Portland native Kyle Gustafson paid his dues in the WHL - 17 years as an assistant coach with the Winterhawks.  We spoke about his new gig with the Vancouver Canucks, what its like to work for your hometown team, and beyond

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Kyle Gustafson: From Winterhawks to Canucks

DUBNetworks own Lizz Child was in the building for both of Portlands games,  offering a unique perspective.  We spoke about Cross Hanas strong start, Dwayne Jean Jr scoring a shootout game winner, a critical goal called off on a crease violation,  having crowds back, looking forward to EVT/SEA next weekend, and more

Recapping opening weekend with Lizz Child

Lizz Child has big shoes to fill, covering the Winterhawks for DUBNetwork, but she's been up to the task.  We spoke about Neely Cup, preseason, Seth Jarvis with the Hurricanes, Mike Johnston potentially employing a more defensive scheme,  the unusual experiment of sending 4 WHL regulars to Lincoln last season, expectations around the rest of the US Division, Dante Giannuzzi, and a little on how Lizz came to DUBNetwork

2021-22 Season Kickoff with Lizz Child

We checked in with Nick Marek to see how the Winterhawks have been handling the truncated season, how this years experience will benefit them in the future, riding the bus with hockey minds like Mike Johnston and Don Hay, dealing with the uncertainty Marek faced during the long offseason, and […]

Winterhawks PXP Nick Marek

We kick off Season 7 of Pucklandia with Andy Eide, who called the last two Portland games for TV, & has been covering the US Division for close to a decade.  We talked about the return to play, the current youth movement in the WHL, & more

Season 7, Episode 1 Featuring Andy Eide

We spoke with Logan Boulet’s father, Toby Boulet, about organ donation, Green Shirt Day, dealing with tragedy, what kind of hockey player Logan was, & beyond www.greenshirtday.ca

Toby Boulet

We spoke with the Head of Western Canadian scouting for Future Considerations, Justin Froese, about some of the WHL talent getting picked this draft, as well as digging down into the scouting process, and how it’s changed over the years https://nhlentrydraft.com/

Justin Froese talking #2020NHLDraft

We spoke with Portland Winterhawks forward Kishaun Gervais about growing up on the reserve, playing in places as different as Yorkton and Portland, his clothing line (Teddywear) and its connection to mental health awarness, what Black Lives Matter means to him, and more   https://www.instagram.com/teddywearclothing/

Kishaun Gervais

Adam Purner wears many hats:  Events Manager in Portland’s business office, Video Coordinator working with the on-ice coaching staff, & Goaltender Development Coordinator for USA Hockey for the state of Oregon.  He joined Josh & Chad to break down some of his duties in each role

BEST OF: Adam Purner: Winterhawks Video Coordinator

We were joined by Rich Franklin: Vice President, Sponsorship for the Portland Winterhawks.  We took a look at the team on the ice, but more in depth behind the scenes in regards to business partnerships, selling seats, how the WHL teams work together, & more. We experienced technical difficulties & […]

Mixing business with pleasure featuring Rich Franklin

We’re joined by Nic Corbett, director of NHL relations for Adidas Hockey, discussing the NHL Black Hockey History Tour coming to Portland (and Seattle) this week.  We also talked about Adidas Hockey in a greater sense, diversity in hockey, the beauty of the hockey jersey, & more    

NHL Black Hockey History Tour

Josh Critzer brings us bonus audio with Josh Horton with the Everett Hearld, but first we look at the .500 streak the Winterhawks are on, contrast that with the long hot streak they enjoyed, & opine on what Portland may look like down the stretch & into the playoffs

Josh Critzer / Chad Balcom + special guest Josh Horton

Our normal host, Chad Balcom, was out with an upper-body injury, but is day-to-day and should be good to go for the weekend. Therefore, Brandon Rivers and Josh Critzer recapped Portland’s three-in-three from last weekend (Spokane, Everett, Moose Jaw) and also took a look ahead to another three-in-three for the […]

Pucklandia February 19 – Winterhawks weekend recap and preview

Brandon Rivers and Josh Critzer recap Portland’s two wins in Kelowna over the weekend. Kevin Dudley of the The Spokesman Review joined Josh to preview the Winterhawks and Chiefs game on Friday night as well as what he has seen from Spokane so far this season. Kevin’s segment begins at 29:41. […]

Winterhawks/Rockets recap and Kevin Dudley talking Chiefs

The Portland Winterhawks haven’t added to the loss column since November – we caught up with the PXP voice of the ‘Hawks to look at the season to date as well as looking down the stretch + towards playoffs

Nick Marek talking Winterhawks

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