Hitmen fall to Oil Kings in season opener

The Calgary Hitmen opened their 30th anniversary season this afternoon on the road against the Edmonton Oil Kings at Rogers Place. Calgary fell to the home team 4-1.

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Edmonton was first to strike courtesy of Gavin Hodnett, opening the scoring just under eight minutes into the period. Edmonton would follow up with Czech import Adam Jecho extending the lead to two with just over a minute remaining in the period. The second period saw a majority of the game’s special teams but remained scoreless despite three power play opportunities for Calgary.