PORTLAND WINTERHAWKS HOCKEY PORTLAND AT TRI-CITY | MARCH 18, 2021 | 7:05 p.m. PT | TOYOTA CENTER | GAME #1 of 24 2020-21 BY THE NUMBERS TALE OF THE TAPE THE LAST TIME... The Winterhawks went a flawless 7-0-0-0 against Tri-City last year, concluding with their REGULAR SEASON SERIES: strongest victory of the season on March 4, 2020 at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum. With three goals in each of TRI-CITY 0-0-0-0 | PORTLAND 0-0-0-0 the first two periods and five in the third, the team’s 11 goals matched a season high en route to an 11-2 victory. The nine-goal difference was also tied for their largest margin victory in the 2019-20 season. Seth Jarvis, Jaydon Dureau and Gabe Klassen all registered three points in the affair. Portland’s last trip to Kennewick came on 2/28/20, in which they picked up a 3-1 victory. OTHER NOTABLES... In seven games against Tri-City last season, Winterhawks forward Seth Jarvis totaled 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 eight goals and ten assists for a total of 18 points. On January 24, 2020 he produced one of his three five-point -- IN U.S. -- in U.S. performances against the Americans (2-3-5). The Carolina Hurricanes prospect had 7-4-11 playing with their AHL affiliate Chicago to start 2021. Jaydon Dureau also enjoyed success against the southeastern Washington club, HEAD-TO-HEAD posting 3-8-11 in the seven match-ups. The 2020 NHL Draft selection of the Tampa Bay Lightning will look to - HOME - continue his momentum in his return to the Winterhawks lineup and with his 2019-20 linemate Jarvis. - AWAY - - LAST 5 - - Last 10 - - Goals For/Game - - Goals Against/Game - - Power PlAY - #16 | GABE KLASSEN #7 | LUKE ZAZULA - Penalty Kill - Denoted by new Winterhawks captain Nick Cicek as a play- Overage defenseman Luke Zazula assumes the captaincy - SHG For - er that’s stood out for his team during the gear up for the role for the Americans for the abbreviated 24-game regu- - PIM/Game - 2021 regular season, the 17-year-old hopes to make the lar season. A veteran of 222 WHL regular season games, upcoming campaign a fruitful one. Last year the Saskatch- the Langley, BC product was acquired by the Americans 2020 VERSUS STATS ewan product posted 15 points (7-8-15) in 30 games with last season and he posted 21 points in 37 games. AMERICANS WINTERHAWKS the Winterhawks. Skater G A PTS Skater G A PTS Mutala 0 4 4 Jarvis 8 10 18 Hrabik 3 0 3 Hanas 5 6 11 NEWS AND NOTES Bjorklund 1 1 2 Dureau 3 8 11 Bowman 1 1 2 Gricius 3 5 8 LONG TIME COMING... When the Winterhawks drop the puck against the Tri-City Americans on March 18, it will Zazula 1 1 2 Newkirk 3 4 7 make an end to a 375 day absence between WHL games. Turning the clocks back before the COVID-19 pandemic, the Winterhawks played their last game on March 8, 2020 at the Moda Center against the Victoria Royals in a decisive 4-1 GOALIES victory. GOALIES W L OTL GAA SV% SO Dante Giannuzzi (POR) 4 0 0 1.38 .943 0 Joel Hofer (POR) 3 0 0 1.88 .921 0 Per Winterhawks historian Andy Kemper on his After the Whistle Blog, the latest regular season game played in Port- Beck Warm (TC) 0 1 1 4.46 .873 0 land’s history was played on March 28, 1977 (the first season in Portland for the Hawks) at the Veterans Memorial Col- Talyn Boyko (TC) 0 3 0 4.97 .884 0 iseum. The opponent that night was the Kamloops Chiefs (the team that would later relocate to Seattle and become the Mason Dunsford (TC) 0 2 0 12.09 .790 0 Breakers and then eventually the Thunderbirds) and it was not close…Portland thumping Kamloops by a margin of 10-2. UPCOMING MEETINGS Since then, the Hawks have ended their regular season later than March 18 a total of 26 times (the latest being in DATE LOCATION RESULT SF-SA PP PK 2016-17 when it ended on March 19), having played a total of 63 out of their 3155 regular season games after March March 18 Toyota Center 18. Surprisingly, 46 of those games were played in the Rose City with a record of 31-13-2-0-0. On the road, in 17 games, April 2 Veterans Memorial May 1 Veterans Memorial their record has been 6-9-1-0-1 for a combined record of 37-22-3-0-1. May 5 Toyota Center May 9 Toyota Center CAPTAIN CICEK… On Monday, Nick Cicek was honored as the franchise’s 45th captain in team history, assuming May 11 Veterans Memorial the role from Florida Panthers prospect Johnny Ludvig. The 20-year-old defenseman