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16 Facts About Calgary Hitmen

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Calgary Hitmen are a major junior ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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Calgary Hitmen have finished with the best record in the WHL four times, and qualified for the playoffs for thirteen consecutive seasons between 1998 and 2010.

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Thirty-nine former Calgary Hitmen players have gone on to play in the National Hockey League.

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Calgary Hitmen had been without a WHL team since the Wranglers moved south to become the Lethbridge Hurricanes in 1987.

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The league's expansion into Calgary Hitmen was met with scepticism, as the league had previously failed in Western Canada's largest markets of Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary Hitmen, and Winnipeg, when in competition with the NHL.

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Calgary Hitmen entered their first season playing in the newly formed Central Division, and were predicted to finish as high as third in the five-team division.

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The Calgary Hitmen fell short of winning the title however, as Ottawa's Matt Zultek scored the winning goal 1:58 into overtime.

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Calgary Hitmen went through a rebuilding period and finished third or fourth in the Central Division between 2001 and 2004, winning only one playoff series during that time.

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The Calgary Hitmen became the first Canadian Hockey League team to average over 10,000 fans per game, having the highest average attendance of any hockey team—junior or professional—in North America that year.

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The Calgary Hitmen then defeated the East Division champion Brandon Wheat Kings to reach the Eastern Conference final for the fourth time in franchise history, where they were subsequently defeated by the Tigers.

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Calgary Hitmen again finished with the best record in the regular season with 107 points on the strength of Kozun's CHL leading 107 points and the goaltending of Martin Jones, who was named goaltender of the year in the WHL.

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In 2019, the Calgary Hitmen hosted the Corral Series, a three-game series paying tribute to former teams that used to play in the Corral.

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Calgary Hitmen are active within the community, supporting numerous programs and charities.

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Forty-one former Calgary Hitmen players have gone on to play in the National Hockey League.

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Calgary Hitmen have captured numerous awards during the franchise's tenure.

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Calgary Hitmen players have been named the WHL's most outstanding player four times.

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