memorial Cup titles that still define the program's identity. The 1983 tournament victory came behind a young Cam Neely and goaltender Mike Vernon, while Marian Hossa anchored the 1998 team that beat Guelph in overtime for the franchise's second Memorial Cup. The 2026 playoff run ended fast, with Everett sweeping the Winterhawks in four games in the opening round. A program with this much championship history rarely stays down for long.

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A championship pedigree that few programs in the WHL can match, a passionate U.S. Division rivalry with Seattle, and a roster looking to build on a retooling year with something to prove all make Portland worth watching this season. That mix of program history and forward momentum points toward where the Winterhawks are headed next. Get tickets to a Portland Winterhawks game at Event Tickets Center.