finished the 2019-20 campaign with career-highs in goals (4), points (14), plus/minus (+30) and penalty minutes (91). He joins quite the fraternity of Winterhawks captains that include 1998 Memorial Cup Champion Brenden Morrow and recent Stanley Cup Champion Braydon Coburn. The now veteran blueliner hopes to have his best year and set an example for Portland’s eight rookies on the roster, including four on the back end. REIGNING CHAMPIONS... Though it’s an abbreviated 24-game schedule, the Portland Winterhawks enter the 2020-21 season as reigning WHL Scotty Munro Champions after finishing the year with a 45-11-3-4 record. Last year’s team cemented themselves in history becoming the fourth fastest Winterhawks team to reach 40 wins (55 games... 50 games was the fastest ever in 1997-98 and 2012-13). The Winterhawks return their top three scorers from the championship roster, including first-round NHL Draft selection Seth Jarvis who was second in the WHL with 98 points. PORTLAND WINTERHAWKS HOCKEY PORTLAND AT TRI-CITY | MARCH 18, 2021 | 7:05 p.m. PT | TOYOTA CENTER | GAME #1 of 24 SENSATIONAL SETH... Winterhawks forward Seth Jarvis finished second in the WHL in league scoring with 98 2019-20 points (42G-56A) in 58 games and he averages more than a point-per-game in his WHL career. After his sensational SCHEDULE & RESULTS season, the Carolina Hurricanes drafted Jarvis 13th overall in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. Following a stint with Hockey MARCH (0-0-0-0) Canada at their World Junior training camp, Jarvis was assigned to the Hurricanes AHL affiliate Chicago Wolves and he THUR. 18 AT TRI-CITY AMERICANS 7:05 PM SAT. 20 AT SEATTLE THUNDERBIRDS 5:05 PM helped lead the Wolves to an AHL-best start. Through his first nine pro games, the Winnipeg, MB native led the entire SUN. 21 VS. SPOKANE CHIEFS 5:00 PM AHL as a 19-year-old with 11 points. He scored in four straight games to being his pro career and had points in six FRI. 26 VS. EVERETT SILVERTIPS 5:00 PM SAT. 27 AT SEATTLE THUNDERBIRDS 5:05 PM straight before getting reassigned to Portland for the abbreviated WHL season. SUN. 28 AT SEATTLE THUNDERBIRDS 5:05 PM APRIL (0-0-0-0) Jarvis, a former 11th overall WHL Bantam pick, notched his 40th goal during his first year NHL Draft eligible season, FRI. 2 VS. TRI-CITY AMERICANS 5:00 PM SAT. 3 AT EVERETT SILVERTIPS 6:05 PM becoming just the ninth Winterhawk to do so and the first since Nic Petan. Four of the previous eight were first round TUE. 6 AT EVERETT SILVERTIPS 7:05 PM NHL Draft picks and the other four were second round selections. The Winnipeg native also participated in the 2020 FRI. 9 AT SPOKANE CHIEFS 6:10 PM CHL/NHL Top Prospect game in Hamilton, Ontario and was the 17th Winterhawk to participate in the event this decade, SAT. 10 AT SPOKANE CHIEFS 5:10 PM WED. 14 VS. SPOKANE CHIEFS 5:00 PM the first since Henri Jokiharju and Cody Glass attended in 2017. SAT. 17 VS. SEATTLE THUNDERBIRDS 5:00 PM SUN. 18 AT EVERETT SILVERTIPS 4:05 PM SAT. 24 VS. SEATTLE THUNDERBIRDS 5:00 PM LET’S GO SCOUTING... The Portland Winterhawks are proud to announce three players have been named to NHL SUN. 25 VS. SEATTLE THUNDERBIRDS 5:00 PM Central Scouting’s Players to Watch List for the 2022 NHL Draft. Forward Jack O’Brien was listed as a B-rated prospect TUE. 27 VS. EVERETT SILVERTIPS 5:00 PM for the summer’s draft and Simon Knak and Tyson Kozak each tabbed C ratings before the start of the WHL’s season. FRI. 30 VS. EVERETT SILVERTIPS 5:00 PM MAY (0-0-0-0) SAT. 1 VS. TRI-CITY AMERICANS 5:00 PM COMIN’ FOR THAT NO.1 SPOT... With Joel Hofer graduating to the pro game, Dante Giannuzzi and Brock SUN. 2 AT SEATTLE THUNDERBIRDS 5:05 PM Gould both have aspirations of becoming the number one netminder for the Winterhawks. Giannuzzi (’02) enters his WED. 5 AT TRI-CITY AMERICANS 7:05 PM SAT. 8 VS. SPOKANE CHIEFS 5:00 PM third season with the club after a fantastic nine-game record in 2019-20. Giannuzzi went 7-1 with a .931 SV% and a SUN. 9 AT TRI-CITY AMERICANS 4:05 PM 1.68 GAA. Portland acquired Gould (’01) in February to fill the vacancy left by World Junior gold medalist Hofer. The TUE. 11 VS. TRI-CITY AMERICANS 5:00 PM 6-foor-5, 205 pound goaltender from Colorado Springs, CO is hoping to establish some consistency after splitting his *ALL TIMES PST second WHL season with Victoria and Moose Jaw.