Eight Hitmen to Attend NHL Training Camps
September 8, 2015 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Calgary Hitmen News Release
Calgary, AB - The Calgary Hitmen Hockey Club today announced eight Hitmen players will head to National Hockey League training camps.
Of the eight players attending NHL training camps, seven are drafted prospects while goaltender Brendan Burke has received a free agent invite to the Anaheim Ducks training camp.
Player NHL Draft Status Departure Date
Brendan Burke Anaheim Ducks (free agent invite) Sept. 9, 2015
Chase Lang Minnesota Wild '14 (sixth round) Sept. 9, 2015
Ben Thomas Tampa Bay Lightning '14 (fourth round) Sept. 9, 2015
Pavel Karnaukhov Calgary Flames '15 (fifth round) Sept. 10, 2015
Radel Fazleev Philadelphia Flyers '14 (sixth round - signed) Sept. 12, 2015
Travis Sanheim Philadelphia Flyers '14 (first round - signed) Sept. 12, 2015
Keegan Kanzig Calgary Flames '13 (third round - signed) With the Flames
Jake Virtanen Vancouver Canucks '14 (first round - signed) With the Canucks
The Hitmen, 3-0 in the Western Hockey League pre-season, continue exhibition play with a pair of games this weekend against the Edmonton Oil Kings. The two clubs will first meet at Servus Credit Union Place in St. Albert on Saturday, Sept. 12, in a 7:00 p.m. start before returning to Calgary for the first-ever pre-season game at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Sunday, Sept. 13, with a 3:00 puck drop. Tickets, $5 for adults and $2 for kids 12 and under (includes convenience fees), are available now at Ticketmaster locations, the Scotiabank Saddledome box office and online at Ticketmaster.ca.
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