The Calgary Hitmen
are a major junior ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Hitmen play in the Western Hockey League (WHL). They play their home games at the Pengrowth Saddledome. Their name is derived from local-born professional wrestler Bret "The Hitman" Hart, a founding owner. Established in 1994, the team has been owned by the Calgary Flames hockey club since 1997. They are the third WHL team to represent Calgary, preceded by the Centennials and Wranglers.
The Hitmen have finished three times with the best record in the WHL, and have qualified for the playoffs every season since 1998. In 1999, they became the first Calgary team to win the President's Cup as league champions, and the first to represent Calgary in the Memorial Cup since the Calgary Canadians won the national junior title in 1926. The Hitmen hold numerous WHL attendance records, and in 2004–05 became the first team in the Canadian Hockey League to average 10,000 fans per game. Twenty-eight former Hitmen players have gone on to play in the National Hockey League.
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Franchise history
Graham James left his position as coach and general manager of the
Swift Current Broncos to found the Hitmen in 1994.
[1] James organized a group of eighteen investors in the club, including star
National Hockey League players
Theoren Fleury and
Joe Sakic along with
Bret Hart, famous for his exploits in the
World Wrestling Federation.
[2] The
Calgary Flames, who had just assumed control of the then Olympic Saddledome (now
Pengrowth Saddledome) and were looking to fill extra dates in the building, were receptive to the new team.
[3]
Calgary had been without a WHL team since 1987, when the
Calgary Wranglers moved south to become the
Lethbridge Hurricanes.
[4] The league's expansion into Calgary was met with skepticism, as the league had previously avoided Western Canada's largest markets of
Vancouver,
Edmonton, Calgary and
Winnipeg, because all previous teams there repeatedly failed in each market against the NHL.
Controversial beginnings
The club selected its name and logo as an homage to local wrestler and patron Bret "The Hitman" Hart. The team's distinctive pink, grey and black jerseys were also modeled after Hart's ring attire.
[5] The logo proved immensely popular and Hitmen merchandise sold well at many local retailers.
[6] However, the name and logo were subject to heavy criticism from segments of the public and the business community, who panned both as negative stereotypes of violence within the sport.
[7] Among the chief critics of the new logo was the Flames organization, who argued that they had received calls from concerned business people, who agreed the name and logo brought up connotations of violence.
[8] Struggling to attract corporate sponsors, the Hitmen chose to scrap the "
Jason Voorhees"-style logo in favour of an alternate "starburst" logo just two months after it was unveiled.
[9] The club brought the original logo back in 1996.
[10]
The Hitmen entered their first season playing in the newly-formed Central Division, and were predicted to finish as high as third in the five-team division.
[11] Instead, they finished as the second-worst regular season team in the league, finishing with an 18–51–3 record.
[12] The Hitmen lost
CAD$250,000 in their first season and saw their season ticket base halved to 700 for the
1996–97 season. The losses lead to questions about the viability of the club.
[13]
Citing personal reasons, James resigned as coach and general manager on September 5, 1996, stunning the organization.
[14] [15] Two days later, the
Calgary Police Service revealed that James was being investigated on allegations he
sexually abused two former players while he was with the Swift Current Broncos.
[16] James was eventually charged, and in the month of January 1997, he plead guilty to two counts of sexual assault.
[17] Upon James' conviction, and sentencing to 3½ years in prison, the Hitmen attempted to distance themselves from their former coach.
[18]
The Hitmen struggled on the ice as well, again missing the playoffs after falling to a record of 15–53–4.
[19] The spectre of the Graham James scandal hurt the franchise.
The original investors, many of whom played for or were otherwise associated with James, sold the team to the Flames for approximately $1.5 million in June 1997.
[20] It was widely speculated that the new owners would change the team name, possibly to the
Junior Flames
. The Hitmen name was nevertheless retained by the club, along with a new colour scheme and updated logo.
Western Hockey League Championship
Dean Clark took over the club early the previous season as head coach, and led the
1997–98 Hitmen to a remarkable turnaround. The team improved to a 40–28–4 record and first place finish in the Central Division, qualifying for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.
