Eight years later and Calgary Hitmen GM Jeff Chynoweth finally got his man. Eight years ago, Chynoweth was running the Kootenay Ice and looking for a new head coach. He interviewed an up-and-coming coach in Steve Hamilton, who already tucked Alberta Junior Hockey League Coach of the Year titles under […]
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Ferguson steps down from Hitmen
It was announced today that Calgary Hitmen Head Coach Dallas Ferguson resigned due to family reasons. Ferguson was named the ninth head coach in Hitmen history at a press conference July 11, 2017 at McMahon Stadium last summer. Ferguson was previously with the University of Alaska Fairbanks Nanooks hockey program […]
NHL Draft rounds four and five – WHL round up
Joel Hofer (G) – Swift Current Broncos Hofer was selected in the fourth round 107th overall to the St. Louis Blues. Hofer played in 19 games and had a 8-3-1-1 record. He recorded one shutout and a .914 save percentage to go with a 2.61 goals against average. Hofer was […]
NHL Draft rounds two and three – WHL round up
This slow emergence of WHL players being drafted continued with just two picks in the second round. The defensemen from the league led the way with the first four picks. The emergence of WHL forwards began with picks 92 and 93. Jett Woo (D) – Moose Jaw Warriors Woo was […]
Hitmen take Tschigerl at four
The Calgary Hitmen bucked their trend of taking a defenceman in the first round by landing a northern boy fourth overall during the annual Western Hockey League Bantam Draft. The process of turning around the fourth-worst season in franchise history took a big step forward this morning in Red Deer […]
Hitmen prepared to pick fourth overall
The Calgary Hitmen are playing the waiting game this year at the Western Hockey League Bantam Draft. Following the fourth-worst season in franchise history, the Hitmen fell back one spot in the WHL Lottery and will draft fourth overall tomorrow at the Sheraton Hotel in Red Deer. Coming into the […]
Bantam Draft history for each WHL team’s 2018 draft position
The WHL Bantam Draft is just three days away. It’s always fun to look at the past for each team in the draft and a good way of doing that is to look back at who each team took in past years with the pick number they have this year. […]
Examining the history of the WHL Lottery
It was designed to be quick and painless. This year’s installment of the Western Hockey League Bantam Draft Lottery was quick for all and painless for four of the six teams involved. Over the years, the lottery has produced its fair share of drama and this year was no exception. […]
Hitmen hope fourth line can learn from defensive struggles
There is a lot to get excited about in next year’s batch of 2000-born players returning to Calgary Hitmen training camp. Tristen Nielsen, Carson Focht and Riley Stotts all enjoyed career years during the 2017-18 season and could hear their names called during the NHL Entry Draft this June. But […]
Flames not deterred by Schneider’s challenging season
The first period of Nick Schneider’s final Western Hockey League game perfectly summed up how his only season with the Calgary Hitmen played out. A young, inexperienced team took five minor penalties and hung their graduating netminder out to dry against the Edmonton Oil Kings, allowing the third-worst power play […]