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1 GAME DAY PROGRAM BROUGHT TO YOU BY CHUCK-A-PUCK IN SUPPORT OF CHILDREN S MIRACLE NETWORK AND JR. HITMEN HOCKEY TUESDAY FEBRUARY 23 HITMEN VS. PORTLAND WINTERHAWKS VS HitmenHockey.com

2 GAME DAY LINEUP Tuesday, February 23, 2016 CALGARY HITMEN PTS PORTLAND WINTERHAWKS 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 Hill, Adin Calgary, AB ARI '15 31 Porter, Cody North Vancouver, BC Eligible Bullion, Michael Anchorage, AK Eligible Dumba, Kyle (AP) 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 Jones, Caleb Arlington, TX 97 D EDM '15 3 LaPointe, Jakob Leduc, AB 98 D Eligible MacEachern, Conor Prince George, BC 98 D Eligible Zipp, Micheal Edmonton, AB 96 D Eligible Dougherty, Jack St. Paul, MN 96 D NSH '14 5 Kanzig, Keegan Athabasca, AB 95 D CGY '13-Signed 7 Bittner, Paul Crookston, MN 96 LW CBJ '15 6 Harmsworth, Colby Saskatoon, SK 95 D Free Agent 8 Glass, Cody Winnipeg, MB 99 C Eligible Dorsey, Matt Wenatchee, WA 99 RW Eligible Bukarts, Rihards Jurmala, Latvia 95 LW Free Agent 9 Karnaukhov, Pavel Minsk, Belarus 97 C CGY '15 13 Iverson, Keegan St. Louis Park, MN 96 C NYR '14 10 Stukel, Jakob Surrey, BC 97 LW Eligible Nagel, Tanner Mossbank, SK 98 RW Eligible Malenstyn, Beck Delta, BC 98 LW Eligible Heinrich, Blake Cambridge, MN 95 D Free Agent 12 Kastelic, Mark Phoenix, AZ 99 C Eligible Overhardt, Alex Cherry Hills, CO 97 C Eligible Martin, Dawson Winnipeg, MB 98 LW Eligible Abols, Rodrigo Riga, Latvia 96 C Eligible Stallard, Jordy Brandon, MB 97 C Eligible Hughes, Ryan Edmonton, AB 99 C Eligible Fazleev, Radel Kazan, Russia 96 C PHI '14-Signed 21 De Jong, Brendan Victoria, BC 98 D Eligible Gennaro, Matteo St. Albert, AB 97 C WPG '15 22 Schoenborn, Alex Minot, ND 95 RW SJS '14 22 Platt, Bryce Regina, SK 98 LW Eligible Turgeon, Dominic Cherry Hills, CO 96 C DET '14 23 Sanheim, Taylor Elkhorn, MB 96 LW Eligible Clayton, Brett Abbotsford, BC 98 LW Eligible Twarynski, Carsen Calgary, AB 97 LW Eligible Weinger, Evan El Segundo, CA 97 RW Eligible Hyman, Aaron Calgary, AB 98 D Eligible Czaikowski, Carter Calgary, AB 98 D Eligible Fyten, Andrew Sundre, AB 98 RW Eligible Veloso, Colton Winnipeg, MB 97 RW Eligible Houck, Jackson North Vancouver, BC 95 RW Free Agent 43 McKenzie, Skyler Sherwood Park, AB 98 C Eligible Mrkonjic, Tyler St. Albert, AB 96 RW Eligible Texeira, Keoni Fontana, CA 97 D Eligible Sanheim, Travis Elkhorn, MB 96 D PHI '14-Signed President/CEO/Governor: Ken King GOALS BY PERIOD Owner: Bill Gallacher GOALS BY PERIOD Pres. Hockey Ops./Alt. Governor: Kelly Kisio 1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL President/Governor: Doug Piper 1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL GM/VP, Business Operations: Mike Moore General Manager/Head Coach: Jamie Kompon Head Coach: Mark French Associate Coach: Kyle Gustafson Assistant Coach: Trent Whitfield Assistant General Manager: Matt Bardsley Assistant Coach: Joel Otto Athletic Trainer and Director, Player Personnel: Dan Bonar SHOTS BY PERIOD Strength & Coniditioning Coach: Rich Campbell SHOTS BY PERIOD Goaltending Coach: Darcy Wakaluk 1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL Equipment Manager: Mark Brennan 1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL Video Coaches: Troy Norcross, Jeff Hansen Education Advisor: Sue Johnson Strength & Conditioning Coach: Sean Hope-Ross Athletic Therapist: Will McMillan Equipment Manager: Jason Monnery Referees: Chris CRICH, Mike CAMPBELL Linesmen: Jared MACKEY, Scott SHARUN Video Goal Judge: Don Huber 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 x 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 x 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 Victoria Royals Kelowna Rockets 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 Portland Winterhawks Spokane Chiefs Tri-City Americans x = Clinched Playoff Position y = Teams who have clinched Division title Monday, Feb 22 Brandon 5 at Saskatoon 6 Final OT Tuesday, Feb 23 Portland at Calgary 7:00 pm MST Regina at Medicine Hat 7:00 pm MST Prince George at Tri-City 7:05 pm PST Vancouver at Seattle 7:05 pm PST Wednesday, Feb 24 Swift Current at Prince Albert 7:00 pm CST Brandon at Kootenay 7:00 pm MST Portland at Edmonton 7:00 pm MST Regina at Lethbridge 7:00 pm MST Kelowna at Everett 7:05 pm PST Prince George at Spokane 7:05 pm PST whl.ca

