Hitmen Announce 2018 WHL Pre-Season Roster
August 29, 2018 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Calgary Hitmen News Release
Calgary, AB - The Calgary Hitmen Hockey Club today announced the 31-player roster for the 2018 Western Hockey League pre-season. The roster of 17 forwards, 10 defencemen and four goaltenders includes 19 returning players from the 2017-18 club.
2018 Calgary Hitmen Pre-Season Roster
1998-born (3): Luke Coleman (LW), Jake Kryski (C), Nick Sanders (G)
1999-born (5): Matthew Armitage (G), Mark Kastelic (C), Dakota Krebs (D), Dom Schmiemann (D), Vladislav Yeryomenko (D)
2000-born (9): Carson Focht (C), Zach Huber (C), Tristen Nielsen (C), Carl Stankowski (G), Riley Stotts (C), Layne Toder (D), Andrew Viggars (D), Orca Wiesblatt (RW), Egor Zamula (D)
2001-born (9): Bryce Bader (LW), Connor Brock (LW), Tye Carriere (C), Hunter Campbell (RW), Devan Klassen (D), Jack McNaughton (G), Ryan Shostak (LW), Jackson van de Leest (D), Cael Zimmerman (LW),
2002-born (3): Riley Fiddler-Schultz (LW), Ryder Korczak (C), Luke Prokop (D)
2003-born (2): Tyson Galloway (D), Sean Tschigerl (C)
2018 CALGARY HITMEN PRE-SEASON ROSTER
NO FORWARDS (17) POS SH HT WT HOMETOWN DOB 17-18 SEASON LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM DRAFT
10 Tschigerl, Sean* C L 5'11" 170 Whitecourt, AB Apr. 11/03 OHA Edmonton Bantam Prep CSSBHL 30 31 39 70 26 Eligible 2021
11 Zimmerman, Cael LW L 5'11" 182 Englefeld, SK Jan. 17/01 Calgary Hitmen WHL 66 6 12 18 24 Eligible 2019
12 Kastelic, Mark C R 6'4" 220 Phoenix, AZ Mar. 11/99 Calgary Hitmen WHL 71 23 22 45 93 Eligible 2019
14 Korczak, Ryder* C R 5'10" 162 Yorkton, SK Sept. 23/02 Yorkton Maulers SMHL 42 12 22 34 24 Eligible 2021
15 Nielsen, Tristen C L 5'10" 192 Fort St. John, BC Feb. 23/00 Calgary Hitmen WHL 49 19 16 35 24 Eligible 2019
16 Kryski, Jake C L 6'0" 187 Vancouver, BC Mar. 8/98 Calgary Hitmen WHL 71 16 40 56 43 Free Agent
17 Campbell, Hunter RW R 6'1" 205 Everett, WA Jan. 27/01 Calgary Hitmen WHL 59 4 7 11 25 Eligible 2019
18 Stotts, Riley C L 6'0" 178 Winnipeg, MB Jan. 5/00 Broncos/Hitmen WHL 69 19 25 44 46 TOR Rd. 3 '18
19 Focht, Carson C L 6'0.5" 177 Regina, SK Feb. 4/00 Americans/Hitmen WHL 69 13 20 33 38 Eligible 2019
21 Bader, Bryce LW L 6'1" 206 Sherwood Park, AB Apr. 28/01 Sherwood Park Kings AMHL 30 10 15 25 92 Eligible 2019
22 Carriere, Tye* C R 6'1.5" 183 Red Deer, AB Mar. 21/01 Red Deer Chiefs AMHL 34 18 14 32 14 Eligible 2019
23 Huber, Zach RW R 5'11.5" 193 Grandora, SK Feb. 1/00 Calgary Hitmen WHL 56 2 3 5 24 Eligible 2019
24 Coleman, Luke LW L 6'2.5" 208 Red Deer, AB Sept. 9/98 Calgary Hitmen WHL 72 15 24 39 27 Free Agent
25 Shostak, Ryan LW L 5'11.5" 182 Calgary, AB Sept. 8/01 Calgary Buffaloes AMHL 35 13 12 25 8 Eligible 2019
26 Brock, Connor LW L 6'1" 192 Calgary, AB Feb. 18/01 Calgary Flames AMHL 34 13 14 27 22 Eligible 2019
27 Fiddler-Schultz, Riley* LW L 5'10" 178 Edmonton, AB May 13/02 Northern Alberta Elite 15's CSSHL 36 31 22 53 44 Eligible 2020
28 Wiesblatt, Orca RW R 5'9" 175 Calgary, AB June 2/00 Calgary Hitmen WHL 49 5 8 13 12 Eligible 2019
NO DEFENCE (10) POS SH HT WT HOMETOWN DOB 17-18 SEASON LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM DRAFT