During the playoffs, the Hitmen defeated the
Saskatoon Blades and
Swift Current Broncos to reach the Eastern Conference final before falling to the
Brandon Wheat Kings.
[21] Clark was awarded the
Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy as WHL Coach of the Year as well as the
Canadian Hockey League's
Brian Kilrea Coach of the Year Award.
[22] Calgary improved to 51–13–8 in
1998–99, finishing one point ahead of the
Kamloops Blazers for the
regular season title.
[23] Led by
Brad Moran,
Pavel Brendl and goaltender
Alexandre Fomitchev, the Hitmen lost just five games in the playoffs en route to their first
President's Cup, at home, before a WHL playoff record crowd of 17,139.
[24] The Hitmen became the first Calgary-based team to qualify for the
Memorial Cup since the
Calgary Canadians in
1926.
[25]
In the
1999 Memorial Cup, the Hitmen opened their tournament with a 5–3 victory over the
Ontario Hockey League's
Belleville Bulls, followed by a 4–3 loss to the host
Ottawa 67's.
[26] The Hitmen followed with a 3–1 win over the
Acadie-Bathurst Titan of the
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
[27] Finishing atop the round robin standings, the Hitmen earned a bye into the championship game, and a rematch against the 67's.
[28] The championship game was a back-and-forth affair. Ottawa held 4–1 and 6–5 leads, while Calgary led 5–4 at one point and tied the game late to send it to overtime.
[29] The Hitmen fell short of winning the title however, as Ottawa's
Matt Zultek won the game 1:58 into overtime.
[30] Brendl and Matt Kinch were named to the Memorial Cup All-Star team.
[31]
The Hitmen entered the
1999–2000 season with a strong squad, along with expectations at making another run to a Memorial Cup.
The club finished the regular season with a record of 58–12–2–2, once again winning the regular season title.
[32] The team set franchise records for victories (58) and points (120), which stood until the 2008–09 year.
After sweeping the
Moose Jaw Warriors and Saskatoon Blades, the Hitmen were upset by the
Kootenay Ice in the Eastern Conference final, falling four games to one.
Recent years
Entering a rebuilding period, the Hitmen finished third or fourth in the Central Division between 2001 and 2004, winning only one playoff series during that time.
[33] The Hitmen acquired goaltender
Justin Pogge from the
Prince George Cougars during the
2004–05 season.
[34] Pogge's goaltending, along with the offensive leadership of forward
Andrew Ladd,
[35] saw the Hitmen win their first playoff series in four years.
They could not follow up on their victory over the
Lethbridge Hurricanes, however, losing their second round series against the
Brandon Wheat Kings in seven games.
[36]
The Hitmen were heavily marketed by the Flames during the
National Hockey League's
2004–05 lockout. As a result, the Hitmen averaged 10,062 fans per game and set a new league attendance record. The season total of 362,227 fans smashed the old record by over 45,000.
[37] The Hitmen became the first
Canadian Hockey League team to average over 10,000 fans per game, having the highest average attendance of any junior or professional team in
North America that year.
[38]
The
2005–06 Hitmen battled the
Medicine Hat Tigers for the top spot in the Western Hockey League for most of the season.
[39] Calgary finished with 101 points, their best total since
1999–00, however, finishing two points behind Medicine Hat for the best record in the league.
[40] The team again disappointed in the playoffs, falling to the
Moose Jaw Warriors in the Eastern Conference semi-final.
Pogge's performance during the season earned him honours as both the WHL
player of the year and CHL
goaltender of the year.
[41] Calgary fell to third in the Central Division in
2006–07.
In the playoffs, they upset the
Kootenay Ice, who finished 19-points ahead of Calgary in the regular season. The Hitmen then defeated the East Division champion Brandon Wheat Kings to reach the Eastern Conference final for the fourth time in franchise history, where they were subsequently defeated by the Tigers.
[42]
The Hitmen entered the
2007–08 season with expectations of being strong contenders, voted the pre-season pick to finish atop the Eastern Conference by the league's coaches and general managers.
