2008-09 Calgary Hitmen/WHL thread - Page 23 - Calgarypuck Forums - The Unofficial Calgary Flames Fan Community

Jagger · 03-15-2009, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Resolute 14

So...

59 wins (franchise record, 2nd all time)
122 points (franchise record, 2nd all time)
32 home wins (franchise record, one off all time record)
18? consecutive home wins (franchise record)
8 consecutive games with a goal for Postma (franchise record)
84 points for Postma (ties franchise record)
7 twenty goal scorers (franchise records)
6 PPGs in one game (franchise record)
9 PPGs combined in one game (franchise record)
45 wins for Jones (franchise record)

Kozun and Sonne the fourth and fifth players in franchise history to reach 100 points.

Jones led the league with 45 wins, finished 3rd in GAA at 2.08.
Kozun finished 2nd in points with 108
Sonne finished 3rd in points with 100
Broda finished 1st in goals with 53
Sonne finished 2nd in goals with 48
Kozun finshed 2nd in assists with 68
Postma finished 4th in assists with 59
Postma finished 1st in points by a defenceman with 84

Paul Postma wins the WHL +/- award at +66
The Hitmen win their third Scotty Munro Trophy as regular season champions

Lowry has to be the coach of the year.

Not bad for a rebuilding year...

Yeah, they did alright.

A loss in the first round after all that would sure suck though

Resolute 14 · 03-15-2009, 08:58 PM

God, don't even joke!

Anything short of a trip to the finals would be a disappointment though. There isn't really anybody in the East that concerns me. But, they don't call it the second season for nothing.

In other news, 10 is a popular number this season in hockey. Seattle smoked Everett 10-0.

Resolute 14 · 03-15-2009, 09:01 PM

Oh, one more record. 330 goals for breaks the franchise mark of 319. 159 goals against this year was just four more than the franchise low.

Jagger · 03-15-2009, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Resolute 14

God, don't even joke!

Anything short of a trip to the finals would be a disappointment though. There isn't really anybody in the East that concerns me. But, they don't call it the second season for nothing.
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Yeah, and they play the games for a reason.

Nobody expected the Hitmen to be this dominate this season.

Also, who expected the Flames or the Oilers to make the Stanley Cup Final in recent years either.

With that said, I don't see anybody in the East capable of beating them over seven games either. I believe that the Giants or Rockets could give them a run in the final though.

moon · 03-15-2009, 09:30 PM

Congrats on on all the records. I am glad that the Canes (especially Tadjeh) were able to help.

A few questions:

1. PLante as ans Assistant Captain??? Doesn't he kind of represent everything a leader shouldn't be? (soft, lazy and dumb). With Postma and guys up front I thought that was an odd choice.

2. It may be because it was a mean nothing game but the Hitmen took a lot of real dub penalties. Has this been an issue all year and they have been good enough to overcome it or was it just a weird lapse in a nothing game?

3. Does Kouzon always cherry pick that badly? or again just something he was doing in a mean nothing final game?

Hopefully, Metsola is back for the play-offs because without him the Canes have about 0 chance of coming with in 3 goals of the Blades.

And hopefully Kirk has nothing to do with the Canes games in the play-offs. I have doubts that the replacement ref will be any better but at least the made up calls will be gone. Terrible, terrible job from, Kirk tonight.

604flames · 03-15-2009, 09:54 PM

I think the real question is, do we start a "playoff" thread tonight, or on Tuesday when everything is actually settled? (I vote Tuesday).

I don't think there are any Wheat Kings fans on here, but if I were them I'd look out (and not just 'cause I'm an Ice homer either).

johnnyluv · 03-15-2009, 10:12 PM

Not mentioned is that Postma's +66 is the record for Hitmen defensemen, as well as being tops in the league.

Flickered Flame · 03-15-2009, 10:16 PM

1. PLante as ans Assistant Captain??? Doesn't he kind of represent everything a leader shouldn't be? (soft, lazy and dumb). With Postma and guys up front I thought that was an odd choice. He has actually had a really good year, but I was surprised he got an A based on his requesting of a trade at the beginning of the year.

