Jakob Stukel wanted it early. Luke Coleman threw pucks to the net hoping to get a lucky bounce. Jake Bean had a great look at, but passed up an opportunity at it. The Calgary Hitmen came out flying, as they were competing against each other for the rights to the […]
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2018 NHL draft profiles: Vladislav Yeryomenko
There’s a smooth skating defencemen on the Calgary Hitmen’s top pairing that is starting to turn some heads after a lengthy time with the national program and improved play with his Western Hockey League club. The Belarusian born Vladislav Yeryomenko is having a career season with the Hitmen and is […]
Bean back with Hitmen
A crowded young blue line prevented Jake Bean from cracking his first National Hockey League roster. Despite not making the lineup, Bean’s stock only continues to rise. On Oct. 3, the Hurricanes reassigned the 13th overall pick from the 2016 NHL Entry Draft to the Calgary Hitmen. He appeared with […]
Restructured Hitmen look to build off last year’s playoff drive
Calgary Hitmen 2016-17 season: 30-32-8-2, 70 points, swept by the Regina Pats in the opening round of the playoffs 4-0. It was an offseason of great turnover for the Calgary Hitmen this summer, on and off the ice. In July, the Hitmen introduced a pair of personnel changes, with a […]
Hitmen roll on as vets leave for NHL camps
As the Calgary Hitmen went to work this week following an 0-2 start to their preseason, they had to do so without seven of their veteran players. NHL training camps and the Young Stars Tournament in Penticton, B.C. swallowed up nearly one third of a projected starting lineup. Team Canada […]