SEASON S GREETINGS FROM YOUR CALGARY HITMEN

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1 GAME DAY PROGRAM BROUGHT TO YOU BY SEASON S GREETINGS FROM YOUR CALGARY HITMEN THE IN SUPPORT OF NIGHT SATURDAY DECEMBER 19 HITMEN VS. MEDICINE HAT TIGERS VS HitmenHockey.com

2 GAME DAY LINEUP Saturday, December 19, 2015 CALGARY HITMEN PTS MEDICINE HAT TIGERS PTS Home: Away: Home: Away: YOB RECORD GAA SV% SO NHL DRAFT YOB RECORD GAA SV% SO NHL DRAFT 1 Amundrud, Nik Melfort, SK Eligible Shields, Mack Saskatoon, SK Free Agent 31 Porter, Cody North Vancouver, BC Eligible Schneider, Nick Leduc, AB CGY - Signed 33 Dumba, Kyle Calgary, AB Eligible 2016 YOB POS GP G A PTS NHL DRAFT YOB POS GP G A PTS NHL DRAFT 2 Bean, Jake Calgary, AB 98 D Eligible Forrest, Brad Calgary, AB 97 D Eligible LaPointe, Jakob Leduc, AB 98 D Eligible Heid, Nick Fridley, MN 97 D Eligible Zipp, Micheal Edmonton, AB 96 D Eligible Stanton, Ty St. Albert, AB 95 D Free Agent 5 Kanzig, Keegan Athabasca, AB 95 D CGY '13-Signed 7 Bradley, Matthew Surrey, BC 97 LW MTL '15 6 Harmsworth, Colby Saskatoon, SK 95 D Free Agent 9 Fischer, Zach Lloydminster, AB 97 RW Eligible Dorsey, Matt Wenatchee, WA 99 RW Eligible Hamblin, James Edmonton, AB 99 C Eligible Morrison, Loch Prince Albert, SK 97 D Eligible Owre, Steven Rocklin, CA 96 C Eligible Karnaukhov, Pavel Minsk, Belarus 97 C CGY '15 14 Jevne, Ryan Edmonton, AB 98 LW Eligible Stukel, Jakob Surrey, BC 97 LW Eligible Schultz, Ty New Westminster, BC 97 D Eligible Malenstyn, Beck Delta, BC 98 LW Eligible Gerlach, Max Flower Mound, TX 98 C Eligible Kastelic, Mark Phoenix, AZ 99 C Eligible Shaw, Mason Wainwright, AB 98 C Eligible Bensmiller, Layne Rocky Mtn. House, AB 97 RW Eligible Quenneville, David Edmonton, AB 98 D Eligible Martin, Dawson Winnipeg, MB 98 LW Eligible Butcher, Chad Kamloops, BC 96 RW Eligible Stallard, Jordy Brandon, MB 97 C Eligible Preziuso, Tyler Victoria, BC 99 RW Eligible Fazleev, Radel Kazan, Russia 96 C PHI '14-Signed 23 Fantillo, Caleb Coquitlam, BC 98 RW Eligible Platt, Bryce Regina, SK 98 LW Eligible Mobray, Alex Calgary, AB 96 RW Eligible Sanheim, Taylor Elkhorn, MB 96 LW Eligible Clouston, Connor Medicine Hat, AB 96 D Eligible Twarynski, Carsen Calgary, AB 97 LW Eligible Sanford, Cole Vernon, BC 95 RW Free Agent 25 Hyman, Aaron Calgary, AB 98 D Eligible Rassell, Mark Calgary, AB 97 C Eligible Fyten, Andrew Sundre, AB 98 RW Eligible Chyzowski, Ryan Kamloops, BC 00 LW Eligible Houck, Jackson North Vancouver, BC 95 RW Free Agent 34 Kirichenko, Clayton Sherwood Park, AB 96 D Eligible Mrkonjic, Tyler St. Albert, AB 96 RW Eligible Sanheim, Travis Elkhorn, MB 96 D PHI '14-Signed President/CEO/Governor: Ken King GOALS BY PERIOD President/Governor: Darrell Maser GOALS BY PERIOD Pres. Hockey Ops./Alt. Governor: Kelly Kisio 1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL Vice President: Brent Maser 1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL GM/VP Business Operations: Mike Moore General Manager/Head Coach: Shaun Clouston Head Coach: Mark French Assistant Coach: Joe Frazer Assistant Coach: Trent Whitfield Assistant Coach: Jerrid Sauer Assistant Coach: Joel Otto Senior Director, Player Development: Darren Kruger Director Player Personnel: Dan Bonar SHOTS BY PERIOD Goaltending Consultant: J.F. Martel SHOTS BY PERIOD Goaltending Coach: Darcy Wakaluk 1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL Video Coordinator: Scott Goldade 1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL Video Coaches: Troy Norcross, Jeff Hansen Athletic Therapist/Equipment Manager: Mikki Lanuk Strength & Conditioning Coach: Sean Hope-Ross Athletic Therapist: Will McMillan Equipment Manager: Jason Monnery Referees: Adam GRIFFITHS, Kevin WEBINGER Linesmen: Tyler JENSEN, Scott SHARUN Video Goal Judge: Todd Anderson Forwards: Forwards: Defence: Defence: Goaltender: Goaltender:

