Greater Trail players honoured by WHL Winterhawks
Published 10:00 am Tuesday, April 14, 2026
The Portland Winterhawks named Fruitvale’s Adam Deadmarsh as one of its Top 10 Players of All Time at the Western Hockey League (WHL) team’s 50th Anniversary celebration in Portland last month.
The team announced the Top 10 players at a March 7 on-ice ceremony and honoured them with a customized Gold 50th Anniversary Jersey.
The Portland Winterhawks also announced the Top 50 players in October, 2025 in a countdown that included Trail players Richard Kromm, 34th, and Todd Robinson, voted 13th overall.
Portland fans chose Ken Yaremchuck as the number-1 Winterhawk, followed by Cam Neely, and Ty Rattie, and after Deadmarsh, players Perry Turnbull, Brenden Morrow, Dennis Holland, Wayne Babych, Marian Hossa, and Glen Wesley round out the top 10.
Deadmarsh was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques in the first round, 14th overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.
The former B.V. Nitehawk played for the Winterhawks from 1991-95, and skated in 220 games, scoring 134 goals and 276 points, while counting 578 PIMs.
He was an inspiring and talented leader who captained the 1994-95 Winterhawks team.
Deadmarsh was also one of six 40-goal scorers on Portland’s 1993-94 roster with 43, which tied for franchise lead for most 40 goal scorers in a single season.
Deadmarsh represented Team USA in three World Junior championships from 1993-95. He posted six goals and 10 points in 21 games, and was named captain of Team USA for the 1995 tournament.
He represented Team USA in two Olympic Games winning the silver medal in 2002.
Deadmarsh joined the NHL with the Nordiques on Jan. 25, 1995 and contributed from the start. He put up 17 points in 48 games, but even more impressive was his +16 differential, which showed just how valuable the gritty two-way forward was.
The Nordiques moved to Colorado the next year, and Deadmarsh went on to win a Stanley Cup Championship with the Avalanche in 1995-96, making an impact with 17 points in 22 playoff games.
Deadmarsh was traded to L.A. after six seasons with the Avs, and played parts of three seasons with the Kings. He retired unofficially due to a series of concussions in 2005.
Robinson, meanwhile, never played in an NHL game but is the Winterhawks all-time leading scorer with 144 goals and 469 points over five years.
The Trail minor hockey product was a brilliant playmaker, recording four seasons with 50 assists or more, including a WHL scoring title, with 38 goals, 96 assists and 134 points in 1995-96.
Robinson went on to play 14 years of professional hockey and won the CHL championship trophy with the Allen Americans in 2013.
Kromm, the son of ‘61 Smoke Eaters World Championship coach Bobby Kromm, played from 1981-84 in Portland before cracking the Calgary Flames line up midway through the 1983-84 season as a 19-year-old.
Kromm played in 142 games, scoring 61 goals, and 171 points with 107 PIMs, and captained the Winterhawks to the 1983 Memorial Cup championship.
The talented forward was drafted in the second round, 37th overall by the Calgary Flames in the 1982 NHL Draft. He appeared in 372 NHL games with Calgary and New York Islanders, posting 72-103-173 and 138 PIMs,
Kromm is currently a Pro Scout with the Chicago Blackhawks organization.
