In an effort to get the WHL preview in before the start of the regular season, I will try to go two-a-day. This morning, it was about the Brandon Wheat Kings. Now, it is the Calgary Hitmen, who are also in the Eastern Conference of the WHL and were eliminated in the Conference quarters in five by the Brandon Wheat Kings. They were the third ranked team in the conference and were led in scoring by Jimmy Bubnick, who is likely ticketed for AHL duty in the Winnipeg affiliate St. John's IceCaps. Like the Wheat Kings, the Hitmen amassed 273 goals in the regular season. However, they only gave up 221 goals, which isn't bad. However, losing to the Wheat Kings, ranked sixth in the playoffs, was a big blow to a team with high aspirations. This season, the team that has produced the likes of Karl Alzner, Ryan Getzlaf, and Andrew Ladd will be looking up at provincial rivals the Edmonton Oil Kings, as the Oil Kings will likely return some key pieces in Griffin Reinhart and Henrik Samuelsson.
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