What is Calgary Hitmen?
{{Hockey team|CAN_eng=1 | team = Calgary Hitmen | color = #000000 | color text = #E13A3E | city = [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]] | league = [[Western Hockey League]] | conference = [[Eastern Conference (WHL)|Eastern]] | division = [[Central Division (WHL)|Central]] | founded = {{Start date|1995}} | arena = [[Scotiabank Saddledome]] | colours = Red, Brown, Black, White <br /> {{Color box|#E13A3E}} {{Color box|#9E7053}} {{Color box|#000000}} {{Color box|#FFFFFF}} | coach = {{Flagicon|CAN}} [[Kelly Kisio]] | GM = {{Flagicon|CAN}} Mike Williamson | website = [https://chl.ca/whl-hitmen/ chl.ca/whl-hitmen] }} The '''Calgary Hitmen''' are a Canadian professional [[ice hockey]] team that began playing in 1995. They currently play in the [[Western Hockey League]]. They play their home games in [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]] at the [[Scotiabank Saddledome]]. The teams name pays homage to the nickname of retired professional wrestler [[Bret Hart]]. Hart was also a founding member of the Hitmen along with [[National Hockey League|NHL]] players [[Theoren Fleury]] and [[Joe Sakic]].<ref>http://brethart.com/bio/columns/calgary-hitmen{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The team has won 2 [[Ed Chynoweth Cup]]s. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{Official|https://chl.ca/whl-hitmen/}} {{WHL}} {{Calgary Flames}} {{multistub|sports|Canada}} [[Category:1995 establishments in Canada]] [[Category:Canadian Hockey League teams]] [[Category:Ice hockey teams in Alberta]] [[Category:Western Hockey League]] [[Category:Sports teams in Calgary]]