2 Krebs, Dakota D R 6'5" 208 Okotoks, AB Mar. 26/99 Americans/Hitmen WHL 69 4 12 16 70 Eligible 2019
3 Schmiemann, Dom D L 6'3.5" 199 James River Bridge, AB Apr. 2/99 Broncos/Hitmen WHL 68 1 13 14 93 Eligible 2019
4 Toder, Layne D L 6'0" 188 Elkhorn, MB Jan. 2/00 Calgary Hitmen WHL 70 1 9 10 60 Eligible 2019
5 van de Leest, Jackson D L 6'6.5" 222 Kelowna, BC June 15/01 Calgary Hitmen WHL 36 1 4 5 30 Eligible 2019
6 Prokop, Luke* D R 6'4" 205 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" 213 Crooked Creek, AB May 17/01 Grande Prairie Storm AMHL 29 5 10 15 38 Eligible 2019
8 Yeryomenko, Vladislav D R 6'0.5" 189 Vitebsk, Belarus Apr. 23/99 Calgary Hitmen WHL 63 13 28 41 30 NSH Rd. 5 '18
9 Zamula, Egor D L 6'4" 167 Chelyabinsk, Russia Mar. 30/00 Pats/Hitmen WHL 69 2 16 18 38 Eligible 2019
29 Viggars, Andrew D L 6'3" 200 Calgary, AB Jan. 3/00 Calgary Hitmen WHL 39 0 5 5 29 Eligible 2019
32 Galloway, Tyson* D L 6'3" 200 Kamloops, BC Jan. 20/03 Yale Hockey Academy Prep CSSBHL 29 3 11 14 6 Eligible 2021
NO GOALTENDERS (4) POS CA HT WT HOMETOWN DOB 17-18 SEASON LEAGUE GP MP GAA SAV% SO DRAFT
1 Sanders, Nick G L 6'2" 203 Calgary, AB Apr. 24/98 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 4 172 4.89 0.854 0 Free Agent
31 Stankowski, Carl G L 5'10" 165 Laguna Hills, CA Mar. 9/00 Seattle Thunderbirds Missed entire 17-18 season due to injury Eligible 2019
33 Armitage, Matthew G L 5'9" 179 Creston, BC Oct. 30/99 Calgary Hitmen WHL 19 862 3.55 0.89 0 Eligible 2019
35 McNaughton, Jack* G L 6'1" 177 Calgary, AB Oct. 30/01 Calgary Royals AMHL 21 1,281 2.58 0.906 1 Eligible 2019
*Denotes rookie
As of Aug. 29, 2018
Calgary opens the 2018 WHL pre-season at the Red Deer Tournament against the Kootenay ICE on Friday, August 31. The six-game schedule is highlighted by two local home dates including a charity game presented by Heather Dougall of Royal LePage Benchmark on Saturday, September 8 at the Carstairs Memorial Complex. Puck drops against the Edmonton Oil Kings at 7:08 p.m. Tickets are $10 each and will be available for purchase at the door or can be purchased now at the Carstairs Memorial Complex arena office. There will also be a special jersey auction and a 50-50 draw with proceeds benefiting STARS Air Ambulance.
The Hitmen will then host the Kootenay ICE at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Saturday, September 15. Game time is 7:00 p.m. Starting at $7.99 for adults and $4.99 for children (plus applicable fees and taxes), tickets are on sale now at Ticketmaster and the Scotiabank Saddledome box office.
The 68-game regular season schedule starts on the road in Cranbrook against the Kootenay ICE on Saturday, September 22. The Hitmen home opening weekend begins Saturday, September 29 at 7:00 p.m. 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. Game time is 4:00 p.m.
The 2018-19 Hitmen Hockey Pass is on sale now 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. Kids tickets are $10 per game, adults $20. Applicable fees and taxes apply. Visit HitmenHockey.com to score yours today!
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