Winterhawks Weekly: Still Working on it

The Portland Winterhawks kicked off their 2014-15 season with seven players unavailable due to NHL training camp.  Friday, they opened at home against Seattle, and for the first two periods, the Winterhawks and Thunderbirds were even, with Tyson Predinchuk getting the Winterhawks on the board first in the second period.  However, Keegan Kolesar would even things up later in the period.  The third period was when things got away from the Winterhawks, as Alexander True and a couple of Ryan Gropp goals would put the Thunderbirds ahead 4-1, which was how the game ended.

Saturday, the Prince George Cougars came into town, and things weren't great from the word go.  Chase Witala and Jansen Harkins would put the Cougars up 2-0 after the first period.  Goals from Paul Bittner and Jari Erricson would make it 3-1 in favor of Prince George heading into the final period.  Layne Viveiros and Bittner would pull the Winterhawks within one, but the comeback was not to be, as Chance Braid would add two goals and give Prince George a 6-3 win.

The Winterhawks are back in action this weekend, as they will hit the road against Vancouver on Friday before coming home for back-to-back games against Everett on Saturday and Sunday.