3 Standings Eastern Conference East Division Rank Team GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA PIM Home Away P10 STK 1 Brandon Wheat Kings Prince Albert Raiders Moose Jaw Warriors Regina Pats Saskatoon Blades Swift Current Broncos Central Division Rank Team GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA PIM Home Away P10 STK 1 Lethbridge Hurricanes Red Deer Rebels Calgary Hitmen Edmonton Oil Kings Medicine Hat Tigers Kootenay Ice Western Conference B.C. Division Rank Team GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA PIM Home Away P10 STK 1 Kelowna Rockets Victoria Royals Prince George Cougars Kamloops Blazers Vancouver Giants U.S. Division Rank Team GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA PIM Home Away P10 STK 1 Everett Silvertips Seattle Thunderbirds Spokane Chiefs Portland Winterhawks Tri-City Americans x = Clinched Playoff Position y = Teams who have clinched Division title Friday, Dec 18 Lethbridge 3 at Edmonton 1 Final Calgary 2 at Medicine Hat 0 Final Kamloops 2 at Moose Jaw 1 Final Kelowna 1 at Prince Albert 3 Final Victoria 2 at Prince George 0 Final Kootenay 4 at Red Deer 5 Final Saskatoon 6 at Regina 4 Final Tri-City 3 at Seattle 2 Final OT Portland 2 at Spokane 1 Final OT Brandon 4 at Swift Current 1 Final Everett 3 at Vancouver 2 Final OT Saturday, Dec 19 Brandon at Prince Albert 7:00 pm CST Kamloops at Swift Current 7:00 pm CST Moose Jaw at Regina 7:00 pm CST Kelowna at Saskatoon 7:05 pm CST Kootenay at Edmonton 7:00 pm MST Lethbridge at Red Deer 7:00 pm MST Medicine Hat at Calgary 7:00 pm MST Victoria at Prince George 7:00 pm PST Portland at Spokane 7:05 pm PST Seattle at Tri-City 7:05 pm PST Vancouver at Everett 7:05 pm PST Sunday, Dec 27 Everett at Vancouver 2:00 pm PST Moose Jaw at Swift Current 4:00 pm CST Regina at Brandon 4:00 pm CST Calgary at Kootenay 4:00 pm MST Edmonton at Red Deer 5:00 pm MST Lethbridge at Medicine Hat 6:00 pm MST Saskatoon at Prince Albert 7:00 pm CST Tri-City at Portland 5:00 pm PST Seattle at Spokane 5:05 pm PST Kelowna at Kamloops 6:00 pm PST Prince George at Victoria 7:05 pm PST whl.ca

4 BROADCAST INFORMATION Radio: Sportsnet 960-The Fan Webcast: WHL Live at whl.neulion.com SN960 pre-game show begins at 6:00 p.m. CALGARY HITMEN ( , 46 pts.) vs. MEDICINE HAT TIGERS ( , 25 pts.) Saturday, Dec. 19, :00 p.m. MT Scotiabank Saddledome TONIGHT S GAME The Calgary Hitmen ( ) close out their pre-holiday break schedule tonight as they welcome the Medicine Hat Tigers ( ) to the Scotiabank Saddledome. It s Breakfast Television and Sportsnet 960-The Fan s Fame For Food with fans asked to bring a non-perishable item to the game for the Calgary Food Bank. The local agency can turn just $1 into $5 worth of food. Donation boxes will be present on the concourse during tonight s game in an effort to raise additional funds for deserving Calgary families. The Hitmen collected eight of a possible 10 points during a five-game road trip which ended last night with a 2-0 victory in Medicine Hat. Scoreless late in the third period, Tyler Mrkonjic put the visitors on the board, netting a powerplay goal with 4:43 remaining. Andrew Fyten then added an empty net marker for his first career Western Hockey League goal. Hitmen goaltender Cody Porter was named the first star as the Tigers outshot Calgary The Hitmen, at 46 points, are in a three-way tie for the WHL s Central Division and Eastern Conference lead with the Red Deer Rebels and Lethbridge Hurricanes. Medicine Hat is fifth in the Central Division with 25 points, four points behind the Edmonton Oil Kings for the final Wildcard spot. NOTEWORTHY VS. MEDICINE HAT: Tonight is the third of six regular season meetings between the two teams and their first in Calgary. They have split their first two matches with each team posting a shutout victory. Four different Hitmen have a point in the season series while David Quenneville (1g, 2a) leads the Tigers with three points. Chad Butcher (2g), Mason Shaw (2a), Ty Stanton (2a) and Steven Owre (2a) all have two. Over the last five seasons, Calgary is against the Tigers including a record at the Scotiabank Saddledome. The Hitmen and Tigers won t meet again until Friday, Feb. 19 in Medicine Hat REGULAR SEASON SERIES RECAP Oct. 17/15 at MH: MH 6 CAL 0 Austin Lotz made 27 saves for the shutout while Chad Butcher scored twice. Dec. 18/15: CAL 2 MH 0 Cody Porter recorded 32 saves for the shutout. INSIDE THE SERIES Shots on Goal: CAL 48 MH 62 Power Plays: CAL 1-10 (10%) MH 2-5 (40%) DIVISIONAL DIET: Today s game against the