WHL Calgary Hitmen

Calgary Hitmen Game Preview - Saturday, March 27 vs. Edmonton

March 27, 2021 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Calgary Hitmen News Release


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CALGARY HITMEN (4-4-1-0, 9 pts.) vs. EDMONTON OIL KINGS (8-0-0-0, 16 pts.)

Saturday, March 27, 2021 - 2:00 p.m. MT - Seven Chiefs Sportsplex

TODAY'S GAME

The Calgary Hitmen play their second game in as many days today against the Oil Kings, this time this afternoon at home against Edmonton. The puck drops at 2:00 p.m. at Seven Chiefs Sportsplex on Tsuut'ina Nation. In their first meeting in almost 15 months, Edmonton took the opener 4-3 last night in the Alberta capital. Jalen Luypen led the Oil Kings with two goals and an assist while Carson Latimer and Josh Williams added singles. Connor Gabruch, Orca Wiesblatt and Luke Prokop replied for the Hitmen who saw their two-game winning streak come to an end. Edmonton outshot the visitors 31-29 and received a 26 save performance from goaltender Sebastian Cossa. Jack McNaughton turned aside 27 shots for Calgary.

BROADCAST INFORMATION Radio: Sportsnet 960-The Fan

Webcast: WHL Live at watch.chl.ca

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STREAKS

- Tristan Zandee (5a) is on a three-game point streak while Adam Kydd (2g, 1a), Connor Gabruch (2g), Luke Prokop (1g, 1a) and Evan Toth (2a) all have points in back-to-back games.

-Josh Prokop (4g, 3a) saw his career high six-game point streak end last night in Edmonton while two-game streaks for Tyson Galloway (2g, 2a) and Jackson van de Leest (2a) were also snapped.

NOTEWORTHY VS. EDMONTON: Calgary was 2-2 on home ice against the Oil Kings last season.

2021SERIES RECAP March 26/21 in EDM: EDM 4 CGY 3 ...The Oil Kings built a 4-1 second period lead.

INSIDE THE SERIES Shots on Goal: CGY 29 EDM 31 Power Plays: CGY 0-2 (0%) EDM 1-3 (33.3%)

BROADCAST NEWS: Under AHS COVID-19 protocols, fans are not permitted to enter WHL facilities but are invited to watch games with a subscription to the all-new WHL Live on CHL TV at watch.chl.ca. Today's game is also available on Sportsnet 960-The Fan beginning with a 60 minute pre-game show at 1:00 p.m.

HOME AND AWAY COMPARISON: Calgary is 3-1-0-0 at home this season and is riding a two-game winning streak at Seven Chiefs Sportsplex. Edmonton is 3-0-0-0 on the road having outscored their opponents 13-4.

DIVERSE ATTACK: Calgary's last 12 goals have been scored by 10 different players in Luke Prokop, Orca Wiesblatt, Connor Gabruch (2), Josh Prokop, Riley Stotts, Cael Zimmerman, Zac Funk, Adam Kydd (2), Tyson Galloway and Riley Fiddler-Schultz.

HITMEN STATS PACK: Riley Fiddler-Schultz tops the team in shots on goal with 35. Josh Prokop is next with 32...Tyson Galloway leads the team in plus/minus at +7....Six Hitmen have at least one shot on goal in all nine games this season in Riley Fiddler-Schultz, Zac Funk, Connor Gabruch, Adam Kydd, Josh Prokop and Luke Prokop.

MAYFAIR DIAGNOSTICS INJURY REPORT: Tyson Galloway (TBD, lower body).

HITMEN HISTORY: The Hitmen are in their 26th WHL season since joining the league as an expansion franchise in the 1995/96 campaign. During that time the team was won the league title twice, once in 1999 and again in 2010. Calgary is closing in on a franchise milestone as they near 1,800 regular season games. Today is game 1,798.

ALUMNI UPDATE: Travis Sanheim, who played three seasons with the Hitmen from 2013-16, is in the NHL with the Philadelphia Flyers. The 24-year-old defenceman from Elkhorn, MB has nine points (1g, 8a) in 31 games. During his time in Calgary, Sanheim notched 162 points (35g, 127a) in 186 games.

PLAYER SPOTLIGHT: Defenceman Evan Toth is in his second season in the Western Hockey League. The 18-year-old product of Winnipeg, MB was Calgary's sixth-round pick, 112th overall, in the 2017 WHL Bantam Draft. His first career WHL goal came against Edmonton on December 30, 2019 in a 5-3 victory at Scotiabank Saddledome. After recording eight points (2g, 6a) as a rookie in 50 games last season, Toth already has four points (4a) in nine games season year.

UPCOMING GAMES: The Calgary Hitmen 2021 schedule will end May 5th. Here are the next three games; Sunday, March 28: Calgary Hitmen at Edmonton Oil Kings - 4 p.m. MT Friday, April 2: Calgary Hitmen at Medicine Hat Tigers - 7 p.m. MT Saturday, April 3: Medicine Hat Tigers at Calgary Hitmen - 7 p.m. MT

PROMO CALENDAR

This is the last weekend fans in Alberta can purchase tickets to the Jackpots for Junior Hockey 50/50 presented by RE/MAX.

As of 8:00 a.m. this morning, the jackpot was at $18,425.

Sales close Sunday night at 9:00 p.m. Proceeds support the WHL's five Alberta based teams and the AJHL's 15 teams.

Full details at whl.ca/50-50.

CAREER MILESTONE WATCH

- Luke Prokop is six games shy of 150.

Check out the Calgary Hitmen Statistics



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