Hitmen Eliminated from 2019 WHL Playoffs
April 11, 2019 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Calgary Hitmen News Release
Calgary, AB - Jake Neighbours and Quinn Benjafield both scored once and added an assist to lead the Edmonton Oil Kings past the Calgary Hitmen 6-0 on Wednesday night at Scotiabank Saddledome.
The victory propels the Oil Kings into the WHL's Eastern Conference Final as they win the second round series 4-0.
Scott Atkinson, Vince Loschiavo, Wyatt McLeod and Andrew Fyten also scored for Edmonton which built period leads of 2-0 and 5-0.
Dylan Myskiw made 18 saves to record the shutout. The 19-year-old Oil Kings goalie had an outstanding series posting a 0.98 goals against average while stopping 84 of 88 shots for a .957 save percentage.
The game ended the junior careers of Hitmen 20-year-old graduating players Luke Coleman, Kaden Elder and Jake Kryski who were all named among the three stars as a tribute to their time with the franchise. Elder spent one season with the Hitmen while Coleman and Kryski both played parts of three seasons in Calgary.
2019 WHL Playoffs: Round 2 Schedule
Game 1 EDM 3 CGY 2 OT Oil Kings lead series 1-0 Rogers Place, Edmonton
Game 2 EDM 4 CGY 1 Oil Kings lead series 2-0 Rogers Place, Edmonton
Game 3 EDM 2 CGY 1 OT Oil Kings lead series 3-0 Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary
Game 4 EDM 6 CGY 0 Oil Kings win series 4-0 Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary
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