Welcome to this edition of The Hockey News' WHL 2025-26 preview series. Leading up to the start of the 2025-26 season, THN's WHL team will preview each Western Hockey League organization and provide a ...

The Calgary Hitmen and Brandon Wheat Kings are set to clash in the opening round of the 2026 WHL Playoffs in what is widely considered the most evenly matched series in the Eastern Conference.

The Calgary Hitmen have announced their 2025-26 Western Hockey League regular-season schedule. The Hitmen will launch their campaign with a home-and-home series against the Lethbridge Hurricanes, ...

Ben Kindel calls himself a ‘gamer’. The Calgary Hitmen talent knows how to handle pressure well, keeping cool in the high-event situations facing him. But he knows the next day and change brings on ...

Perhaps the Calgary Hitmen have the enemy right where they want them. After all, resiliency is the trademark of the city’s major junior hockey heroes in the 2025-26 ...

That’s the next foe for the Calgary Hitmen in their battle to become surprise Western Hockey League title-winners this spring. Yes … it’s the Medicine Hat Tigers on the hit list for a young team ...

Road warriors reign supreme in this Eastern Conference clash. Expect a tightly contested opener as the Wheat Kings face the Hitmen. The Calgary Hitmen and Brandon Wheat Kings are set to clash in the ...