With the WHL announcing an early October start to the season with a full 68-game schedule, fans across Western Canada are getting excited at the thought of being back in arenas. That has me thinking about three games I’m most looking forward to when the league finally hits the ice […]
Tag: Calgary Hitmen
Daily Dose of the DUB: Rebels get their coach, Piper steps down, and more!
Rebels hire Konowalchuk as head coach BIG NEWS: Steve Konowalchuk named Head Coach of the Rebels! Details – https://t.co/5Jc8QQs52M pic.twitter.com/Qyjcw1mtrU — Red Deer Rebels (@Rebelshockey) June 8, 2021 Former Seattle Thunderbirds Head Coach Steve Konowalchuk has been hired by the Red Deer Rebels. Brent Sutter was replacing himself and […]
Daily Dose of the DUB: Pettersson retires, US Division awards handed out, and more
Pettersson retires from hockey View this post on Instagram A post shared by Fredrik Pettersson (@freddie.pettersson) Forward Fredrik Pettersson (111GP, 43G, 50A with Calgary ’05-’07) has announced his retirement from hockey. Pettersson played 14 professional seasons following his junior hockey career. Last season he played in 25 games […]
Daily Dose of the DUB: T-Birds earn top spot in U.S. Draft, WHL doles out B.C. Division awards, and more!
T-Birds to pick first overall in 2021 U.S. Priority Draft The @SeattleTBirds will select first overall in the 2021 WHL U.S. Priority Draft! #WHLDraft DETAILS ? | https://t.co/pfvOoXg5cK pic.twitter.com/mNCB6BpVDh — The WHL (@TheWHL) June 3, 2021 The 2021 WHL U.S. Priority Draft lottery on Thursday was won by the Seattle […]
Daily Dose of the DUB: Miner signs ELC, hockey staffing changes and more!
Miner signs ELC with Avalanche We have signed Trent Miner to a three-year entry-level deal!#GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/mBnKtIjUSD — p – Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) May 27, 2021 Goaltender Trent Miner (84GP, 48-28-5, 2.49GAA, .910sv% with Vancouver) has signed his three-year entry-level contract with the Colorado Avalanche. In 2020-21, Miner was 7-8-0 […]
Daily Dose of the DUB: Cicek signs with Barracuda, alumni signings and more
Cicek signs with Barracuda #SJBarracuda add depth to the blueline with signings ✍️https://t.co/YRoXi7opnA — San Jose Barracuda (@sjbarracuda) May 21, 2021 Defenseman Nick Cicek (138GP, 9G, 39A with Portland) has signed an amateur tryout with the San Jose Barracuda of the AHL. Cicek was named captain of the Winterhawks in […]
Daily Dose of the DUB: ICE sign prospect, alumni signings, and more!
ICE sign Friesen NEWS | Winnipeg ICE Sign 2004-born Forward Evan Friesen to a WHL Standard Player Agreement Details ➡️ https://t.co/Cjp7BAGzjH pic.twitter.com/5kmmTnwGrk — Winnipeg ICE (@WHLWpgICE) May 19, 2021 Forward Evan Friesen was signed to a Standard Player Agreement by the Winnipeg ICE on Wednesday. The 16-year-old native of Winnipeg, […]
The Calgary Hitmen: earning Calgary’s support
In 1995, the Calgary Hitmen joined the Western Hockey League and began to build an incredible reputation. The Hitmen became a WHL organization with investments from several private investors, including hockey legends Theo Fleury, Joe Sakic, and the team’s namesake, professional wrestler Bret “the Hitman” Hart. Over the years, […]
Daily Dose of the DUB: Tigers sign Basha, Mannek gets ECHL deal, and more!
Basha signed to Standard Player Agreement with Tigers We are excited to announce we have signed forward Andrew Basha to a standard WHL Player Agreement! Welcome to the Orange and Black, Andrew! ?? Read the release -> https://t.co/BMOxfmyc0d pic.twitter.com/vgyj9mjhZF — Medicine Hat Tigers (@tigershockey) May 17, 2021 2005-born forward Andrew […]
Ranking Hitmen alumni 2020-21 NHL regular season performances
As the NHL regular season comes to a close, playoffs are on the horizon. Now is an excellent time to look back on the 2020-21 regular season. The season saw several Hitmen alumni excel throughout the 56-game stretch. Six former Hitmen players were named on official NHL rosters to […]