Petersen, Hitmen Blank Regina 3-0
October 4, 2015 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Calgary Hitmen News Release
Regina, SK - Lasse Petersen made 19 saves to record a shutout in his Western Hockey League debut backstopping the Calgary Hitmen to a 3-0 win over the Regina Pats on Sunday afternoon at the Brandt Centre.
Travis Sanheim led the offense with a goal and an assist while Elliott Peterson and Pavel Karnaukhov rounded out the scoring. Jake Bean set up a pair of goals with Dawson Martin adding an assist for his first career WHL point.
The Hitmen used a strong start jumping out to a 2-0 lead less than six minutes into the opening period and carried the play most of the game, outshooting Regina 32-19.
Calgary's penalty killers also played a key role as Regina went 0-8 on the powerplay.
With the victory, the Hitmen improve to 4-1 moving into a tie with Red Deer for first place in the Central Division. Regina, shutout for their second straight game at home, drops to 1-3.
Calgary finishes their three-game East Division road trip with a record of 2-1 and will return to Alberta to host the Rebels on Friday, Oct. 9 in the start of a home-and-home set. Game time at the Scotiabank Saddledome is 7:00 p.m. The rematch goes Saturday, Oct. 10 in Red Deer.
Calgary Hitmen season tickets for the 2015-16 WHL campaign are still available. For more information on ticket packages and the exclusive privileges offered to Hitmen season seat members such as the flexible ticket exchange program, visit HitmenHockey.com or contact customer service at 403-777-4646.
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