Tigers is the third of seven straight contests for Calgary against teams from the Central Division. As part of this schedule, the Hitmen will also play Kootenay and Lethbridge twice. Calgary has a record of against teams from their own division this season. STREAKIN : Travis Sanheim (2g, 7a) is riding a six-game point streak. Radel Fazleev (1g, 3a) has points in back-to-back games. Layne Bensmiller (2g, 4a) saw his three-game point streak snapped last night in Medicine Hat. Jordy Stallard (4g, 3a) has points in five of his last six games while Jake Bean (1g, 5a) has at least a point in four of his last five games. CHL TOP 10: The Calgary Hitmen are ranked 10th in the BMO Canadian Hockey League Top 10 this week. The weekly rankings are selected by a panel of National Hockey League scouts. INSIDE THE STREAK: Calgary has picked up 27 of a possible 32 points, going in their last 16 games. They have outscored their opponents by a combined while outshooting them HOME COOKING: Calgary leads the WHL with 21 away games or 58.3 percent of their road schedule for the entire season. However tonight kicks off a stretch that will see the Hitmen play five of their next seven games at the Scotiabank Saddledome. The Dome has been very friendly of late where Calgary has posted a record of in their last eight home contests. PORTER S PATROL: Hitmen goaltender Cody Porter has the eighth best goals against average in the WHL at 2.79 while his 14 wins are tied for fifth. The 18-year-old goaltender has also been named the first star in back-to-back games. MIDWAY MARK: At 36 games, the Hitmen have played exactly half of their 72 game regular season schedule. They are currently on pace for 92 points. Last season the Hitmen won the Central Division crown with 95 points. TEETER TOTTER: Calgary has been through a series off three different runs this season. They started the schedule before going in their next 13 games. Since then, they ve posted a record of PROMO CALENDAR Hitmen single game tickets are on sale now. Upcoming home game highlights include: Jan. 31: Dodge Skate with the Hitmen Feb. 12: Lunar Celebration with post-game fireworks

5 BROADCAST INFORMATION Radio: Sportsnet 960-The Fan Webcast: WHL Live at whl.neulion.com SN960 pre-game show begins at 6:00 p.m. OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS: Calgary Hitmen teammates Travis Sanheim and Radel Fazleev are trying out for their home countries ahead of the 2016 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship. Sanheim is one of 25 players remaining with Canada s National Junior Team Selection Camp while Fazleev is one of 29 players attending Russia s Preparation Camp at the Novogorsk facility near Moscow. TOP 100 JERSEYS: The Hockey News has released its list of the Top 100 jerseys of all time in the world of hockey. The Calgary Hitmen jersey from the season ranks #22. HITMEN VS: (BDN 2-0), (EDM 0-2), (EVT 1-0), (KAM 1-0), (KEL 0-1), (KTN 3-0), (LET 0-1), (MH 1-1), (MJ 0-3), (POR 0-0), (PA 2-1), (PG 1-2), (RD ), (REG ), (SAS 3-0), (SEA 1-0), (SPO 0-1), (SC 1-0), (TC 1-0), (VAN 0-0), (VIC 0-0). BEAR FACTS: On Dec. 6, the Hitmen held their 21st annual Petro-Canada Teddy Bear Toss. Fans tossed a record 28,815 stuffed toys, to bring the total number of teddy bears collected since the inaugural event, held in 1995, to 299,419. This year s game was also played in front of the first-ever teddy bear toss sellout of 19,289 fans. Among the over 50 local agencies to benefit this season; Calgary Food Bank, Stephen s Backpacks, Salvation Army and Siksika Children s Services. NHL DRAFT WATCH: Hitmen defenceman Jake Bean, forward Beck Malenstyn and goaltender Cody Porter have all been named to the National Hockey League s Players to Watch list for November in advance of the 2016 NHL Draft. The list, compiled by NHL Central Scouting Service, groups prospects by league and gives each player an individual rating. Bean, one of 49 players from the Western Hockey League on the list, received an A ranking which indicates a first-round candidate. Malenstyn and Porter received C ratings, indicating a fourth, fifth or sixth-round selection. DYNAMIC DUO: Calgary has two of the top five scoring defencemen in the WHL in Travis Sanheim and Jake Bean. Sanheim (8g, 23a) and Bean (13g, 18a) both have 31 points to share third spot among defencemen. Bean s career-high 13 goals top all blueliners while his five power play markers are tied for second among rearguards. Sanheim s 23 assists rank tied for sixth. SPECIAL TEAMS: Calgary s power play, which has scored 34 goals in 36 games, is eighth in the WHL at 21.0%. The Hitmen penalty kill, which has surrendered 27 goals this season, is also eighth in the league at 82.5%. REGULAR SEASON CAREER MILESTONE WATCH: Jordy Stallard is two points away from 50. Travis Sanheim needs three assists to reach 100. Jackson Houck needs five goals to reach 100. Colby Harmsworth played in his 200th career game on Sunday in Red Deer. ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Jake Virtanen, who played the last three seasons with the Hitmen, has been assigned to Canada s World Junior team by the Vancouver Canucks. Virtanen helped Canada win gold in The 19-year-old appeared in 192 career games for the Hitmen, collecting 161 points (85g, 76a). POST-GAME AUTOGRAPHS: Meet the entire Hitmen team after the game at the Booster Club table (sec 212). WHL TOP 125: The Western Hockey League has unveiled its list of the Top 125 players in WHL history as selected by a committee of League historians. Among them are seven Calgary Hitmen grads: Karl Alzner, Pavel Brendl, Ryan Getzlaf, Brandon Kozun, Andrew Ladd, Brad Moran and Brad Stuart. As part of the WHL s 50th Season celebrations, fans can now vote for the selection of the Top 50 Players of All-Time. Fans can visit Top50.WHL.ca to cast their ballots once per week from the 125-player list. Voting closes Sunday, Dec. 20. HOLIDAY CHEER: The Calgary Hitmen are offering a special ticket package during the holiday season. Fans can purchase tickets to two holiday games for $25. There are four games to pick from which include; Dec. 19 vs. MH, Dec. 28 vs. KTN, Dec. 30 vs. LET and Jan. 3 vs. BDN. For full details, visit HitmenHockey.com UPCOMING GAMES: Calgary will enjoy a full seven day holiday break before traveling to Cranbrook to face Kootenay in the start of back-to-back games against the ICE on Sun., Dec. 27. The return meeting goes Mon., Dec. 28 in Calgary. Game time is 7:00 p.m. at the Scotiabank Saddledome. The Hitmen will then go home-and-home with the Lethbridge Hurricanes beginning Wed. Dec. 30 in Calgary. PROMO CALENDAR Hitmen single game tickets are on sale now. Upcoming home game highlights include: Jan. 31: Dodge Skate with the Hitmen Feb. 12: Lunar Celebration with post-game fireworks

6 @ HITMEN: Tonight will mark the third game of six in the season series between these two clubs, having only met 24 hours ago at the Canalta Centre. Cody Porter had a 32 save shutout in a 2-0 victory by Calgary last night with newly acquired Tyler Mrkonjic scoring the game winner with under 4 minutes left in the third period. The game marked the lowest scoring game this season for Medicine Hat (2 goals scored) as only 5 goals have been scored between the Tigers and the visiting team in the past 2 contests. TONIGHT S MATCHUP: Last night s 2-0 loss was the third time the Tigers have been shutout this season, (7-0 Lethbridge Oct. 9, 6-0 Vancouver Dec. 2) compared to being shutout only 4 times in 72 games last season Calgary s Jake Bean has a mini 2 game point streak heading into tonight and Cody Porter has started 8 of the last 10 games for the Hitmen, posting a record. Porter also has the 8 th best GAA in the WHL WHL RANKINGS: Record ( ). Central Div. 5th Eastern Con. 10th Home ( ) Away ( ) TIGERS FAST FACTS: Medicine Hat had their 6 game power play goal streak snapped last night after only being able to go on the man advantage once, prior to last night the Tigers had 7 goals in 6 games on the power play The Tigers now have 10 losses at home, marking the most home losses in over 8 seasons, the last two campaign s combined only had 7 losses at the Medicine Hat Arena combined With team s having a winning record, the Tigers have a record over the past 10 games and a record against teams with a losing record in that same span HOLIDAY BREAK: The Tigers kicked off their final six games before