The Calgary Hitmen have gone through the gauntlet over the past few weeks trying to dress a cohesive team, but the World Junior Championship, untimely injuries and unexpected winter flu bugs have deprived them of that opportunity. For the first time this season, the Hitmen skated their top four picks […]
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Hitmen prospects showcased at the Mac’s
Tye Carriere’s first trip to the Scotiabank Saddledome as a player didn’t end they way he hoped for. The Red Deer Optimist Chiefs ran out of gas during the 40th annual Mac’s Midget AAA World Invitational Hockey Tournament championship game yesterday, losing to the Regina Pat Canadians 4-0. “This was […]
Edmonton scores late to beat the Hitmen
The Calgary Hitmen (11-19-6-1) opened the New Year with a trip up north to face the Edmonton Oil Kings (10-22-4-1). Edmonton has managed points in all four of their previous games since returning from Christmas break. Calgary opened the New Year hoping to gain ground on the Eastern Conference […]
Hitmen battle back to end 2017 in style
The first 36 games of the 2017-18 season didn’t necessarily go the Calgary Hitmen’s way, but they wrapped up the official first half of their season with a divisional victory that has evaded them the past few weeks. Coming off the heels of a four-game sweep to the Kootenay Ice, […]
Ice sweep holiday series over Hitmen
Not even the switch to the white jerseys at home could save the Calgary Hitmen from what was basically the worst-case scenario ending to a mini series with the Kootenay Ice. Before the holiday break, the Hitmen opened up an organizational first, a four-game regular season series with the same […]
At the halfway mark : Central Division
Every team in the Central Division is within a game or two of the official halfway mark of another WHL season. Coming off the holiday break, some teams are settling into their grooves, while others could be looking at roster moves in the not-so-near future. The Central is considered the […]
Krebs lifts Ice 4-3 over Hitmen
Good things come in threes. The Kootenay Ice picked up their third straight win against the Calgary Hitmen in as many games, starting off the second half of the season by going the distance for a 4-3 OT finish on Wednesday night in Cranbrook. Rookie Peyton Krebs tallied the game-winner […]
Checking in with the 2017 Hitmen Bantam Draft class
With the Calgary Hitmen’s top defensive unit leaving for the World Junior tournament over the holiday season, the door opened for the club’s most recent first-round pick made his debut. Blue liner Luke Prokop was selected seventh overall by the Hitmen during the 2017 WHL Bantam Draft and made his […]
Christmas Wish List
Below is a satirical look at the Christmas Wish for each of the 22 WHL teams. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all the fans, the office staff, the hockey staff and most of all the players of the Western Hockey League. Brandon Wheat Kings – More of the […]
Hitmen head into holiday break on a sour note
The Calgary Hitmen were 3:13 away hitting the holiday break in good spirits. Now, the holiday break will be spent figuring out how to claw back into the Central Division standings along with valuable time with rarely seen family members, following the 4-3 loss to the Kootenay Ice Sunday evening […]