main rival is Cool Bird of the Seattle Thunderbirds. Tom-A-Hawk announced in January 2019 that he would retire from injuries. A new mascot was introduced, Tommy. Name change The team was known as the Winter Hawks until May 2009, when it issued a press release that "the space...announced its retirement" and that the team was renaming itself the Winterhawks. Logo change On July 14, 2021, the Winterhawks announced their new identity and that they would be moving from the similar looking Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL logo, to a "Winterhawk". The Winterhawks organization partnered with local apparel company Portland Gear on the rebrand to help create the new primary logos, secondary logos, as well as the word marks. Current ownership The WHL Board of Governors has approved Winterhawks Sports Group (WSG) as the new owners of the Portland Winterhawks franchise effective January 1, 2021. WSG is led by Michael Kramer and Kerry Preete, who will also be the managing partners. Along with the Winterhawks franchise, WSG has also acquired the operations of the Winterhawks Skating Center in Beaverton, OR and all Winterhawks Junior Hockey programs. Prior to the start of the 2021-22 WHL season, the Winterhawks ownership announced the team would be returning to the Veterans Memorial Coliseum full-time. Announcers The Portland Winterhawks have changed announcers 5 times since 1976. These include; Cliff Zauner (1976-1982), Dean "Scooter" Vrooman (1982-2007), Andy Kemper (2004-2018), Todd Vrooman (2007-2017), Evan Richardson (2017-2018), Nick Marek (2018–present). Season-by-season record Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Current roster Updated January 13, 2023. |} Championships Memorial Cup (2): 1982–83, 1997–98 President's Cup (3): 1981–82, 1997–98, 2012–13 Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy (4): 1979–80, 1997–98, 2012–13, 2019–20 Conference Champions (6): 1997–98, 2000–01, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14 Division Playoff Champions (6): 1978–79, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1992–93 Regular Season Division Champions (13): 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1988–89, 1992–93, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14 WHL Championship history 1978–79: Loss, 2–4 vs Brandon 1981–82: Win, 4–1 vs Regina 1982-83: Loss, 1–4 vs Lethbridge 1986-87: Loss, 3–4 vs Medicine Hat 1988–89: Loss, 0–4 vs Swift Current 1992–93: Loss, 3–4 vs Swift Current 1997–98: Win, 4–0 vs Brandon 2000–01: Loss, 1–4 vs Red Deer 2010–11: Loss, 1–4 vs Kootenay 2011–12: Loss, 3–4 vs Edmonton 2012–13: Win, 4–2 vs Edmonton 2013–14: