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Calgary Hitmen Game Preview - Sunday, April 25 vs. Lethbridge

April 25, 2021 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
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CALGARY HITMEN (8-6-2-0, 18 pts.) vs. LETHBRIDGE HURRICANES (7-10-2-0, 16 pts.)

Sunday, April 25, 2021 - 7:00 p.m. MT - Seven Chiefs Sportsplex

TODAY'S GAME

The Calgary Hitmen, riding a season high three-game winning streak, host the Lethbridge Hurricanes tonight in the finale of their three game weekend set. Game time is 7:00 p.m. at Seven Chiefs Sportsplex on Tsuut'ina Nation. Calgary has grabbed the first by a combined score of 13-5. Last night's triumph was a 7-2 victory on the road at ENMAX Centre where Sean Tschigerl (3g) and Josh Prokop (1g, 2a) tallied three points each to lead the Calgary scoring parade. For Tschigerl, it was his first career WHL hat-trick while Prokop now has points in all but two games this season. Cael Zimmerman broke a 2-2 tie, triggering a stretch of five unanswered goals by the visitors. Brandon Whynott and Zac Funk added the other Hitmen markers. The Hurricanes, who received their scoring from Liam Kindree and Chase Wheatcroft, outshot the Hitmen 29-27 but goaltender Jack McNaughton made 27 saves to pick up the win.

BROADCAST INFORMATION Radio: Sportsnet 960-The Fan

Webcast: WHL Live at watch.chl.ca

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STREAKS

- Josh Prokop (4g, 7a) and Sean Tschigerl (7g, 5a) are both riding seven-game point streaks. It's the longest run by any Hitmen player this season and longest since former captain Mark Kastelic (14g, 7a) rattled off a 13-game point streak last season from Feb. 9 - Mar. 6, 2020.

- Riley Fiddler-Schultz (1g, 6a) and Blake Allan (1g, 3a) are riding four-game point streaks.

- Cael Zimmerman (3g, 2a) and Riley Stotts (1g, 2a) both have points in three straight games.

- Brandon Whynott (2g) has scored in back-to-back games, Adam Kydd (2g, 2a) has points in two consecutive outings while goaltender Jack McNaughton has won his last two starts.

NOTEWORTHY VS. LETHBRIDGE: Tonight is the sixth and final meeting of the 2021 season between the two teams. The Hitmen have won four straight and have taken four of five overall by a combined score of 25-14. Josh Prokop (4g, 4a) is Calgary's leading scorer with eight points. Sean Tschigerl (3g, 3a) and Adam Kydd (4g, 2a) are next with six. Alex Cotton (2g, 5a) is the top performer for Lethbridge with seven points.

SERIES RECAP March 19/21 at LET: LET 3 CGY 1...'Canes goaltender Bryan Thomson made 34 saves to earn first-star. March 20/21 vs. LET: CGY 4 LETH 3 OT...Hitmen defenceman Tyson Galloway scored twice including the game winner. March 21/21 at LET: CGY 7 LET 4...Adam Kydd scored twice for Calgary while Zac Funk added 1g, 1a. April 23/21 vs. LET: CGY 6 LET 3...Adam Kydd (2g, 1a) led the Hitmen with three points. April 24/21 at LET: CGY 7 LET 2...Sean Tschigerl (3g) and Josh Prokop (1g, 2a) recorded three points each.

INSIDE THE SERIES Shots on Goal: CGY 178 LET 160 Power Plays: CGY 1-19 (5.3%) LET 4-20 (20%)

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. Tonight's game is also available on the radio home of Hitmen Hockey, Sportsnet 960-The Fan.

STATS PACK: Calgary is 4-1-1-0 in their last six games....The Hitmen will play 21 games this season including five in the next 10 days before ending the campaign in Red Deer on May 4th ....Calgary is 7-1-1-0 when scoring first and 4-1-2-0 in one goal games....Josh Prokop tops the Hitmen in shots on goal with 56. Riley Fiddler-Schultz is next with 48...Josh Prokop leads the team lead in plus/minus at +11....Adam Kydd and Josh Prokop have at least one shot on goal in all 16 games this season....The Hitmen have killed seven straight opposition power play chances....Riley Fiddler-Schultz is third in the Central Division in face-off wins with 205, trailing only Edmonton's Josh Williams (235) and Medicine Hat's Ryan Chyzowski (222).

DID YOU KNOW?: The Hitmen scored two shorthanded goals last night in Lethbridge off the sticks of Sean Tschigerl and Josh Prokop 25 seconds apart in the third period. The franchise record for most shorthanded goals in a single game is three, set on two occasions. The last occurred on February 12, 2008 in a 6-1 Hitmen win in Medicine Hat. That night Brock Nixon, T.J. Galiardi and Kyle Bortis all netted shorthanded markers.

MAYFAIR DIAGNOSTICS INJURY REPORT: Conrad Mitchell (day-to-day, lower body).

ALUMNI WATCH: Carson Focht, who played parts of three seasons with the Hitmen from 2017-20, is in the AHL with the Utica Comets. The 21-year-old forward has seven points (2g, 5a) in 17 games. Focht, a Vancouver Canucks prospect, tallied 137 career points with the Hitmen (65g, 72a) in 161 games. His 65 goals are 19th on the clubs all-time goal scoring list.

NEWS FEED: In light of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic while citing restrictions on travel across both provincial and international borders, the WHL has announced they will not be holding playoffs this season. Earlier this month the Canadian Hockey League also cancelled the 2021 Memorial Cup.

HOW THE HITMEN WERE BUILT (22): WHL Bantam Draft (13): Fiddler-Schultz, Funk*, Galloway, Neill*, Peters, L. Prokop, Siepmann*, Toth, Tschigerl, van de Leest, Whynott* Zandee*, Zimmerman Listed (4); Kydd, McNaughton, Palfreyman*, Wiesblatt Trade (5): Allan, Gabruch, Mitchell, J. Prokop, Stotts *Denotes rookie

HITMEN VS: (EDM 1-2-0-0), (LET 4-1-0-0), (MH 2-3-1-0), (RD 1-0-1-0).

UPCOMING GAMES: The Calgary Hitmen 2021 schedule will end May 4th. Here are the next three games; Thursday, April 29: Calgary Hitmen at Red Deer Rebels - 7 p.m. MT Friday, April 30: Edmonton Oil Kings at Calgary Hitmen - 7 p.m. MT Sunday, May 2: Red Deer Rebels at Calgary Hitmen - 4 p.m. MT

HALF IS BEST

For all remaining home games, the Hitmen will host an online RE/MAX 50/50 draw.

Tickets go on sale at hitmenhockey.com/50-50 from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

The next draw is TODAY!

Proceeds support the Calgary Hitmen Foundation. AGLC License #570101.

CAREER MILESTONE WATCH

- Jack McNaughton needs 19 saves to reach 2,000.

- Grayden Siepmann picked up an assist last night for his first career WHL point.

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