Hitmen Announce 2018-19 Opening Weekend Roster
September 20, 2018 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Calgary Hitmen News Release
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HITMEN ANNOUNCE 2018-19 OPENING WEEKEND ROSTER Hitmen begin their 24th WHL season Saturday on the road against the ICE
For Immediate Release Thursday, September 20, 2018
Calgary, AB - The Calgary Hitmen Hockey Club today announced the 25-player opening night roster for the 2018-19 Western Hockey League regular season. The lineup of 14 forwards, eight defencemen and three goaltenders includes 17 returning players from the 2017-18 club.
The Hitmen will open their 24th WHL season Saturday, September 22 in Cranbrook against the Kootenay ICE.
2018-19 Calgary Hitmen Opening Weekend Roster 1998-born (2): Luke Coleman (LW), Jake Kryski (C) 1999-born (5): Matthew Armitage (G), Mark Kastelic (C), Dakota Krebs (D), Dom Schmiemann (D), Vladislav Yeryomenko (D) 2000-born (8): Carson Focht (C), Zach Huber (RW), Tristen Nielsen (C), Carl Stankowski (G), Riley Stotts (C), Layne Toder (D), Orca Wiesblatt (RW), Egor Zamula (D) 2001-born (7): Bryce Bader (LW), Hunter Campbell (RW), Tye Carriere (C), Devan Klassen (D), Jack McNaughton (G), Jackson van de Leest (D), Cael Zimmerman (LW) 2002-born (3): Riley Fiddler-Schultz (LW), Ryder Korczak (C), Luke Prokop (D)
2018/19 CALGARY HITMEN REGULAR SEASON ROSTER
NO FORWARDS (14) POS SH HT WT HOMETOWN DOB 17-18 SEASON LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM DRAFT
11 Zimmerman, Cael LW L 5'10.5" 182 Englefeld, SK Jan. 17/01 Calgary Hitmen WHL 66 6 12 18 24 Eligible 2019
12 Kastelic, Mark C R 6'3.5" 220 Phoenix, AZ Mar. 11/99 Calgary Hitmen WHL 71 23 22 45 93 Eligible 2019
14 Korczak, Ryder* C R 5'9.25" 157 Yorkton, SK Sept. 23/02 Yorkton Maulers SMHL 42 12 22 34 24 Eligible 2021
15 Nielsen, Tristen C L 5'9.5" 192 Fort St. John, BC Feb. 23/00 Calgary Hitmen WHL 49 19 16 35 24 Eligible 2019
16 Kryski, Jake C L 5'11" 182 Vancouver, BC Mar. 8/98 Calgary Hitmen WHL 71 16 40 56 43 Free Agent
17 Campbell, Hunter RW R 6'0.5" 200 Everett, WA Jan. 27/01 Calgary Hitmen WHL 59 4 7 11 25 Eligible 2019
18 Stotts, Riley C L 5'11.75" 179 Winnipeg, MB Jan. 5/00 Broncos/Hitmen WHL 69 19 25 44 46 TOR Rd. 3 '18
19 Focht, Carson C L 6'0" 178 Regina, SK Feb. 4/00 Americans/Hitmen WHL 69 13 20 33 38 Eligible 2019
21 Fiddler-Schultz, Riley* LW L 5'10.25" 178 Edmonton, AB May 13/02 Northern Alberta Elite 15's CSSHL 36 31 22 53 44 Eligible 2020
22 Bader, Bryce LW L 6'0.75" 205 Sherwood Park, AB Apr. 28/01 Sherwood Park Kings AMHL 30 10 15 25 92 Eligible 2019
23 Huber, Zach RW R 5'11.25" 192 Grandora, SK Feb. 1/00 Calgary Hitmen WHL 56 2 3 5 24 Eligible 2019
24 Coleman, Luke LW L 6'1.75" 207 Red Deer, AB Sept. 9/98 Calgary Hitmen WHL 72 15 24 39 27 Free Agent
27 Carriere, Tye* C R 6'0.75" 181 Red Deer, AB Mar. 21/01 Red Deer Chiefs AMHL 34 18 14 32 14 Eligible 2019
28 Wiesblatt, Orca RW R 5'9.75" 173 Calgary, AB June 2/00 Calgary Hitmen WHL 49 5 8 13 12 Eligible 2019
NO DEFENCE (8) POS SH HT WT HOMETOWN DOB 17-18 SEASON LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM DRAFT
2 Krebs, Dakota D R 6'4.5" 204 Okotoks, AB Mar. 26/99 Americans/Hitmen WHL 69 4 12 16 70 Eligible 2019
3 Schmiemann, Dom D L 6'3.75" 197 James River Bridge, AB Apr. 2/99 Broncos/Hitmen WHL 68 1 13 14 93 Eligible 2019
4 Toder, Layne D L 5'11.75" 186 Elkhorn, MB Jan. 2/00 Calgary Hitmen WHL 70 1 9 10 60 Eligible 2019
5 van de Leest, Jackson D L 6'6.25" 222 Kelowna, BC June 15/01 Calgary Hitmen WHL 36 1 4 5 30 Eligible 2019
6 Prokop, Luke* D R 6'3.75" 202 Edmonton, AB May 6/02 Northern Alberta X-Treme Prep CSSHL 28 4 16 20 10 Eligible 2020
7 Klassen, Devan* D R 6'1" 212 Crooked Creek, AB May 17/01 Grande Prairie Storm AMHL 29 5 10 15 38 Eligible 2019
8 Yeryomenko, Vladislav D R 6'0" 187 Vitebsk, Belarus Apr. 23/99 Calgary Hitmen WHL 63 13 28 41 30 NSH Rd. 5 '18
9 Zamula, Egor D L 6'3.5" 165 Chelyabinsk, Russia Mar. 30/00 Pats/Hitmen WHL 69 2 16 18 38 Eligible 2019
NO GOALTENDERS (3) POS CA HT WT HOMETOWN DOB 17-18 SEASON LEAGUE GP MP GAA SAV% SO DRAFT
1 Stankowski, Carl G L 5'9.25" 157 Laguna Hills, CA Mar. 9/00 Seattle Thunderbirds Missed entire 17-18 season due to injury Eligible 2019
31 McNaughton, Jack* G L 6'0.5" 175 Calgary, AB Oct. 30/01 Calgary Royals AMHL 21 1,281 2.58 0.906 1 Eligible 2019
33 Armitage, Matthew G L 5'9.5" 177 Creston, BC Oct. 30/99 Calgary Hitmen WHL 19 862 3.55 0.89 0 Eligible 2019
*Denotes rookie
As of Sept. 20, 2018
The Hitmen home opening weekend begins Saturday, September 29 at 7:00 p.m. in the Papa John's Pizza Home Opener against the Edmonton Oil Kings. Calgary returns to Scotiabank Saddledome ice the next day in a Sunday matinee, September 30, against the Red Deer Rebels. It's the annual Shrine Challenge presented by the Al Azhar Shriners Society. Game time is 4:00 p.m.
The 2018-19 Hitmen Hockey Pass is on sale and includes 34 game tickets to be used anytime, in any combination. Pass holders also receive a $50 Scotiabank Saddledome gift card and a complimentary ticket to a select Flames, Roughnecks or Stampeders game. Passes start at less than $7 per ticket for kids and under $15 for adults.
Also available is the 10-game Hitmen Flex Pack to be used for any game, in any combination. Students and kids tickets are $10 per game, adults and seniors $20. Applicable fees and taxes apply. Visit HitmenHockey.com to score yours today!
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