2. It may be because it was a mean nothing game but the Hitmen took a lot of real dub penalties. Has this been an issue all year and they have been good enough to overcome it or was it just a weird lapse in a nothing game? It seems to me that a few players do take some unnecessary penalties from time to time, especially Ian Schultz. But for the most part they do not take a lot of bad penalties.

3. Does Kouzon always cherry pick that badly? or again just something he was doing in a mean nothing final game? Well from the games I have seen, Kozie is usually one of the first forwards to be leaving the defensive zone but I wouldn't exactly say he is a cherry picker.

Hopefully, Metsola is back for the play-offs because without him the Canes have about 0 chance of coming with in 3 goals of the Blades. I don't think the Canes have much a chance regardless, I really think there are internal issues with that roster and they have been there since day 1 of the season.

And hopefully Kirk has nothing to do with the Canes games in the play-offs. I have doubts that the replacement ref will be any better but at least the made up calls will be gone. Terrible, terrible job from, Kirk tonight. The Canes must have lost tonight

Flickered Flame · 03-15-2009, 10:20 PM

Resolute has a really good list and here is a list from John Down.

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RECORDS SET:

Longest home ice winning streak, one season: 18 games (Previously 14 games in 1999-2000)

Most power-play goals, one game: six (Jan. 25 vs. Regina) (Previously five on five occasions)

Most special teams goals, both teams, one game: nine (Jan. 25 vs. Regina, all power-play goals) (Previously eight on two occasions)

Most goals in a season by a defenceman: 23 (Paul Postma) (Previously 19 by Kenton Smith, 1998-99)

Longest goal-scoring streak by a defenceman, one season: five games (Paul Postma) (Previously four games by Michael Stone, 2007-08, and Brad Stuart, 1998-99)

Most 20-goal scorers, one season: Seven (Previously six, four times)

Fastest three goals, 55 seconds (Previously 59 seconds)

Most wins: 59 (Previously 58, 1999-2000)

Most home ice wins: 32 (Previously 30 during 1999-2000)

Most home points: 65 (Previously 60, 1999-2000)

Fewest home losses: four (one in OT) (Previously five, 1998-99)

Most points one season: 122 (Previously 120, 1999-2000)

Most wins by a goaltender: Martin Jones 45 (Prevously 39 by Alexandre Fomitchev, 1998-99)

Most goals scored: 334 (Previously 319, 1998-99)

Best power-play percentage: 30.2% (Previously 24.6%, 1999-2000)

Best plus-minus by a defenceman: Paul Postma +66 (Previously plus 65 by Kenton Smith, 1999-2000)

RECORDS EQUALLED:

Most shots, one period: 26 (Jan. 18 vs. Chilliwack) (Previously set Jan. 7, 2007, vs. Prince Albert)

Most power-play points, one game: four (Paul Postma) (Established by Alex Plante, Jan. 3/07)

Longest assist streak by a defenceman, one season: Eight games (Paul Postma) (Established by Matt Kinch, Nov. 21/99 to Dec. 10/99)

Fewest times shutout, one season: 0 (Matches 1998-99, 1999-2000 and 2000-01)

Most points by a defenceman: Paul Postma 84 (Established 2000-01 by Matt Kinch)

http://communities.canada.com/calgar...r/default.aspx

Resolute 14 · 03-15-2009, 11:01 PM

Yeah, but I pulled most of my list from memory - lets see Down do that!

But still, 21 records tied or broken. That is just unbelievable. Best Hitmen team ever? If talking about the regular season only, absolutely. We'll see about the rest of it. Looking at the regular season, one could argue that only the 78-79 Wheat Kings that won 60 games were clearly better. In 43 or 44 years of WHL hockey, that says something.

Kirk isn't one of my favourite referees either, so I can forgive Moon his feelings on that.

As far as Hitmen penalties go, when they do take them, they are usually penalties of ove-raggression rather than penalties as a result of being caught flat footed or lazy. As mentioned, Schultz is probably the perfect embodiment of that issue. As is often stated, those are the kinds of penalties a coach will forgive easier.

moon · 03-16-2009, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Flickered Flame

1. PLante as ans Assistant Captain??? Doesn't he kind of represent everything a leader shouldn't be? (soft, lazy and dumb). With Postma and guys up front I thought that was an odd choice. He has actually had a really good year, but I was surprised he got an A based on his requesting of a trade at the beginning of the year.

