The Sunday matinee game between the visiting Portland Winterhawks and Calgary Hitmen was the first and only meeting between the two clubs. With Mark Kastelic back in the lineup centering Riley Stotts and Jonas Peterek, the matchup served as a great test for the Hitmen, as both teams had won […]
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Hitmen take out Rebels on the back of Stotts’ sniping
It didn’t come easy and it took 186 games, but Riley Stotts strung together his first WHL career hat trick. “It’s exciting. I was happy to get it (Saturday). It was good to get the win,” said Stotts about potting three goals, including the eventual game winner. It was a […]
2019-20 Draft Eligible players to watch
Brandon Wheat Kings: Ridly Greig Forward 5-foot-11, 159 pounds Greig has already had a four-point game against the Moose Jaw Warriors in the preseason. This past summer, he played for Team Canada at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup, and next summer, he’s projected as the 58th pick in the NHL Entry […]
Young Hitmen fall to Oil Kings in second preseason game
The latter half of the preseason home-and-home was held last night (September 7th) between the visiting Edmonton Oil Kings and the home Calgary Hitmen. The second of four preseason games for the Hitmen was held at the recently-built Sarcee Seven Chiefs Sportsplex in Tsuu T’ina Nation. The Hitmen looked to […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Gustafson, Hay re-sign with Winterhawks and so much more
The Portland Winterhawks have announced contract extensions for Associate Coach and Assistant to the General Manager Kyle Gustafson and Assistant Coach Don Hay.
Hitmen make final roster moves
Two days ago, the Calgary Hitmen unveiled the players who will suit up in Cranbrook in their Western Hockey League opener tonight the Kootenay ICE, as they hope to end the franchise’s second-longest playoff drought. The drought may be insignificant with only having to sit and watch the WHL playoffs […]
Sanders reassigned; other Calgary Hitmen roster battles
Following last year’s frenetic trade deadline, Calgary Hitmen GM Jeff Chynoweth said of newly acquired 19-year-old netminder Nick Sanders, “we feel Nick can not only help us push for a playoff spot this season but audition to be one of our three overages next year.” The only issue was that […]
Sorting through the Hitmen’s main camp roster
Like any Western Hockey League training camp, there are plenty of questions surrounding different parts of a new roster. Last year the Calgary Hitmen had to work through a logjam with the overage category, but the team was fairly certain on the starting netminder job and whom the two imported […]
Prokop picks up Team Canada experience
Luke Prokop is getting a lot of action with Team Canada this summer. When he put on the Team White jersey for the first time last week during the National Under-17 Developmental Camp, it marked the second time he suited up for his country in the past month. Prokop 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 […]