Hitmen to Play Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Published on January 24, 2011 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Calgary Hitmen News Release
- HOME GAME vs. Saskatoon Blades. Game time is 7:00 pm at Scotiabank Saddledome. The Blades, featuring Team Canada World Juniors Brayden Schenn and Curtis Hamilton, will be making their second and final regular season visit to Calgary. Radio Broadcast on The Fan 960 starts at 7:00 pm.
Wednesday, January 26th
- Practice 12:45 to 2:00 pm at Scotiabank Saddledome.
Thursday, January 27th
- Practice 1:15 to 2:30 pm at Scotiabank Saddledome.
Friday, January 28th
- HOME GAME vs. Brandon Wheat Kings. Game time is 7:00 pm at Scotiabank Saddledome. It's Student night. Students will receive a $9 ticket with a valid student I-D. The SAIT Hitmen Angolan fans will also be in attendance. Radio Broadcast on The Fan 960 starts at 7:00 pm.
Saturday, January 29th
- ROAD GAME at Red Deer Rebels. Game time is 7:30 p.m. at Enmax Centrium. This will be Calgary's first visit to Red Deer this season. Radio Broadcast on The Fan 960 starts at 7:00 pm with a half hour pre-game show.
Sunday, January 30th
- HOME GAME vs. Prince Albert Raiders. Game time is 5:00 pm at Scotiabank Saddledome. It's Wendy's / Hockey Calgary Novice Development Day. Radio Broadcast on The Fan 960 starts at 5:00 pm.
*Schedule subject to change, all times Mountain Standard Time.
CALGARY HITMEN NEWS AND NOTES
HITMEN HEADLINES: After playing nine of their last 10 games on the road, the Calgary Hitmen are back at Scotiabank Saddledome Tuesday to host the Saskatoon Blades. It's the back half of a home-and-home series with the WHL's top team. Calgary opened the scoring in Saskatoon on Saturday as Brooks Macek counted his 10th goal of the season to give Calgary a 1-0 first period lead. However the Blades struck for three in the second period and two more in the third en-route to a 5-1 win. Chris Collins and Marek Viedensky both scored twice for Saskatoon who outshot the Hitmen 38-28.
VS SASKATOON: Tuesday is the fourth and final regular season meeting with the Blades. Saskatoon leads the season series 3-0. Tyler Fiddler tops the Hitmen with three points (1g 2a) against Saskatoon while Marek Viedensky (3g 5a) and Josh Nicholls (8a) both have eight points each against the Hitmen.
-Oct. 31 in Cal; Blades 5 Hitmen 3. Curtis Hamilton scored twice for Saskatoon.
-Jan. 4 in Sask; Blades 5 Hitmen 0. Blades defenceman Stefan Elliott had 1g 3a. Adam Morrison 29 save shutout.
-Jan 22 in Sask; Blades 5 Hitmen 1. Marek Viedensky (2g 1a), Josh Nicholls (3a).
INSIDE THE SERIES
Shots on goal: Sask 94 Cal 81 Powerplays: Sask 1-9 11.1% Cal 0-17 0%
MORE CONSISTANT: The Hitmen are 3-2 in their last five games.....9-9-1-1 in their last 20 games.
STREAKIN: Misha Fisenko (1g 6a) is on a five game point streak. Tyler Fiddler (2g 1a) and Brooks Macek (2g 1a) both have points in back-to-back games. Brandon Glover has won his last two starts while stopping 75 of 78 shots.
DIVERSITY: Calgary's last 16 goals have been scored by 12 different players; Macek (2), Sylvester (2), Fiddler (2), Wilson, Rissling, Humphries, Schmidt (2), Clayton, Fisenko, MacMaster, Kirsch, Lubin.
BUSY DAYS AHEAD: Tuesday's game against the Blades kicks off a stretch of seven games in 11 nights.
WHATS LEFT: 13 Home, 12 Road
TEAM PACIFIC: The Hitmen have three 16-year-old rookies on the team this season and all three; Chase Clayton, Keaton Lubin and Rob Trzonkowski won a Bronze Medal with Team Pacific at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Manitoba. Trzonkowski finished the tournament with three goals.
HITMEN TEAM LEADERS:
Goals (20) Justin Kirsch
Powerplay Goals (8) Justin Kirsch
Points (34) Justin Kirsch
Plus/Minus (+3) Spencer Humphries
Assists (24) Misha Fisenko
Wins (8) Michael Snider
PIM (75) Ben Wilson
WHL OUTDOORS: The Calgary Hitmen host the Regina Pats at McMahon Stadium on Monday, February 21st in WHL Outdoors. Game time is 1:00 p.m. Tickets for the Family Day game are on sale at all Ticketmaster locations. There are two price points of $12 and $15.
NAIL BITTERS: Of Calgary's 47 games played this season, 33 (or 70.2%) have been one goal games at some point in the third period. The Hitmen record in those games is 11-20-1-1.
HITMEN ALUMNUS: Brandon Kozun is in the American Hockey league with the Manchester Monarchs. The 20-year-old LA Kings prospect has 22 points (10g 12a) in 41 games.
UNDER ATTACK: The Hitmen have been outshot in eight of their last nine games.
REGULAR SEASON CAREER WATCH: Jimmy Bubnick is one game shy of 250. Misha Fisenko passed the 100 point mark Friday in Prince Albert and now has 101. Kris Foucault needs six points to hit the century mark.
IN THE COMMUNITY: On Sunday, February 5th the Hitmen will take part in Pond Hockey by ENMAX ENERGY. Over 10 Hitmen will take to the ice for grassroots pond hockey with several minor hockey teams. All events including an on-ice session, pictures and autographs will be held at Crystal Lake Shores in Okotoks. The program runs from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. and is open to the general public.
UPCOMING GAMES: Calgary plays three games in three nights starting Friday when they host the Brandon Wheat Kings. Game time is 7pm at Scotiabank Saddledome. The Hitmen then visit Red Deer Saturday (The Fan 960) before returning home Sunday to host the Prince Albert Raiders. Game time is 5pm.
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