[43] The team lived up to expectations, winning the Central Division, and finishing with the best record in the East for the first time since 2000.
[44] During a late season game, Calgary broke the league's single-game attendance record, as an announced crowd of 19,305 watched Calgary defeat Kootenay by a score of 6 goals to 1.
[45] In the playoffs, the Hitmen defeated the Moose Jaw Warriors and
Swift Current Broncos in six games apiece, advancing to the Eastern Conference finals for the second consecutive season.
[46]
Following the graduation of several players, including
Karl Alzner, who was named both WHL player of the year and CHL
defenceman of the year, the
2008–09 Hitmen were expected to enter a rebuilding period. Instead, they captured the franchise's third Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy as the regular season champion, earning the top seed in the playoffs.
[47] The team tied or broke 21 franchise records during the regular season, including wins (59), points (122) and goals for (334).
Joel Broda led the league with 53 goals, while
Brandon Kozun and
Brett Sonne finished 2nd and 3rd in league scoring with 108 and 100 points respectively; it was only the second time in franchise history that two players topped the 100-point mark in the same season.
[48]
Community impact
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The Hitmen are active within the community, supporting numerous programs and charities. They host an annual
teddy bear toss each December. The 13th annual
Petro Canada Teddy Bear Toss
, held on December 2, 2007, saw what the Hitmen claim to be a
world record 26,919 bears tossed on to the ice by 17,341 fans.
[49] The bears are donated to charities throughout the
Calgary area. A few of the bears are personally delivered by the players to the
Alberta Children's Hospital, an event highly anticipated by patients attending the hospital.
[50]
The Hitmen are also partners with the Calgary Board of Education and their
Read On! Literacy for Life
program. Author
Sigmund Brouwer has released numerous
young adult oriented
mystery novels that centre around the team and fictitious Hitmen players.
[51] The ninth book in the series, titled
Hitmen Star
, was published in 2008.
[52] Copies of the books are distributed to sixth grade students throughout Calgary and southern
Albertan schools; with Hitmen and former
National Hockey League players helping to encourage students to take an active interest in reading.
Season-by-season record
Note:
GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, SOL = Shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against''
Season
| GP
| W
| L
| T
| OTL
| GF
| GA
| Points
| Finish
| Playoffs
|
1995–96
| 72
| 18
| 51
| 3
| –
| 222
| 359
| 39
| 5th Central
| Out of playoffs
|
1996–97
| 72
| 15
| 53
| 4
| –
| 199
| 360
| 34
| 4th Central
| Out of playoffs
|
1997–98
| 72
| 40
| 28
| 4
| –
| 265
| 232
| 84
| 1st Central
| Lost Eastern Conference final
|
1998–99
| 72
| 51
| 13
| 8
| –
| 319
| 187
| 110
| 1st Central
| Won Championship
; Lost Memorial Cup final
|
1999–00
| 72
| 58
| 10
| 2
| 2
| 313
| 182
| 120
| 1st Central
| Lost Eastern Conference final
|
2000–01
| 72
| 37
| 27
| 5
| 3
| 284
| 250
| 82
| 3rd Central
| Lost Eastern Conference semi-final
|
2001–02
| 72
| 33
| 33
| 5
| 1
| 271
| 281
| 72
| 3rd Central
| Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
|
2002–03
| 72
| 27
| 36
| 7
| 2
| 240
| 260
| 63
| 4th Central
| Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
|
2003–04
| 72
| 34
| 24
| 8
| 6
| 220
| 187
| 82
| 3rd Central
| Lost Eastern Conference quarter-final
|
2004–05
| 72
| 34
| 23
| 9
| 6
| 200
| 183
| 83
| 3rd Central
| Lost Eastern Conference semi-final
|
Season
| GP
| W
| L
| OTL
| SOL
| GF
| GA
| Points
| Finish
| Playoffs
|
2005–06
| 72
| 47
| 18
| 3
| 4
| 195
| 155
| 101
| 2nd Central
| Lost Eastern Conference semi-final
|
2006–07
| 72
| 39
| 26
| 3
| 4
| 251
| 205
| 85
| 3rd Central
| Lost Eastern Conference final
|
2007–08
| 72
| 47
| 20
| 1
| 4
| 259
| 166
| 99
| 1st Central
| Lost Eastern Conference final
|
2008–09
| 72
| 59
| 9
| 3
| 1
| 330
| 159
| 122
| 1st Central
| Lost final
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Players
Current roster
Goaltenders
|
#
|
| align=left
| Player
| Born
| Place of birth
| Drafted
|
1
|
| Michael Snider
| 1991
| De Winton, Alberta
| Eligible 2009
|
31
|
| Martin Jones
| 1990
| North Vancouver, British Columbia
| Signed by LA
|
Defencemen
|
#
|
| align=left
| Player
| Born
| Place of birth
| Drafted
|
2
|
| Paul Postma
| 1989
| Red Deer, Alberta
| ATL
– 7th round 2007
|
3
|
| Erik Bonsor
| 1991
| Calgary, Alberta
| Eligible 2009
|
4
|
| Alex Plante
| 1989
| Brandon, Manitoba
| EDM
– 1st round 2007
|
5
|
| Matt MacKenzie
| 1991
| New Westminster, British Columbia
| Eligible 2010
|
6
|
| Austin Madaisky
| 1992
| Surrey, British Columbia
| Eligible 2010
|
7
|
| Keith Seabrook
| 1988
| Delta, British Columbia
| WAS
– 2nd round 2006
|
28
|
| Michael Stone
| 1990
| Winnipeg, Manitoba
| PHX
– 3rd round 2008
|
Forwards
|
#
|
| align=left
| Player
| Position
| Born
| Place of birth
| Drafted
|
8
|
| Kyle Bortis (co-captain
)
| C/LW
| 1988
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
| Free Agent
|
9
|
| Tomas Karpov
| C
| 1989
| Prague, Czech Republic
| Eligible 2009
|
10
|
| Bostjan Golicic
| LW
| 1989
| Podbrezje, Slovenia
| Eligible 2009
|
11
|
| Chase Schaber
| C
| 1991
| Red Deer, Alberta
| Eligible 2009
|
12
|
| Brett Sonne
| C/LW
| 1989
| Maple Ridge, British Columbia
| STL
– 3rd round 2007
|
14
|
| Carson McMillan (co-captain
)
| RW
| 1988
| Brandon, Manitoba
| MIN
– 7th round 2007
|
15
|
| Brandon Kozun
| C
| 1990
| Los Angeles, California
| LA
- 6th round 2009
|
16
|
| Cody Sylvester
| C
| 1992
| Kelowna, British Columbia
| Eligible 2010
|
18
|
| Kris Foucault
| W
| 1990
| Calgary, Alberta
| MIN
- 4th round 2009
|
19
|
| Ian Schultz
| RW
| 1990
| Calgary, Alberta
| STL
– 3rd round 2008
|
22
|
| MacKenzie Royer
| LW
| 1992
| Spruce Grove, Alberta
| Eligible 2011
|
23
|
| Tyler Fiddler
| LW
| 1990
| Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
| Eligible 2009
|
24
|
| Jason MacDonald
| C
| 1989
| Calgary, Alberta
| Eligible 2009
|
25
|
| Rigby Burgart
| LW
| 1990
| Fort St. James, British Columbia
| Eligible 2009
|
26
|
| Joel Broda
| C
| 1989
| Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
| WAS
– 5th round 2008
|
NHL alumni
Thirty-six players have been selected from the Hitmen roster at the
National Hockey League's
entry drafts.
[53] Of those, nine players were selected in the first round. The highest drafted players in club history were
Pavel Brendl (
1999) and
Andrew Ladd (
2004). Both players were selected fourth overall.
Four players were selected in the
2007 draft:
Karl Alzner (5th overall to
Washington),
Alex Plante (15th overall to
Edmonton), Brett Sonne (3rd round to
St. Louis) and Carson McMillan (7th round to
Minnesota).