the Holiday break last Friday night vs. Red Deer, picking up a 2-1 defeat in the process. The Tigers have since followed that up with 3 consecutive victories over the Edmonton Oil Kings and now sit in the final games leading to the break with their loss last night. Wins haven t been uncommon at this time of the year as Medicine Hat has seen great performances before the players head home to see family and friends. Over the past 5 seasons, Medicine Hat has a record coming down the stretch before the break. Last season the Tabbies went and had their best showing in those six games in when they went , so far this year Medicine Hat is Medicine Hat hasn t been under.500 in the 6 games before the break since the seasons when the Tabbies were JUST 1 MORE: Medicine Hat Tigers sniper Cole Sanford had a great season last year, scoring 50 goals and 96 points, finishing second in league goal scoring. This season Sanford is right back in the action, having recorded 14 goals so far which ranks 2 nd on the team. His goal scoring output has put Sanford just 1 goal shy of reaching 100 in his WHL career, a mark he looks to make tonight. Sanford will become just the 30 th player in franchise history to have scored 100 goals in the orange and black uniform; the last players to join the club have been Hunter Shinkaruk (105) and Curtis Valk (125) CLUB LEADERS: Goals (17) Max Gerlach Assists (24) Chad Butcher Points (33) Chad Butcher PIM (75) Connor Clouston Plus/Minus (+3) Connor Clouston, Mark Rassell Wins (6) Mack Shields SPECIAL TEAMS: POWER PLAY: 25/ % (ranked 18th in WHL) o AWAY 7/ % (ranked 21st in WHL) PENALTY KILL: 110/ % (ranked 21st in WHL) o AWAY 62/ % (ranked 12th in WHL) TIGERS ROSTER MAKEUP: The Tigers currently have 22 players on the roster 2 Goaltenders, 7 Defenseman, 13 forwards AGE BREAKDOWN: 3-20 year olds, 5-19 year olds, 7-18 year olds, 5-17 year olds, and 2 16 year olds NHL DRAFTED / SIGNED PLAYERS: Matt Bradley (Montreal Canadiens), Nick Schneider (Calgary Flames) ATB FINANCIAL - TIGERS BROADCAST: Listen to legendary Bob Ridley broadcast all Tigers games on CHAT 94.5 FM. Bob Ridley has called all but one Tigers' Game in Team history since the Medicine Hat Tigers came into the league in TIGERS SCHEDULE: LAST FIVE REGULAR SEASON RESULTS: NEXT FIVE: TIME: Dec. Red Deer Rebels 2-1 Calgary Hitmen Sat. Dec. 19 7:00 PM (MT) Dec. 12 VS. Edmonton Oil Kings 5-3 WIN VS. Lethbridge Hurricanes Sun. Dec. 27 6:00 PM (MT) Dec. Edmonton Oil Kings 5-4 Lethbridge Hurricanes Tues. Dec. 29 7:00 PM (MT) Dec. Edmonton Oil Kings 5-4 Moose Jaw Warriors Thurs. Dec. 31 6:00 PM (MT) Dec. 18 VS. Calgary Hitmen 2-0 LOSS VS. Edmonton Oil Kings Sat. Jan. 2 7:30 PM (MT)

7 NO FORWARDS (15) POS SH HT WT HOMETOWN D.O.B SEASON LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM DRAFT 7 Dorsey, Matt* RW R 6'3" 197 Wenatchee, WA May 11/99 Missed entire season due to injury Eligible Karnaukhov, Pavel C L 6'3" 210 Minsk, Belarus Mar. 15/97 Calgary Hitmen WHL CGY '15 10 Stukel, Jakob LW L 6'0" 185 Surrey, B.C. Mar. 6/97 Vancouver Giants WHL Eligible Malenstyn, Beck LW L 6'2" 190 Delta, BC Feb. 4/98 Calgary Hitmen WHL Eligible Kastelic, Mark* C R 6'3" 189 Phoenix, AZ Mar. 11/99 Phoenix Jr. Coyotes DYHA Eligible Bensmiller, Layne RW R 5'11" 195 Rocky Mountain House, AB Jan. 9/97 Calgary Hitmen WHL Eligible Martin, Dawson* LW L 6'0" 163 Winnipeg, MB Jan. 31/98 Winnipeg Wild MMHL Eligible Stallard, Jordy C L 6'2" 187 Brandon, MB Sept. 18/97 Calgary Hitmen WHL Eligible Fazleev, Radel C L 6'1" 192 Kazan, Russia Jan. 7/96 Calgary Hitmen WHL PHI '14 21 Platt, Bryce* LW L 6'1" 201 Regina, SK May 18/98 Regina Pats Canadians SMHL Eligible Sanheim, Taylor LW L 5'11" 191 Elkhorn, MB Mar. 29/96 Calgary Hitmen WHL Eligible Twarynski, Carsen LW L 6'2" 201 Calgary, AB Nov. 24/97 Calgary Hitmen WHL Eligible Fyten, Andrew* RW R 6'1" 180 Sundre, AB Oct. 13/98 Edge School Midget Prep CSSHL Eligible Houck, Jackson RW R 6'1" 192 North Vancouver, B.C. Feb. 27/95 Vancouver Giants WHL Free Agent 28 Mrkonjic, Tyler RW R 6'3" 200 St. Albert, AB Feb. 24/96 Prince George Cougars WHL Eligible 2016 NO DEFENCE (8) POS SH HT WT HOMETOWN D.O.B SEASON LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM DRAFT 2 Bean, Jake D L 6'1" 170 Calgary, AB June 9/98 Calgary Hitmen WHL Eligible LaPointe, Jakob* D L 6'1" 201 Leduc, AB May 21/98 Lloydminster Bobcats AJHL Eligible Zipp, Micheal D L 6'2" 197 Edmonton, AB Sept. 20/96 Calgary Hitmen WHL Eligible Kanzig, Keegan D L 6'6" 245 Athabasca, AB Feb. 26/95 Royals / Hitmen WHL CAL '13 - Signed 6 Harmsworth, Colby D L 6'2" 193 Saskatoon, SK May 31/95 Calgary Hitmen WHL Free Agent 8 Morrison, Loch D R 6'1" 204 Prince Albert, SK July 8/97 Calgary Hitmen WHL Eligible Hyman, Aaron* D R 6'5" 224 Calgary, AB Apr. 19/98 Calgary Flames Midget AAA AMHL Eligible Sanheim, Travis D L 6'4" 199 Elkhorn, MB Mar. 29/96 Calgary Hitmen WHL PHI '14 NO GOALTENDERS (3) POS CA HT WT HOMETOWN D.O.B SEASON LEAGUE GP MP GA SO AVG DRAFT 1 Amundrud, Nik G L 6'0" 163 Melfort, SK Oct. 20/97 Saskatoon Blades WHL 33 1, Eligible Porter, Cody G L 6'2" 188 North Vancouver, B.C. Sept. 23/97 Vancouver Giants WHL 40 2, Eligible Dumba, Kyle* G L 6'0" 195 Calgary, AB Mar. 3/98 Edge School Midget Prep CSSHL 32 1, Eligible 2016 *Denotes rookie As of Nov. 30, 2015 HOCKEY OPERATIONS President / CEO / Governor: Ken King Pres. Hockey Operations / Alternate Governor: Kelly Kisio General Manager / VP Business Operations: Mike Moore Head Coach: Mark French Assistant Coach: Trent Whitfield Assistant Coach: Joel Otto Goaltending Coach: Darcy Wakaluk Director Player Personnel: Dan Bonar British Columbia Scouting Director: Dallas Thompson Prairie Scouting Director: Roy Stasiuk Video Coaches: Troy Norcross, Jeff Hansen Strength & Conditioning Coach: Sean Hope-Ross Athletic Therapist: Will McMillan Equipment Manager: Jason Monnery Education Advisor / Billet Coordinator: Bernie Bajnok CALGARY HITMEN ROSTER PRONUNCIATION GUIDE #1 Nik Amundrud: am-un-drood #3 Jakob LaPointe: Jay-cub Luh-point #9 Pavel Karnaukhov: KAR-nuh-kov #10 Jakob Stukel: Jay-cub STOO-kuhl #11 Beck Malenstyn: MAL-in-STEIN #12 Mark Kastelic: CAST-uh-lick #17 Jordy Stallard: STAL-ard #19 Radel Fazleev: Rah-dell Fahz-LAY-ev #23 Taylor Sanheim: SAN-hime #24 Carsen Twarynski: TWAR-in-ski #26 Andrew Fyten: Fight-en #27 Jackson Houck: Howk #28 Tyler Mrkonjic: mer-con-jick #32 Travis Sanheim: SAN-hime #33 Kyle Dumba: dumb-buh

8 MEDICINE HAT TIGERS ROSTER As of December 14th, 2015 No. FORWARDS POS SH HT WT HOMETOWN D.O.B SEASON LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM DRAFT 7 Bradley, Matthew LW R 6' 0" 190 Surrey, BC Jan 22/97 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL MTL Butcher, Chad RW R 5' 10" 166 Kamloops, BC Jan 25/96 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL Eligible 2016 *23 Fantillo, Caleb RW R 5' 10" 184 Coquitlam, BC Apr 21/98 Vancouver NE Chiefs BCMML Eligible Fischer, Zach RW R 6' 1" 188 Lloydminster, AB Jul 19/97 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL Eligible 2016 *16 Gerlach, Max C R 5' 8.5" 167 Flower Mound, TX - USA Apr 4/98 Colorado Thunderbirds U16 T1EHL Eligible 2016 *10 Hamblin, James C L 5' 9" 158 Edmonton, AB Apr 27/99 SSAC Athletics Midget AAA AMHL Eligible 2017 *14 Jevne, Ryan LW R 5' 9.5" 182 Edmonton, AB Aug 4/98 Drumheller Dragons AJHL Eligible Mowbray, Alex RW R 5' 11" 192 Calgary, AB Apr 16/96 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL Eligible Owre, Steven C R 5' 11" 168 Rocklin, CA - USA Jun 21/96 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL Eligible 2016 *22 Preziuso, Tyler RW R 5' 11" 165 Victoria, BC Jan 19/99 South Island Royals BCMML Eligible Rassell, Mark C L 6' 1" 180 Calgary, AB Feb 28/97 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL Eligible Sanford, Cole RW R 5' 9" 165 Vernon, BC Jul 31/95 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL Free Agent 18 Shaw, Mason C L 5' 8.5" 176 Wainwright, AB Nov 3/98 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL Eligible 2017 No. DEFENCE POS SH HT WT HOMETOWN D.O.B SEASON LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM DRAFT 25 Clouston, Connor D L 6' 3" 205 Medicine Hat, AB Jun 16/96 Kamloops Blazers/Moose Jaw Warriors WHL Eligible 2016 *2 Forrest, Brad D L 5' 10" 165 Calgary, AB Sept 15/97 Calgary Mustangs AJHL Eligible Heid, Nick D R 6' 2" 198 Fridley, MN, USA May 21/97 Portland Winterhawks WHL Eligible