Hockey Playoff Train Rolls on, Hitmen Bury Wheat Kings

Calgary Hitmen Sweep Brandon Wheat Kings

The Calgary Hitmen Playoff train has run over another helpless victim in claiming the WHL’s Eastern Conference Championship in four games straight. R.I.P. Wheat Kings.

The Hitmen tied a Western Hockey league record with their 12th consecutive playoff victory by jumping out to a 5-0 lead before the game was even half over and eventually hanging on for a 6-4 victory.

Calgary has now swept through the first three rounds of the WHL playoffs putting together a 12-0 record while outscoring their opposition by 24-14 (Brandon), 19-4 (Lethbridge), and 15-3 (Edmonton) margins.

Calgary will play the winner of the Vancouver Giants and Kelowna Rockets series, which is presently led by the Giants at 2-1.  As unfortunate as it is, Calgary is already on the back of both teams' minds.

Scoring
1. CAL Seabrook, (3) (Kozun), 7:23 (PP)
1. CAL Postma, (4) (McMillan, Karpov), 7:37	Calgary (plus) Brandon (minus) 2 Paul Postma 9 Tomas Karpov 14 Carson McMillan 26 Joel Broda 28 Michael Stone 2 Chad Erb 3 Brodie Melnychuk 14 Del Cowan 19 Nathan Green 20 Aaron Lewadniuk
2. CAL Plante, (4) (Broda, Golicic), 3:47	Calgary (plus) Brandon (minus) 4 Alex Plante 7 Keith Seabrook 10 Bostjan Golicic 15 Brandon Kozun 26 Joel Broda 2 Chad Erb 3 Brodie Melnychuk 21 Matt Lowry 24 Jay Fehr 27 Andrew Clark
2. CAL Golicic, (2) (Plante, Broda), 6:41	Calgary (plus) Brandon (minus) 4 Alex Plante 7 Keith Seabrook 10 Bostjan Golicic 15 Brandon Kozun 26 Joel Broda 2 Chad Erb 3 Brodie Melnychuk 14 Del Cowan 19 Nathan Green 20 Aaron Lewadniuk
2. CAL Sonne, (4) (Bortis, Seabrook), 7:51	Calgary (plus) Brandon (minus) 2 Paul Postma 7 Keith Seabrook 8 Kyle Bortis 12 Brett Sonne 18 Kris Foucault 2 Chad Erb 4 Colby Robak 21 Matt Lowry 24 Jay Fehr 27 Andrew Clark
2. BDN Clark, (9) (Aulie, Green), 14:35	Brandon (plus) Calgary (minus) 6 Keith Aulie 19 Nathan Green 20 Aaron Lewadniuk 24 Jay Fehr 27 Andrew Clark 2 Paul Postma 7 Keith Seabrook 11 Chase Schaber 14 Carson McMillan 15 Brandon Kozun
2. BDN Hale, (2) (Stone, Jefferies), 15:09	Brandon (plus) Calgary (minus) 2 Chad Erb 3 Brodie Melnychuk 16 Mark Stone 18 Cale Jefferies 22 Jordan Hale 4 Alex Plante 10 Bostjan Golicic 15 Brandon Kozun 26 Joel Broda 28 Michael Stone
2. CAL Karpov, (3) (Schultz), 19:26	Calgary (plus) Brandon (minus) 2 Paul Postma 4 Alex Plante 9 Tomas Karpov 14 Carson McMillan 19 Ian Schultz 2 Chad Erb 3 Brodie Melnychuk 14 Del Cowan 19 Nathan Green 21 Matt Lowry
3. BDN Fehr, (2) (Lewadniuk), 12:50	Brandon (plus) Calgary (minus) 2 Chad Erb 3 Brodie Melnychuk 19 Nathan Green 20 Aaron Lewadniuk 24 Jay Fehr 3 Erik Bonsor 7 Keith Seabrook 9 Tomas Karpov 14 Carson McMillan 19 Ian Schultz
3. BDN Green, (7) (Lowry, Fehr), 15:26 (PP)

Statistics can be found here.

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