After a week that saw the Calgary Hitmen pick up four of a possible six points, the Eastern Conference wild card front runners will be faced with their sixth three-games-in-three-night weekend of the season. This weekend will include contests against the Prince Albert Raiders, Red Deer Rebels and lastly, the […]
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Hitmen winning streak over after 4-0 loss to Wheat Kings
On Friday, the Calgary Hitmen three-game win streak was snapped at the hands of Brandon Wheat Kings. Despite the 37 shots from Calgary, the Hitmen struggled on the power play and spent several minutes killing unnecessary penalties. The Wheat Kings were once again able to shut down the top lines […]
Kastelic the late game hero in 3-2 win over Winnipeg
“Good goaltending, timely scoring and a good penalty kill” were the ingredients Hitmen head coach Steve Hamilton felt added to the success of his club on Wednesday. The Winnipeg Ice had their first visit to the Saddledome since relocation spoiled by a late goal from Hitmen captain Mark Kastelic. Despite […]
Weekly Preview: Calgary Hitmen
The Calgary Hitmen are coming off a four-point weekend that included a two-game sweep of the Red Deer Rebels. Calgary will look to continue its three-game win streak this week against both Manitoba teams before hosting Red Deer once again. The five-game homestand is part of Calgary’s busiest month of […]
Calgary beats Red Deer in second consecutive 5-2 victory
The Calgary Hitmen on Sunday completed a weekend sweep of the Red Deer Rebels handily with a 5-2 victory over their Central Division rivals. The victory came with depth scoring coming up in a big way while Brayden Peters continued his excellent play. Steve Hamilton described his club’s performances this […]
Lack of polish does Rebels in
From start to finish, the game lacked consistency in nearly every facet for the Red Deer Rebels. Passes were in the player’s skates, the dump ins weren’t chased with any vigor and the turnovers were plentiful. After an entire week off, the Rebels came out with a lot of energy […]
Krebs, Hughes lift ICE to third straight win
The Winnipeg ICE skated to a victory this past Tuesday against the Prince George Cougars. That was a good thing, but it was definitely a bittersweet victory. That’s because the team will be without the services of star forward Connor McClennon for the next 8-10 weeks after he broke his […]
Hitmen fall to Hurricanes 4-2 in tight divisional matchup
The first game after the trade deadline for both the Calgary Hitmen and Lethbridge Hurricanes was a back and forth affair which saw the Canes secure the road victory in the third. Both clubs were without top players as Calen Addison and Dylan Cozens continue to rest since returning from […]
Hitmen slip by the Hurricanes in overtime
The Calgary Hitmen and captain Mark Kastelic made short work of overtime as just 18 seconds into the frame, the Arizona product buried his 20th of the season to lift the visitors to a 2-1 win over the Lethbridge Hurricanes. Brayden Peters was outstanding with 27 saves on the night […]
Hurricanes top Hitmen in overtime as both teams return from the holiday break
Dino Kambeitz played the hero with his second goal of the night in overtime to help lift the Lethbridge Hurricanes over the division rival Calgary Hitmen. Kambeitz scored with two minutes remaining in the extra frame to cap a two-goal comeback for the hometown Hurricanes. Carl Tetachuk stopped 26-of-30 shots […]