Kirichenko, Clayton D R 6' 0" 196 Sherwood Park, AB Feb 28/96 Vancouver Giants WHL Eligible Quenneville, David D R 5' 8" 181 Edmonton, AB Mar 13/98 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL Eligible Schultz, Ty D R 6' 1" 200 New Westminster, BC Mar 5/97 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL Eligible Stanton, Ty D L 6' 4" 200 St. Albert, AB May 23/95 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL Free Agent No. GOALTENDERS POS C HT WT HOMETOWN D.O.B SEASON LEAGUE GP RECORD GAA SV% SO DRAFT 31 Schneider, Nick G R 6' 2" 170 Leduc, AB Jul 21/97 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL Signed CGY 30 Shields, Mack G L 6' 4" 202 Saskatoon, SK Feb 13/95 Calgary Hitmen WHL Free Agent * indicates rookie General Manager/Head Coach: Shaun Clouston Assistant Coach: Joe Frazer Assistant Coach: Jerrid Sauer Goaltending Consultant: J.F. Martel Video Coordinator: Scott Goldade Athletic Therapist/Equipment Manager: Mikki Lanuk

9 Leaders (Overall) Top 20 Scorers Rank Player Team GP G A PTS 1 Tyson Baillie KEL Brayden Burke LET Reid Gardiner P.A Dryden Hunt M.J Adam Brooks REG Kailer Yamamoto SPO Parker Bowles T.C Jon Martin S.C Ivan Nikolishin R.D Brayden Point M.J * Egor Babenko LET Mathew Barzal SEA Radel Fazleev CAL Alex Forsberg VIC Collin Shirley KAM Nolan Patrick BDN Tyler Wong LET Justin Gutierrez LET Keegan Kolesar SEA Gage Quinney KAM Minor Penalties Rank Player Team GP MinPen 1 Brandon Baddock EDM Connor Clouston M.H Andrew Nielsen LET Maxwell James T.C Andrew Fyten CAL Power Play Goals Rank Player Team GP PPG 1 * Noah Gregor M.J Several Players Tied 8 Shots Rank Player Team GP Shots 1 Jack Walker VIC Reid Gardiner P.A Jesse Lees P.A Brett Pollock EDM Lane Bauer EDM Game Winning Goals Rank Player Team GP GWG 1 Jon Martin S.C Several Players Tied 5 Shootout Goals Rank Player Team SOG SOA 1 * Colton Kehler EDM Ivan Nikolishin R.D Rihards Bukarts POR Several Players Tied 1 Goals Rank Player Team GP G 1 Jon Martin S.C Tyler Wong LET Tyson Baillie KEL Collin Shirley KAM Several Players Tied 20 Assists Rank Player Team GP A 1 Brayden Burke LET Tyson Baillie KEL Mathew Barzal SEA Kailer Yamamoto SPO Alex Forsberg VIC Penalty Minutes Rank Player Team GP PIM 1 Maxwell James T.C Josh Anderson P.G Connor Clouston M.H Dalton Yorke P.A Brandon Baddock EDM Major Penalties Rank Player Team GP MajPen 1 Josh Anderson P.G Dakota Odgers VAN Aaron Macklin REG * Darian Skeoch LET Several Players Tied 6 Short Handed Goals Rank Player Team GP SHG 1 Jesse Gabrielle P.G Gage Quinney KAM Several Players Tied 3 Shooting Percentage Rank Player Team GP Goals Shots PCT 1 Tyler Wong LET Collin Shirley KAM * Max Gerlach M.H Brayden Point M.J Ryan Gropp SEA Plus/Minus Rank Player Team GP +/- 1 Ivan Provorov BDN Gage Quinney KAM Brayden Burke LET * Gordie Ballhorn KEL Dante Hannoun VIC Shootout Percentage Rank Player Team SOG SOA SO% 1 Several Players Tied whl.ca

10 Leading Goalies Top 15 Goalies (by GAA) Rank Player Team GP Mins W L OTL SOL SO GA GAA SOW SOL SOGA SOA SO% SA SVS SV% 1 Carter Hart EVT Ty Edmonds P.G Coleman Vollrath VIC Jackson Whistle KEL Jordan Papirny BDN Jayden Sittler LET Rylan Toth R.D Cody Porter CAL Patrick Dea EDM Logan Flodell SEA Zach Sawchenko M.J Rylan Parenteau P.A Stuart Skinner LET Tyson Verhelst SPO Connor Ingram KAM Wins Rank Player Team W 1 Carter Hart EVT 19 2 Jackson Whistle KEL 18 3 Rylan Toth R.D 18 4 Coleman Vollrath VIC 16 5 Several Goaltenders Tied 14 Losses Rank Player Team L 1 Wyatt Hoflin KTN 19 2 Evan Sarthou T.C 17 3 Patrick Dea EDM 13 4 Adin Hill POR 13 5 Landon Bow S.C 13 Saves Rank Player Team SVS 1 Adin Hill POR Wyatt Hoflin KTN Evan Sarthou T.C Connor Ingram KAM Landon Bow S.C 738 Save Percentage Rank Player Team GA SVS SV% 1 Ty Edmonds P.G Carter Hart EVT Jackson Whistle KEL Zach Sawchenko M.J Adin Hill POR Mins Rank Player Team Mins 1 Carter Hart EVT Evan Sarthou T.C Adin Hill POR Coleman Vollrath VIC Patrick Dea EDM 1519 Shootout Wins Rank Player Team SOW 1 Cody Porter CAL 2 2 Several Goaltenders Tied 1 Shutouts Rank Player Team SO 1 Carter Hart EVT 6 2 * Ryan Kubic VAN 3 3 Rylan Parenteau P.A 3 4 Adin Hill POR 3 5 Several Goaltenders Tied 2 Shootout Percentage Rank Player Team Saves Att SO% 1 Several Goaltenders Tied * indicates rookie whl.ca

