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The Calgary Hitmen major junior ice hockey team based in Calgary , Alberta , Canada . The Hitmen play in the Western Hockey League . They play their home games at the Scotiabank Saddledome . Their name is derived from local-born professional wrestler Bret "The Hitman" Hart , a founding owner. Established in 1994, the team has been owned by the Calgary Flames hockey club since 1997. They are the third WHL team to represent Calgary, preceded by the Centennials and Wranglers . The Hitmen have had the best record in the WHL four times, and have qualified for the playoffs every season since 1998. In 1999, they became the first Calgary team to win the President's Cup as league champions, and the first to represent Calgary in the Memorial Cup since the Calgary Canadians won the national junior title in 1926. The Hitmen hold numerous WHL attendance records, and in 2004–05 became the first team in the Canadian Hockey League to average 10,000 fans per game. Thirty-two former Hitmen players have gone on to play in the National Hockey League . The Hitmen are the defending league champions, winning their second title in 2009–10 . (more...
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