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    The 2006-07 12th year of operation for the Calgary Hitmen.

    Forwards
    7 Keegan Dansereau RW 1988 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Free Agent
    9 Brodie Dupont LW 1987 St. Lazare, Manitoba NYR - 3rd round 2005
    10 Fredrik Pettersson LW 1987 Gothenburg, Sweden Edm - 5th round 2005
    11 Steve Covington RW 1986 Maple Ridge, British Columbia Det - 7th round 2004
    12 Brett Sonne C/LW 1989 Maple Ridge, British Columbia Eligible 2007
    14 Carson McMillan RW 1988 Brandon, Manitoba Free Agent
    15 Brandon Kozun RW/C 1990 Calgary, Alberta Eligible 2008
    16 Ryan Letts RW 1989 Newport Beach, California Eligible 2007
    17 Ian Duval C 1988 Winnipeg, Manitoba Unknown
    18 Brendan Rowinski LW/C 1990 Winnipeg, Manitoba Eligible 2008
    21 Riley Merkley C 1987 Blackie, Alberta Free Agent
    22 Devon Kalinski LW/C 1990 La Corey, Alberta Eligible 2008
    23 Robin Figren RW 1988 Stockholm, Sweden NYI - 3rd round 2006
    24 Derek LeBlanc C 1986 Brandon, Manitoba Free Agent
    25 Ryan White C 1988 Brandon, Manitoba Mtl - 3rd round 2006

    Defencemen
    2 Brett Plouffe 1989 Winnipeg, Manitoba Eligible 2007
    3 Curtis Kelner 1988 Peoria, Arizona Free Agent
    4 Alex Plante 1989 Brandon, Manitoba Eligible 2007
    5 Dylan Yeo 1986 Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Free Agent
    6 Kevin Reinholt 1987 Tofield, Alberta Eligible 2007
    26 Michael Hengen 1987 Surrey, British Columbia Eligible 2007
    27 Karl Alzner 1988 Burnaby, British Columbia Eligible 2007
    28 Michael Stone 1990 Winnipeg, Manitoba Eligible 2008

    Goalies
    1 Martin Jones 1990 North Vancouver, British Columbia Eligible 2008
    33 Daniel Spence 1988 Langley, British Columbia Free Agent

    Division titles won: 3 -- 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-00
    Regular season titles won: 2 -- 1998-99, 1999-00
    League Championships won: 1 -- 1999
    Memorial Cup Titles: None

    Originally owned by 18 investors, some names like Bret the "Hitman" Hart, Theoren Fleury and Joe Sakic. In 1997 the Calgary Flames purchased the Hitmen, the Flames own and operate the Hitmen hockey club.

    The Hitmen play all home games in the Pengrowth Saddledome - 19,600.


    Directory
    Governor Ken King
    President Ken King
    GM & Alternate Governor Kelly Kisio
    Head Coach Kelly Kisio
    Assistant to the General Manager Bernie Bajnok
    Assistant Coach Dave Lowry
    Director of Business Operations Kip Reghenas
    Traveling Scout Dan Bonar
    Head Scout Brad Whelen
    VP Sales Rollie Cyr
    Broadcast/Communications Brad Curle
    Ticket Sales Dan Cezar, Kevin MacDuff
    Corporate Sponsorship Kevin Gross, Mark Stiles, Pat Halls
    Athletic Therapist Will McMillan
    Club Physician Dr. Ian Auld, Dr. Jim Thorne, Dr. Eric Babins
    Club Dentist Dr. Roger Shinkaruk
    Orthopedic Dr. Nick Mohtadi
    Optometrist Dr. Douglas Burns
    Team Chiropractor Dr. Robin Schulz
    Assistant Trainer Blair Niekamp

    Information
    Ticket Sales (403) 571-2200
    Home Arena Pengrowth Saddledome
    Seating Capacity 16,337
    Rink Dimensions 200'x85'
    Training Camp Don Hartman NE Sportsplex, Calgary, AB.
    Colors Black, Copper, Red, and White
    Team Uniforms Home: White base with copper, red, & white Away: Black base with copper, red, & white
    Conference/Division Eastern/Central


