WHL's Portland Winterhawks Celebrate 50 Years With An Important List

Adam Kierszenblat · 2025-11-05T17:25:48.000Z

This year is special for the WHL [https://thehockeynews.com/whl]’s Portland Winterhawks. The 2025-26 campaign marks the Winterhawks' 50th anniversary season, and the organization plans to celebrate “50 years of Hawkey” [https://chl.ca/whl-winterhawks/article/commemorating-50-years-of-hawkey/] in style. The Winterhawks were founded in 1976, one year after the CHL was established. Since then, they’ve grown to be one of the longest-lasting franchises in major junior hockey. WHL's Portland Winterhawks Celebrate 50 Years With An Important List [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/25fea553-11f0-4eb1-a8ab-f847ff979e78.jpeg] WHL's Portland Winterhawks Celebrate 50 Years With An Important List The WHL's Portland Winterhawks revealed their top 50 players of all-time in alphabetical order and will count down the list throughout the campaign as the centerpiece of their 50-year anniversary. [https://thehockeynews.com/news/latest-news/whl-s-portland-winterhawks-celebrate-50-years-with-an-important-list] Drop a comment and share your perspective.

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Adam Kierszenblat

Nov 5, 2025

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This year is special for the WHL’s Portland Winterhawks.

The 2025-26 campaign marks the Winterhawks' 50th anniversary season, and the organization plans to celebrate “50 years of Hawkey” in style.

The Winterhawks were founded in 1976, one year after the CHL was established. Since then, they’ve grown to be one of the longest-lasting franchises in major junior hockey.

The WHL's Portland Winterhawks revealed their top 50 players of all-time in alphabetical order and will count down the list throughout the campaign as the centerpiece of their 50-year anniversary.

thehockeynews.comWHL's Portland Winterhawks Celebrate 50 Years With An Important ListThe WHL's Portland Winterhawks revealed their top 50 players of all-time in alphabetical order and will count down the list throughout the campaign as the centerpiece of their 50-year anniversary.

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