[54]
Twenty-eight former Hitmen players have gone on to play in the
National Hockey League.
[55] The first was
Ryan Bast, who played two games with the
Philadelphia Flyers in
1998–99.
[56] In the
2006 Stanley Cup Finals, Ladd became the first Hitmen graduate to win the
Cup, winning it along with fellow teammates of the
Carolina Hurricanes.
[57] The feat was repeated one year later by Ladd's former teammate,
Ryan Getzlaf, who won it with the
Anaheim Ducks.
[58] One former player has had his number retired by the Hitmen.
Brad Moran, the franchise's all-time leading scorer, had his number 20 retired in 2005.
[59]
- Karl Alzner
- Ryan Bast
- Kris Beech
- Johnny Boychuk
- Pavel Brendl
- Barry Brust
- Brett Carson
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- Owen Fussey
- T. J. Galiardi
- Ryan Getzlaf
- Darcy Hordichuk
- Brent Krahn
- Jordan Krestanovich
- Andrew Ladd
|
- Brad Moran
- Chris Nielsen
- Stephen Peat
- Matt Pettinger
- Justin Pogge
- Konstantin Pushkarev
- Brandon Segal
|
- Jeff Schultz
- Ray Schultz
- Fredrik Sjostrom
- Jerred Smithson
- Rastislav Stana
- Brad Stuart
- Ryan Tobler
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Head coaches
Dean Clark has thus far been the most successful coach for the Calgary Hitmen. Clark coached 333 regular season games from October 1996 until the end of the
2000–01 season.
[60] During that time, he was the most successful coach in terms of wins in the
Western Hockey League, and was subsequently named the
Canadian Hockey League's
Coach of the Year in 1997–98.
[61] Clark led the Hitmen to three division titles, two regular season titles, one
league championship, and coached the Hitmen to their first
Memorial Cup final.
[62] Kelly Kisio is the team's former head coach from the
2004–05 season to the end of the
2007–08 season, a role he shared with
Dean Evason in his first year at the helm of the Hitmen.
[63] Kisio stepped down as coach in 2008, naming former assistant
Dave Lowry, as head coach for the
2008–09 season.
[64] Kisio has been the team's general manager since the beginning of the 1998–99 season.
[65]
#
| Name
| Dates
| Notes
|
1
| Graham James
| 1995–96
| Resigned prior to 1996–97 season
|
2
| Jim Currie
| 1996
| Interim head coach
|
3
| Dean Clark
| 1996–01
| 1998 WHL, CHL Coach of the Year
|
4
| Richard Kromm
| 2001–04
|
|
5
| Dean Evason
| 2004–05
| Co-coach with Kelly Kisio
|
6
| Kelly Kisio
| 2004–2008
|
|
7
| Dave Lowry
| 2008–2009
|
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Club records
;Season
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Individual
- Most goals, 73, Pavel Brendl, 1998–99
- Most assists, 72, Brad Moran, 1999–00
- Most points, 134, Pavel Brendl, 1998–99
- Most penalty minutes: 302, Ryan Andres, 1997–98
- Best goals against average, 1.72, Justin Pogge, 2005–06
- Most shutouts, 11, Justin Pogge, 2005–06
- Most games played, goaltender: 60, Alexandre Fomitchev, 1997–98
- Most saves, goaltender: 1,481, Alexandre Fomitchev, 1997–98
Team
- Most wins: 59, 2008–09
- Most points: 122, 2008–09
- Most goals for: 330, 2008–09
- Fewest goals against: 155, 2005–06
;Career
- Most goals: 204, Brad Moran, 1995–00
- Most assists: 246, Brad Moran, 1995–00
- Most points: 450, Brad Moran, 1995–00
- Most penalty minutes: 704, Mike Egener, 2000–04
- Most games played, individual: 357, Brad Moran, 1995–2000
- Best goals against average: 1.92, Justin Pogge, 2004–06
- Most shutouts: 13, Justin Pogge, 2004–06
- Most games played, goaltender: 179, Dan Spence, 2004–08
- Most saves, goaltender: 4,017, Dan Spence, 2004–08
Awards and honours
thumb as the 2008–09 regular season champions.
