One for the Winterhawks

This week, Sven Baertschi made his NHL debut with the Calgary Flames and in last night's game, he scored his first NHL goal in a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild.  Now, as you know, this blog does have a little bit of bias for the Portland Winterhawks, and as you may have guessed from this picture of Baertschi, he was a Winterhawk prior to getting called up by the Flames this past week.  A first round pick this past year, Baertschi is just one of many Winterhawks (past and current) that look to make their mark in the NHL, with Nino Niederreiter and Ryan Johansen already making their mark and players such as Ty Rattie, Joe Morrow, and Brad Ross waiting for their opportunities.  Making an impact is nothing new for the Winterhawks, as some of the most notable alumni to have gone through the Rose City include Marian Hossa, Paul Gaustad, Adam Deadmarsh, and Cam Neely, so the new generation of Winterhawks will ensure that the pipeline from Portland will be churning out some good players for years to come.