4 Eastern Conference Wildcard Standings East Division Rank Team GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA STK P10 1 x Brandon Wheat Kings Prince Albert Raiders Moose Jaw Warriors Central Division Rank Team GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA STK P10 1 x Lethbridge Hurricanes Red Deer Rebels Calgary Hitmen Eastern Conference Wildcard Rank Team GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA STK P10 7 Regina Pats Edmonton Oil Kings Saskatoon Blades Swift Current Broncos Medicine Hat Tigers Kootenay Ice Western Conference B.C. Division Rank Team GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA STK P10 1 Victoria Royals Kelowna Rockets Prince George Cougars U.S. Division Rank Team GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA STK P10 1 Everett Silvertips Seattle Thunderbirds Portland Winterhawks Western Conference Wildcard Rank Team GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA STK P10 7 Spokane Chiefs Kamloops Blazers Tri-City Americans Vancouver Giants whl.ca

5 BROADCAST INFORMATION Radio: Sportsnet.ca/960 (Alt Stream) Webcast: WHL Live at whl.neulion.com TV: Shaw CALGARY HITMEN ( , 72 pts.) vs PORTLAND WINTERHAWKS ( , 65 pts.) Tuesday, February 23, :00 p.m. Scotiabank Saddledome TODAY S GAME The Calgary Hitmen ( ) play Game 3 of a four-game homestand tonight as they welcome the Portland Winterhawks ( ) to the Scotiabank Saddledome. Calgary is coming off Sunday s 3-2 overtime loss to Medicine Hat. Trailing 2-1 after 40 minutes, the Tigers evened the score on a third-period shorthanded marker from Alex Mowbray then won the contest when Chad Butcher scored on a breakaway 1:28 into the extra session. Former Hitmen goaltender Mack Shields was also a game story, making 39 saves as Calgary, who got goals from Jordy Stallard and Travis Sanheim, outshot Medicine Hat The Hitmen went 0-4 on the powerplay. The Tigers 1-2. Calgary is third in the WHL s Central Division with 72 points, three points behind second place Red Deer. The Winterhawks are third in the U.S. Division at 65 points, just two points back of second place Seattle. NOTEWORTHY VS. PORTLAND: Tonight is the first and only regular season meeting between the two teams in the campaign. Last season, they met on Feb. 21 in Portland with the Winterhawks posting a 5-2 victory. Nicolas Petan led the way with four assists while Paul Bittner and Oliver Bjorkstrand both scored twice and set up another goal. Their last meeting at the Dome was on Dec. 8, 2013, when Calgary skated to a 4-1 win. Pavel Padakin netted a pair of goals with Brady Brassart adding two assists. Of note, Brendan Burke, who started this season with the Hitmen after being acquired at the 2015 WHL Trade Deadline, was the Winterhawks goalie that day, making 29 saves in the loss. In their last five meetings, Calgary is 3-2 against Portland including a 1-1 record in Alberta. HERE WE GO: Tonight marks the fifth game in seven nights for the Hitmen. So far during this stretch they are It s also Game 5 in a span that sees the Hitmen play seven games in 11 nights. DID YOU KNOW?: Calgary is 3-1 this season against teams from the U.S. Division The Hitmen offence is ranked 11th in the league, averaging 3.28 goals for per game. On the flip side, they are ninth in goals against, surrendering a per game average of 3.07 Calgary has outshot their opponents in 42 of their 60 games this season STREAKIN : Travis Sanheim (2g, 7a) is on a seven-game point streak and has points (4g, 25a) in 21 of his last 22 games. However, Sanheim s 11-game home ice assist streak (15a) ended Sunday against Medicine Hat. Radel Fazleev (1g, 6a) has points in four consecutive games. Jordy Stallard (1g, 1a) has points in back-to-back games. Jakob Stukel (3g, 1a) saw his threegame point streak snapped Sunday against Medicine Hat. PLAYOFFS IN SIGHT: Calgary s current magic number to clinch a post-season berth is four points. Any combination of points either gained by the Hitmen or lost by Swift Current totaling four will lock up a playoff spot for Calgary. The Hitmen, who captured league titles in 1999 and 2010, have made the post-season in each of the last four seasons and have missed the playoffs only once since ELITE COMPANY: Jake Bean netted his 20th goal of the season on Feb. 8 in Kamloops, becoming the first defenceman to record 20 or more goals in a WHL season since the campaign. That season Josh Morrissey (28), Ryan Pulock (23), Shea Theodore (22) and Madison Bowey (21) were all members of the 20-goal club. Bean now has 22 goals. The Hitmen franchise record for most goals by a defenceman in a single season is 23, set by Paul Postma in RECORD BOOKS: