Calgary Hitmen Media Pass 2011-12

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After obtaining press credentials for the World Junior Hockey Championships 2012 in Calgary, AB, I also have a media pass for all Calgary Hitmen games (WHL - Western Hockey League - part of the CHL - Canadian Hockey League).

I am now looking forward to the Hitmen playoff run. They had an amazing turn around season after a slow start and the playoffs were looking a long ways away. They have a deep team, well coached and are poised to be a rough competitor in the WHL playoffs.

Regular Season Games Attended:

January
Sun Jan 1	Calgary	2	Kelowna	0	03:00 MST	6,174
Tue Jan 3	Calgary	9	Victoria	4	08:05 MST	5,204
Wed Jan 4	Calgary	6	Vancouver	4	08:00 MST	4,615
Sun Jan 8	Lethbridge	3	Calgary	6	02:00 MST	10,153
Fri Jan 13	Moose Jaw	2	Calgary	5	07:00 MST	8,104
Sun Jan 15	Edmonton	3	Calgary	4	02:00 MST	8,459
Tue Jan 17	Calgary	5	Red Deer	1	07:00 MST	4,022
Wed Jan 18	Medicine Hat	5	Calgary	1	07:00 MST	7,230
Fri Jan 20	Prince George	1	Calgary	5	07:00 MST	9,624
Sun Jan 22	Red Deer	2	Calgary	4	04:00 MST	8,314
Wed Jan 25	Brandon	2	Calgary	7	07:00 MST	6,947
Fri Jan 27 (Y)	Vancouver	0	Calgary	2	07:00 MST	10,965
Sat Jan 28	Calgary	5	Medicine Hat	2	07:30 MST	4,006
Sun Jan 29	Tri-City	1	Calgary	4	04:00 MST	11,236

February
Fri Feb 3	Calgary	1	Kootenay	2	07:00 MST	2,720
Sat Feb 4	Calgary	6	Red Deer	2	07:30 MST	5,787
Tue Feb 7	Calgary	3	Medicine Hat	5	07:00 MST	4,006
Wed Feb 8 (Y)	Edmonton	9	Calgary	5	07:00 MST	7,440
Fri Feb 10	Moose Jaw	4	Calgary	2	07:00 MST	9,026
Sun Feb 12	Kootenay	4	Calgary	0	04:00 MST	8,948
Wed Feb 15	Calgary	5	Victoria	3	08:05 MST	4,593
Fri Feb 17	Calgary	7	Kelowna	1	08:05 MST	6,102
Sat Feb 18	Calgary	5	Kamloops	4	08:00 MST	3,942
Wed Feb 22	Medicine Hat	3	Calgary	5	07:00 MST	7,788
Fri Feb 24	Edmonton	4	Calgary	1	07:00 MST	10,794
Sun Feb 26	Kelowna	1	Calgary	2	04:00 MST	9,519
Wed Feb 29	Swift Current	4	Calgary	5	07:00 MST	7,206
March
Fri Mar 2 (Y)	Saskatoon	3	Calgary	4	07:00 MST	10,259
Sat Mar 3	Calgary	1	Kootenay	2	07:00 MST	3,708
Tue Mar 6	Calgary	3	Red Deer	2	07:00 MST	3,981
Fri Mar 9	Calgary	6	Lethbridge	3	07:00 MST	4,085
Sun Mar 11 (Y)	Red Deer	2	Calgary	5	04:00 MDT	13,100
Wed Mar 14	Lethbridge	5	Calgary	2	07:00 MDT	9,082
Fri Mar 16	Calgary	6	Kootenay	5	07:00 MDT	2,840
Sat Mar 17	Kootenay	0	Calgary	3	07:00 MDT	14,982

Hitmen 2012 Draft Prospects Watched:

• Jaynen Rissling 
• Chris Driedger 

Hitmen 2014 Eligible:

• Jake Virtanen 

Giants 2012 Eligible:

• Brett Kulak: very impressive underrated two-way defender

Oil Kings 2012 Eligible:

• Griffin Reinhart: talked with him after game watched
• Cody Corbett

Blades 2012 Eligible:

• Dalton Thrower: super impressive blueliner

Rebels 2012 Eligible:

• Mathew (Matt) Dumba: talk with him after the game

Related articles

• Jaynen Rissling - The Next Ones: NHL 2012 Draft Prospect Profile - Big Defenseman with Big Upside (thehockeywriters.com)
• Mathew Dumba - The Next Ones: NHL 2012 Draft Prospect Profile (thehockeywriters.com)
• A Look Ahead: 2013/14 NHL Draft Rankings (thehockeywriters.com)
• Future Flames: Baertschi, Irving top Calgary prospects (thehockeywriters.com)