The Calgary Hitmen have captured numerous awards during the franchise's history.
Hitmen players have been named the WHL's most outstanding player twice in the past three seasons. Defenceman
Karl Alzner won the
Four Broncos Memorial Trophy in
2007–08 along with being named the
defenceman of the year,
[66] while goaltender
Justin Pogge was named player and
goaltender of the year in
2005–06.
[67] Pogge was also named the
top goaltender in the nation by the
Canadian Hockey League.
As a whole, the Hitmen have won the Eastern Division five times,
and three times have been the
regular season champions of the
Western Hockey League.
President's Cup
Western Hockey League champion
Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy
Regular season champion
- 1998–99, 1999–00, 2008–09
Central Division titles
- 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2007–08, 2008–09
Four Broncos Memorial Trophy
Player of the year
- Brad Moran: 1999–00
- Justin Pogge: 2005–06
- Karl Alzner: 2007–08
- Brett Sonne: 2008–09
Bob Clarke Trophy
Top scorer
- Pavel Brendl: 1998–99
- Brad Moran: 1999–00
Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy
Scholastic player of the year
- Chris Nielsen: 1998–99, 1999–00
Brad Hornung Trophy
Most sportsmanlike player
- Matt Kinch: 1998–99, 2000–01
Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy
Defenceman of the year
- Brad Stuart: 1998–99
- Karl Alzner: 2007–08
CHL Defenceman of the Year
- Brad Stuart: 1998–99
- Karl Alzner: 2007–08
Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy
Rookie of the year
CHL Top Draft Prospect Award
Del Wilson Trophy
Goaltender of the year
CHL Goaltender of the Year
Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy
Coach of the year
Brian Kilrea Coach of the Year Award
CHL coach of the year
Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy
Executive of the year
- Kelly Kisio: 2003–04, 2008–09
Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy
Humanitarian of the year
WHL Playoff MVP
WHL Plus-Minus Award
Top plus-minus
- Pavel Brendl: 1998–99
- Kenton Smith: 1999–00
- Andrew Ladd: 2003–04
- Paul Postma: 2008–09
St. Clair Group Trophy
Top marketing/public relations department
- Mark Stiles: 2003–04
- Kip Reghenas: 2007–08
Notes
- Ice dreams
- Flames take a shot at owning Hitmen
- Method to this madness
- Hitmen home run
- It's the Hitmen!
- Fans can't get enough of Hitmen
- Hitmen under fire
- 'Hit' put on Hitmen
- Hitmen logo nixed
- Bret Hart's ''Calgary Sun'' column for April 30, 2004
- And they're off…
- 2007–08 WHL Guide
- Growing pains
- Shocking departure
- City police investigating former coach
- City police investigating former coach
- Ex-Coach Pleads Guilty
- Hockey Coach Guilty of Sexual Assault
- 2007–08 WHL Guide
- Hitmen finally go up in Flames
- 2007–08 WHL Guide
- WHL Coach of the Year - Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy
- 2007–08 WHL Guide
- WHL team playoff records
- Memorial Drive
- Memorial Cup notes – May 19, 1999
- Pavel show!
