The Portland Winterhawks were able to get some momentum going into a five game road trip and then some. On Wednesday, the Winterhawks easily handled the Tri-City Americans 4-1 behind goals from Brendan Leipsic, Adam Rossignol, Presten Kopeck, and Oliver Bjorkstrand. Those goals sandwiched a Tri-City goal from Philip Tot and made a winner of Brendan Burke, who made 29 saves in the win. Friday was a matchup against Swift Current, and was the last game before the Winterhawks started the road trip. Connor Sanvido opened the scoring for Swift Current, but Nic Petan would send the Winterhawks to a tie after one period. Alex Schoenborn and Bjorkstrand opened the scoring in the second period for the Winterhawks, but Tanner LeSann and Graham Black tied things for Swift Current. Petan would score, giving the Winterhawks a 4-3 lead going into the third period. Dominic Turgeon and Coda Gordon exchanged goals to make it a 5-4 decision in favor of the Winterhawks and a win for Burke.
The Saturday tilt at Kennewick, WA was the first of five games on the road, and for one period, things were even, as Chase De Leo and Jessey Astles exchanged goals. Two periods later, the Winterhawks finished their demolition of the Tri-City Americans, as Keegan Iverson, Taylor Leier, De Leo, and Petan scored in the second period and in the process, chased Eric Comrie from the game. Paul Bittner, Bjorkstrand, and Kopeck scored in the third, finishing a dominating win for the Winterhawks 8-1. Burke finished the week a perfect 3-0-0-0.
The Winterhawks continue the road trip with games against a struggling Lethbridge Hurricanes team on Tuesday, Medicine Hat on Wednesday, a stop in Cranbrook, BC for a matchup at Kootenay on Friday, and Spokane on Saturday.
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