    NHL Draft Picks
    Ryan White 3rd Round Montreal Canadiens 2006
    Brodie Dupont 3rd Round NY Rangers 2005
    Dustin Kohn 2rd Round NY Islanders 2005
    Andrew Ladd 1st Round Carolina 2004
    Jeff Schultz 1st Round Washington 2004
    Andy Rogers 1st Round Tampa Bay 2004
    Brett Carson 4th Round Carolina 2004
    Steve Covington 7th Round Detroit 2004
    Ryan Getzlaf 1st Round Anaheim Mighty Ducks 2003
    Mike Egener 2nd Round Tampa Bay 2003
    Shaun Landolt 8th Round Toronto Maple Leafs 2003
    Johnny Boychuk 2nd Round Colorado Avalanche 2002
    Brandon Segal 4th Round Nashville Predators 2002
    Owen Fussey 3rd Round Washington Capitals 2001
    Brent Krahn 1st Round Calgary Flames 2000
    Matt Pettinger 2nd Round Washington Capitals 2000
    Wade Davis 5th Round Calgary Flames 2000
    Shaun Norrie 4th Round Edmonton Oilers 2000
    Pavel Brendl 1st Round New York Rangers 1999
    Kris Beech 1st Round Washington Capitals 1999
    Rod Sarich 4th Round Florida Panthers 1999
    Jeff Feniak 4th Round Philadelphia Flyers 1999
    Matt Kinch 5th Round Buffalo Sabres 1999
    Jordan Krestanovich 5th Round Colorado Avalanche 1999
    Chris Nielsen 2nd Round New York Islanders 1998
    Curtis Rich 5th Round Tampa Bay Lightning 1998
    Brad Moran 7th Round Buffalo Sabres 1998
    Boris Protsenko 3rd Round Pittsburgh Penguins 1996
    Kevin Marsh 8th Round Hartford Whalers 1996
    Mike Muzechka 9th Round New York Islanders 1996


    List of Calgary Hitmen alumni who have played in the NHL.
    Ryan Bast
    Kris Beech
    Pavel Brendl
    Owen Fussey
    Ryan Getzlaf
    Darcy Hordichuk
    Jordan Krestanovich
    Andrew Ladd
    Brad Moran
    Chris Nielsen
    Stephen Peat
    Matt Pettinger
    Konstantin Pushkarev
    Ray Schultz
    Fredrik Sjostrom
    Jerred Smithson
    Rastislav Stana
    Brad Stuart
    Ryan Tobler

    In 2004-05, in the wake of the 2004-05 NHL lockout. the Hitmen averaged 10,062 fans, the first junior team to ever average 10,000, and the highest average of any junior or professional team in North America. Their season total of 362,227 set WHL and CHL records.

    Perhaps the most successful example of the 'Bear Toss' is the Calgary Hitmen's annual toss game, which they bill as "the worlds largest teddy bear toss." On December 04, 2005, Hitmen fans broke their own CHL record when 13,650 bears were thrown onto the ice

    Head Coaches
    1 Graham James 1995-96 95 21-71-3 .237 0-0 Resigned 23 games into 1996-97 WHL season
    2 Dean Clark 1996-01 334 183-118-30-3 .597 40-24 1998 WHL, CHL coach of the year
    3 Richard Kromm 2001-04 216 94-93-20-9 .502 7-12
    4 Dean Evason & Kelly Kisio 2004-05 72 34-23-9-6 .576 7-5 Co-coaches
    5 Kelly Kisio 2005-present 72 47-18-3-4 .701 7-6

    Ladd also became the first Hitmen alumnus to win the Stanley Cup, which he did with the Carolina Hurricanes in 2006.
    Last edited by Mileflames; 11-10-2006 at 12:59 PM.
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