- Chance of a lifetime
- 'I'm in shock'
- Sting won't last
- Losing hardest hit of all
- 2007–08 WHL Guide
- 2007–08 WHL Guide
- Hitmen acquire goaltender Pogge in big trade with Cougars
- Ladd named player of the week
- 2007–08 WHL Guide
- WHL season records
- Kisio on the hot seat
- WHL This Week - News Edition (Issue #16)
- 2007–08 WHL Guide
- 2007–08 WHL Guide
- 2007–08 WHL Guide
- 2007–08 WHL Eastern Conference Preview
- Hitmen shutout clinches first pennants since 2000
- Calgary Hitmen set new WHL Attendance Record
- Hitmen double Broncos 8-4 to advance to Eastern Conference finals
- Calgary Hitmen capture Scotty Monro Memorial Trophy as WHL Regular Season Champions
- Hitmen rewrite record book
- Hitmen set World Record in Sunday's 6–2 win at the Petro-Canada Teddy Bear Toss
- Calgary Hitmen spread Christmas Cheer with hospital visit
- Calgary Hitmen player and Hall of Famer score points for literacy with CBE students
- Calgary Hitmen hockey players score points for literacy with CBE students
- 2008–09 WHL Guide
- Four Calgary Hitmen selected in 2007 NHL Entry Draft
- The Zone
- Ryan Bast player profile
- Andrew Ladd becomes first Hitmen alumni to win the Stanley Cup
- Getzlaf ready to take Stanley Cup home
- Hitmen honour all-time leading point scorer Brad Moran on February 25th
- Hitmen Make Coaching Change
- Dean Clark named Brandon Wheat Kings' new head coach
- Dean Clark profile
- Kelly Kisio and Dean Evason Take Over Coaching Duties
- Hitmen name Lowry coach, Kisio general manager
- Staff – Kelly Kisio
- Karl Alzner named WHL player of year
- WHL Announces 2005–06 Award Winners
See also
- List of ice hockey teams in Alberta
- Ice hockey in Calgary
References
- Ice dreams
- Flames take a shot at owning Hitmen
- Method to this madness
- Hitmen home run
- It's the Hitmen!
- Fans can't get enough of Hitmen
- Hitmen under fire
- 'Hit' put on Hitmen
- Hitmen logo nixed
- Bret Hart's ''Calgary Sun'' column for April 30, 2004
- And they're off…
- 2007–08 WHL Guide
- Growing pains
- Shocking departure
- City police investigating former coach
- City police investigating former coach
- Ex-Coach Pleads Guilty
- Hockey Coach Guilty of Sexual Assault
- 2007–08 WHL Guide
- Hitmen finally go up in Flames
- 2007–08 WHL Guide
- WHL Coach of the Year - Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy
- 2007–08 WHL Guide
- WHL team playoff records
- Memorial Drive
- Memorial Cup notes – May 19, 1999
- Pavel show!
- Chance of a lifetime
- 'I'm in shock'
- Sting won't last
- Losing hardest hit of all
- 2007–08 WHL Guide
- 2007–08 WHL Guide
- Hitmen acquire goaltender Pogge in big trade with Cougars
- Ladd named player of the week
- 2007–08 WHL Guide
- WHL season records
- Kisio on the hot seat
- WHL This Week - News Edition (Issue #16)
- 2007–08 WHL Guide
- 2007–08 WHL Guide
- 2007–08 WHL Guide
- 2007–08 WHL Eastern Conference Preview
- Hitmen shutout clinches first pennants since 2000
- Calgary Hitmen set new WHL Attendance Record
- Hitmen double Broncos 8-4 to advance to Eastern Conference finals
- Calgary Hitmen capture Scotty Monro Memorial Trophy as WHL Regular Season Champions
- Hitmen rewrite record book
- Hitmen set World Record in Sunday's 6–2 win at the Petro-Canada Teddy Bear Toss
- Calgary Hitmen spread Christmas Cheer with hospital visit
- Calgary Hitmen player and Hall of Famer score points for literacy with CBE students
- Calgary Hitmen hockey players score points for literacy with CBE students
- 2008–09 WHL Guide
- Four Calgary Hitmen selected in 2007 NHL Entry Draft
- The Zone
- Ryan Bast player profile
- Andrew Ladd becomes first Hitmen alumni to win the Stanley Cup
- Getzlaf ready to take Stanley Cup home
- Hitmen honour all-time leading point scorer Brad Moran on February 25th
- Hitmen Make Coaching Change
- Dean Clark named Brandon Wheat Kings' new head coach
- Dean Clark profile
- Kelly Kisio and Dean Evason Take Over Coaching Duties
- Hitmen name Lowry coach, Kisio general manager
- Staff – Kelly Kisio
- Karl Alzner named WHL player of year
- WHL Announces 2005–06 Award Winners