Calgary Hitmen Game Preview - Sunday, March 28 at Edmonton
March 28, 2021 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Calgary Hitmen News Release
CALGARY HITMEN (4-5-1-0, 9 pts.) at EDMONTON OIL KINGS (9-0-0-0, 18 pts.)
Sunday, March 28, 2021 - 4:00 p.m. MT - Downtown Community Arena
TODAY'S GAME
The Calgary Hitmen close out a three-game weekend against the Oil Kings this afternoon up in Edmonton. Game time is 4:00 p.m. at the Downtown Community Arena. Edmonton skated to a 5-2 victory on Saturday on Tsuut'ina Nation. Jake Neighbours (2g, 1a) and Dylan Guenther (1g, 2a) both tallied three points each to lead the way. Scott Atkinson and Kaid Oliver added the other markers. Sean Tschigerl and Riley Stotts replied for the Hitmen who trailed 1-0 after the opening period and 2-1 after 40 minutes. Edmonton outshot Calgary 45-31 and received a 29 save performance from goaltender Sebastian Cossa while Brayden Peters turned aside 40 shots for the Hitmen. On the special teams front, the Oil Kings went 1-6 on the powerplay and killed all four Calgary chances.
BROADCAST INFORMATION Radio: Sportsnet 960-The Fan
Webcast: WHL Live at watch.chl.ca
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STREAKS
- Adam Kydd (2g, 2a) and Evan Toth (3a) are both riding three-game point streaks.
- Josh Prokop (4g, 4a) has points in seven of his last eight games.
- Tristan Zandee (5a) had his three-game point streak snapped yesterday against Edmonton while a two-game run for Connor Gabruch (2g) and Luke Prokop (1g, 1a) also ended.
NOTEWORTHY VS. EDMONTON: Today is the third of six regular season meetings in the 2021 season between the two teams. Edmonton is 2-0. Adam Kydd (2a) leads the Hitmen in scoring against their provincial rivals with two points while nine others have a single point. Jake Neighbours (2g, 2a) is the top performer for the Oil Kings with four points. Jalen Luypen (2g, 1a), Dylan Guenther (1g, 2a) and Carson Latimer (1g, 2a) all have three.
2021SERIES RECAP March 26/21 in EDM: EDM 4 CGY 3 ...The Oil Kings built a 4-1 second period lead. March 27/21 at CGY: EDM 5 CGY 2...Edmonton scored twice in the first 4:21 of the third period to open a 4-1 lead.
INSIDE THE SERIES Shots on Goal: CGY 60 EDM 76 Power Plays: CGY 0-6 (0%) EDM 2-9 (22.2%)
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 3:00 p.m.
DIVERSE ATTACK: Calgary's last 14 goals have been scored by 11 different players in Riley Stotts (2), Sean Tschigerl, Luke Prokop, Orca Wiesblatt, Connor Gabruch (2), Josh Prokop, Cael Zimmerman, Zac Funk, Adam Kydd (2), Tyson Galloway and Riley Fiddler-Schultz.
HITMEN STATS PACK: Josh Prokop tops the team in shots on goal with 37. Riley Fiddler-Schultz is next with 35...Tyson Galloway and Josh Prokop are tied for the team in plus/minus at +7....Four Hitmen have at least one shot on goal in all 10 games this season in Connor Gabruch, Adam Kydd, Josh Prokop and Luke Prokop....Conrad Mitchell returned to the Calgary lineup yesterday after missing seven games due to injury.
MAYFAIR DIAGNOSTICS INJURY REPORT: Tyson Galloway (week-to-week, lower body), Luke Prokop (day-to-day, upper 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 1,799.
HITMEN VS: (EDM 0-2-0-0), (LET 2-1-0-0), (MH 1-2-0-0), (RD 1-0-1-0).
PLAYER SPOTLIGHT: Defenceman Jackson van de Leest is in his fourth season in the Western Hockey League. The 19-year-old was Calgary's first-round pick, 16th overall, in the 2016 WHL Bantam Draft. The Kelowna, BC product has played 184 career games in the WHL to lead all Hitmen blueliners while notching 61 points (7g, 54a).
UPCOMING GAMES: The Calgary Hitmen 2021 schedule will end May 5th. Here are the next three games; 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 Monday, April 5: Calgary Hitmen at Medicine Hat Tigers - 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 $32,790.
Sales close 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 five games shy of 150.
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