There is a lot of familiarity on the Calgary Hitmen pre-season roster. At the end of training camp, new Head Coach Steve Hamilton said that he intentionally avoided talking about players with other staff members to develop his own opinions about the roster. Hamilton must have liked what was already […]
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Hitmen goaltending group deepens
A psychic would struggle with predicting who is going to be between the pipes September 22 when the Calgary Hitmen open their Western Hockey League season in Cranbrook. Last year, clairvoyance was not needed in predicting the No. 1 netminder, as it was basically decided before the heat of summer […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Stankowski dealt to Calgary; Semifinals set for Hlinka Gretzky Cup
Stankowski staying closer to home The Seattle Thunderbirds rode a stellar effort from a 16-year-old goalie in the 2017 playoffs all the way to a Ed Chynoweth Cup. That rookie netminder may very well have won the WHL MVP award of not for 2017-18 NHL Calder Trophy winning center Mathew […]
Seattle Thunderbirds Notebook- who returns next year?
With the WHL Bantam Draft going tomorrow, let’s take a look at who the Seattle Thundebrirds already have in their system and who is likely to return for the 2018-19 season. They will lose Austin Strand and Turner Ottenbreit from the blue line and Donovan Neuls from the top-six forward […]
