12 Winterhawks alumni named to NHL opening night rosters
Portland, Ore. – The Portland Winterhawks Hockey Club is proud to recognize 12 alumni who have been named to National Hockey League opening night rosters ahead of the 2024-25 regular season.
| PLAYER | TEAM | Years in Portland | Drafted (Round-Pick) |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | Seattle | 2012-15 | 2013 – CBJ (3-89) |
| Dennis Cholowski | New York Islanders | 2017-18 | 2016 – DET (1-20) |
| Cody Glass | Pittsburgh Penguins | 2014-19 | 2017 – VGK (1-6) |
| Adin Hill | Vegas Golden Knights | 2013-16 | 2015 – ARI (3-76) |
| Joel Hofer | St. Louis Blues | 2018-20 | 2018 – STL (4-107) |
| Seth Jarvis | Carolina Hurricanes | 2017-21 | 2020 – CAR (1-13) |
| Caleb Jones | Los Angeles Kings | 2015-17 | 2015 – EDM (4-117) |
| Seth Jones | Chicago Blackhawks | 2012-13 | 2013 – NSH (1-4) |
| John Ludvig | Colorado Avalanche | 2017-20 | 2019 – FLA (3-69) |
| Nino Niederreiter | Winnipeg Jets | 2009-11 | 2010 – NYI (1-5) |
| Henri Jokiharju | Buffalo Sabres | 2016-18 | 2017 – CHI (1-29) |
| Matt Dumba | Dallas Stars | 2013-14 | 2012 – MIN (1-7) |
The NHL season begins today with a slate of three games, featuring three Winterhawks alumni. Joel Hofer and the St. Louis Blues take on Oliver Bjorkstrand and the Seattle Kraken at 1:30 p.m. PT before Seth Jones and the Chicago Blackhawks visit the Utah Hockey Club at 6:00 p.m. The only game today not featuring any Winterhawks alumni is Boston at Florida at 4:00 p.m.
Hill (VGK), Glass (PIT), Ludvig (COL), and Niederrieter (WPG) kick of their 2024-25 campaigns on Wednesday, C. Jones (LAK), Cholowski (NYI), Jokiharju (BUF), and Dumba (DAL) take the ice on Thursday, and Jarvis (CAR) is set to make his season debut on Friday.
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