11 Leaders (Rookies) Top 20 Scorers Rank Player Team GP G A PTS 1 * Egor Babenko LET * Matthew Phillips VIC * Noah Gregor M.J * Michael Spacek R.D * Nikita Popugaev M.J * Max Gerlach M.H * Caleb Jones POR * Brogan O'Brien P.G * Kole Lind KEL * Michael Rasmussen T.C * Brandon Hagel R.D * Juuso Valimaki T.C * Garrett Pilon KAM * Jack Dougherty POR * Rodrigo Abols POR * Matt Barberis VAN * Lane Zablocki REG * Calvin Thurkauf KEL * Radovan Bondra VAN * Cal Foote KEL Minor Penalties Rank Player Team GP MinPen 1 * Jack Dougherty POR * Caleb Jones POR * Gordie Ballhorn KEL * Calvin Thurkauf KEL Several Players Tied 12 Power Play Goals Rank Player Team GP PPG 1 * Noah Gregor M.J * Max Gerlach M.H * Michael Rasmussen T.C * Egor Babenko LET * Matthew Phillips VIC 34 5 Shots Rank Player Team GP Shots 1 * Matthew Phillips VIC * Colton Kehler EDM * Libor Hajek SAS * Dario Meyer EDM * Cameron Hausinger SAS Game Winning Goals Rank Player Team GP GWG 1 * Matthew Phillips VIC * Garrett Pilon KAM Several Players Tied 2 Shootout Goals Rank Player Team SOG SOA 1 * Colton Kehler EDM * Rodrigo Abols POR * Egor Babenko LET * Conner Chaulk S.C 1 1 Goals Rank Player Team GP G 1 * Egor Babenko LET * Matthew Phillips VIC * Max Gerlach M.H * Noah Gregor M.J Several Players Tied 10 Assists Rank Player Team GP A 1 * Egor Babenko LET * Michael Spacek R.D * Noah Gregor M.J * Caleb Jones POR * Nikita Popugaev M.J Penalty Minutes Rank Player Team GP PIM 1 * Darian Skeoch LET * Cameron Hausinger SAS * Jack Dougherty POR * Gordie Ballhorn KEL * Lane Zablocki REG Major Penalties Rank Player Team GP MajPen 1 * Darian Skeoch LET * Cameron Hausinger SAS * Conner Chaulk S.C * Spencer Gerth EVT Several Players Tied 3 Short Handed Goals Rank Player Team GP SHG 1 * Brian King EVT * Cameron Hausinger SAS * Garrett Pilon KAM * Brogan O'Brien P.G * Juuso Valimaki T.C 33 1 Shooting Percentage Rank Player Team GP Goals Shots PCT 1 * Max Gerlach M.H * Michael Spacek R.D * Matthew Phillips VIC * Josh Paterson SAS * Dario Meyer EDM Plus/Minus Rank Player Team GP +/- 1 * Gordie Ballhorn KEL * Kole Lind KEL * Egor Babenko LET * Matthew Phillips VIC Several Players Tied 11 Shootout Percentage Rank Player Team SOG SOA SO% 1 * Colton Kehler EDM * Rodrigo Abols POR * Egor Babenko LET * Conner Chaulk S.C whl.ca

12 Leaders (Defencemen) Top 20 Scorers Rank Player Team GP G A PTS 1 Ethan Bear SEA Andrew Nielsen LET Jake Bean CAL Travis Sanheim CAL Macoy Erkamps BDN Joe Hicketts VIC Jesse Lees P.A Ivan Provorov BDN Jason Fram SPO Parker Wotherspoon T.C Brycen Martin EVT Colton Bobyk R.D * Caleb Jones POR Marc McNulty M.J * Juuso Valimaki T.C Kord Pankewicz LET Several Players Tied 21 Minor Penalties Rank Player Team GP MinPen 1 Connor Clouston M.H Andrew Nielsen LET Several Players Tied 24 Power Play Goals Rank Player Team GP PPG 1 Ethan Bear SEA Colton Bobyk R.D Jake Bean CAL Several Players Tied 4 Shots Rank Player Team GP Shots 1 Jesse Lees P.A Aaron Irving EDM Jake Bean CAL Dysin Mayo EDM * Libor Hajek SAS Game Winning Goals Rank Player Team GP GWG 1 Parker Wotherspoon T.C Jake Bean CAL Haydn Fleury R.D Josh Anderson P.G Kade Jensen S.C 31 2 Shootout Goals Rank Player Team SOG SOA 1 * Jack Dougherty POR Jake Bean CAL 1 3 Goals Rank Player Team GP G 1 Jake Bean CAL Ethan Bear SEA Jesse Lees P.A Colton Bobyk R.D Connor Hobbs REG Assists Rank Player Team GP A 1 Joe Hicketts VIC Andrew Nielsen LET Ethan Bear SEA Brycen Martin EVT Macoy Erkamps BDN Penalty Minutes Rank Player Team GP PIM 1 Josh Anderson P.G Connor Clouston M.H Dalton Yorke P.A Chaz Reddekopp VIC Several Players Tied 58 Major Penalties Rank Player Team GP MajPen 1 Josh Anderson P.G * Darian Skeoch LET Dalton Yorke P.A Several Players Tied 4 Short Handed Goals Rank Player Team GP SHG 1 Several Players Tied 1 Shooting Percentage Rank Player Team GP Goals Shots PCT 1 Colton Bobyk R.D Ethan Bear SEA Travis Sanheim CAL Jake Bean CAL Several Players Tied 22.2 Plus/Minus Rank Player Team GP +/- 1 Ivan Provorov BDN * Gordie Ballhorn KEL Kord Pankewicz LET Several Players Tied 15 Shootout Percentage Rank Player Team SOG SOA SO% 1 * Jack Dougherty POR Jake Bean CAL whl.ca