Big news in Portland

Published 10:59 am Saturday, August 16, 2008

Big developments going on in Portland as Everett’s U.S. Division rivals are apparently on the verge of being sold. Gregg Drinnan of the Kamloops Daily News has the scoop here.

This is a huge deal. Portland’s had a dismal two seasons under the current ownership, with rumors swirling about financial difficulties. Financial problems clearly will not be the case under the alleged new owner. And supposedly there will be a complete cleaning house in hockey operations, too. We’ll have to see where this eventually goes, and how it impacts the Winter Hawks, both in the short and the long term.