Volunteer scorekeeper celebrates 2,000th game with Portland Winterhawks: 'I've enjoyed every minute of it'
For 50 years, the Winterhawks have been playing hockey in Portland, and Bob Schroeder has seen it all. "This is the 50th season that I've been keeping score," said Schroeder. The 86-year-old has worked more than 2,000 games as a volunteer scorekeeper for WHL games in Portland.
For 50 years, the Winterhawks have been playing hockey in Portland, and Bob Schroeder has seen it all. "This is the 50th season that I've been keeping score," said Schroeder. "I've enjoyed every minute of it.
" The 86-year-old has worked more than 2,000 games as a volunteer scorekeeper for WHL games in Portland. He's been part of Winterhawks games since the team arrived in the Rose City in 1976. "I've always been at the scorer's table.
I love it," he declared. Schroeder says he's only missed a few games over the years: "I never get tired of going to the games, as many as I've seen. "You never know what's gonna go on, one game to the next.
One game they'll look like world beaters — the next game, they don't. " He's witnessed three WHL championships, two Memorial Cups and a long list of memories. It keeps him coming back.