2. It may be because it was a mean nothing game but the Hitmen took a lot of real dub penalties. Has this been an issue all year and they have been good enough to overcome it or was it just a weird lapse in a nothing game? It seems to me that a few players do take some unnecessary penalties from time to time, especially Ian Schultz. But for the most part they do not take a lot of bad penalties.

3. Does Kouzon always cherry pick that badly? or again just something he was doing in a mean nothing final game? Well from the games I have seen, Kozie is usually one of the first forwards to be leaving the defensive zone but I wouldn't exactly say he is a cherry picker.

Hopefully, Metsola is back for the play-offs because without him the Canes have about 0 chance of coming with in 3 goals of the Blades. I don't think the Canes have much a chance regardless, I really think there are internal issues with that roster and they have been there since day 1 of the season.

And hopefully Kirk has nothing to do with the Canes games in the play-offs. I have doubts that the replacement ref will be any better but at least the made up calls will be gone. Terrible, terrible job from, Kirk tonight. The Canes must have lost tonight

I figured that was the case with Kozun and the penalties. Most likely due to the fact that it was the last season of the game and the Canes didn't really pose a threat anyways so no need to play a normal disciplined game. Just seemed odd from a team with the record that Calgary has to see those plays. Seemed more like the Canes and their top 6 guys.

And as for the Kirk comments didn't affect the game so Canes winning or losing didn't matter. Even if it did affect the game why would I care in this game it isn't like it mattered. When you get a penalty for tripping when the guy clearly lost an edge without Versteeg coming close to touching him and an elbowing penalty when the elbow clearly missed the player, along with two quick whistles when the puck is out clear as day, coupled with a history of bad calls every other game Kirk does and I have no desire to see him in the play-offs.

Flickered Flame · 03-17-2009, 09:36 AM

The Hitmen handed out their awards last night. Congrats to the following winners.

Petro-Canada Player of the Year
Brandon Kozun / Brett Sonne

Booster Club Fan Favorite
Martin Jones

Husky Energy Top Defenceman
Paul Postma

East Side Mario’s Most Sportsmanlike Player
Kyle Bortis

Enmax Humanitarian Award
Carson McMillan / Ian Schultz

Daimler Chrysler Scholastic Player
Austin Madaisky

Remax 3 Star Award
Brett Sonne

Wendy's Restaurant Rookie of the Year
Cody Sylvester

Molson Coaches Award
Carson McMillan / Alex Plante

malcolmk14 · 03-17-2009, 09:56 AM

I bought two tickets to Game 5 on Ticketmaster.

If the game isn't played, do they refund my credit card? Does anyone have experience with this?

Thanks.

604flames · 03-17-2009, 04:56 PM

Play-in game tonight in Prince Albert to see who has the privilege of getting smoked in the first round by the Hitmen.

Also, SHAW will be showing the entire Saskatoon/Lethbridge series as part of their WHL playoff coverage.

Resolute 14 · 03-17-2009, 05:53 PM

makes sense. Neither the Calgary nor Vancouver series will be much of a contest.

Silly start time in PA... 7:30 MT?

Jagger · 03-17-2009, 10:19 PM

Oil Kings win the game vs PA 2-1 in OT setting up a Junior Battle of Alberta. I'm calling it 4 zip Calgary right now....

Congrats Oil Kings in any case. Someone has to get bombed in the first round by Calgary so it might as well be you.

johnnyluv · 03-17-2009, 10:32 PM

Probably the preferred matchup - neither team would be much of a threat, but the travel to Edmonton is better.

Flickered Flame · 03-17-2009, 10:36 PM

The first round will be a 2-3-2 format for the Hitmen series, so very little travel.

Ducay · 03-17-2009, 10:54 PM

Be prepared for some....."interesting" playoff hair from the hitmen. I wont spoil anything but lets just say there is dye and hair clippings all over my bathroom.

moon · 03-17-2009, 10:55 PM

It will feel so dirty cheering for Edmonton.

At least it will only be for 4 games.

(and then I can cheer for them to lose in the 2nd round!!!)