Earlier this season, Travis Sanheim set a new franchise record for the longest assist streak by a defenceman at 14 games. The previous mark of eight was established by Matt Kinch from Nov. 21 to Dec. 10, Sanheim enters today s game with 115 career assists, 13th on the club s all-time regular season assist list. Greg Chase owns 12th spot with 117. The franchise leader is Brad Moran who had 246 career helpers. SPECIAL TEAMS: Calgary s power play, which has scored at least once in three of the last four games, is 10th in the WHL at 21.1%. Only Lethbridge (69) and Victoria (60) have scored more power play goals than Calgary s 58 this season. The Hitmen penalty kill is sixth in the league at 82.1%. PROMO CALENDAR Hitmen single game tickets are on sale now. Upcoming home game highlights include: Mar. 6: Multicultural Night Mar. 12: North-South Shrine Hockey Challenge Mar. 20: Fan Appreciation Day with player awards ceremony

6 BROADCAST INFORMATION Radio: Sportsnet.ca/960 (Alt Stream) Webcast: WHL Live at whl.neulion.com TV: Shaw POST-GAME AUTOGRAPHS: There won t be a post-game autograph session following tonight s game. Instead, season ticket holders are being invited onto the ice to be a part of a post-game group photo with the Hitmen. Visit the Hitmen table located behind section 104 on the concourse for photo details. The autograph session will resume on Friday, Feb. 26, when fans can meet Jakob Stukel at the Hitmen Booster Club table located behind section 212 on the concourse. SILVER MEDAL: Hitmen prospect Tristen Nielsen, a 2015 first-round WHL Bantam Draft pick, played for Canada in ice hockey at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway. Canada advanced to the final but lost 5-2 to the United States in Sunday s gold medal game. Nielsen recorded one assist in five games. NHL DRAFT WATCH: Six Hitmen are among the top players available for the 2016 NHL Draft. The midterm rankings list is compiled by NHL Central Scouting Service and splits prospects into both North American (NA) and International categories. There are five Hitmen among North American skaters, including Jake Bean who is the top-ranked Western Hockey League prospect at number 13. Teammates Jordy Stallard (84th), Carsen Twarynski (95th), Jakob Stukel (113th) and Beck Malenstyn (124th) round out the skaters list. Cody Porter also earned a spot in the rankings among North American goalies at number 18. The 2016 NHL Draft will be held at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York on June HITMEN VS: (BDN 3-1), (EDM 2-2), (EVT 1-0), (KAM 1-1), (KEL ), (KTN 5-0), (LET 3-3), (MH ), (MJ 0-4), (POR 0-0), (PA 3-1), (PG 1-2), (RD ), (REG ), (SAS 3-0), (SEA 1-0), (SPO 0-1), (SC 2-1), (TC 1-0), (VAN 1-1), (VIC 0-1). DYNAMIC DUO: Calgary has two of the top 10 scoring defencemen in the WHL in Jake Bean and Travis Sanheim. Bean (22g, 32a) has 54 points to sit fifth among defencemen while Sanheim s (10g, 41a) 51 points place him tied for sixth. Bean s career-high 22 goals lead the league while his 10 power play goals are tied for top spot. Sanheim is tied for fifth in assists among blueliners. TEETER TOTTER: Calgary has been in a series of several runs this season. They started the schedule before going in their next 13 games. They then went on a major roll, posting a mark of , followed by a stretch but are since. RACE FOR THE TOP: It would appear the Hitmen team scoring title will go down to the wire this season as three players are within eight points of each other; Radel Fazleev (59), Jake Bean (54), Travis Sanheim (51). REGULAR SEASON CAREER MILESTONE WATCH: Radel Fazleev needs five assists to reach 100. Jake Bean is seven points away from 100. Micheal Zipp is one point shy of 50. Tyler Mrkonjic is nine games away from 200 while Matteo Gennero is 10 games back of 200. Dawson Martin scored his first career WHL goal on Feb. 20 against Lethbridge. Jackson Houck played his 300th career game on Feb. 20 against Lethbridge while Taylor Sanheim hit 100 career games on Feb. 19 in Medicine Hat. Cody Porter is 12 minutes away from 4,000. Nik Amundrud eclipsed 1,500 career saves Feb. 20 against Lethbridge. Keegan Kanzig played his 300th career game on Feb. 6 in Kelowna. FRANCHISE HISTORY: The Hitmen are in their 21st season in the WHL. During that time, 329 players have worn the Hitmen jersey. BIG STAGE: Hitmen defenceman Jake Bean played for Team Orr at the 2016 BMO CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game on Jan. 28 in Vancouver. He also served as alternate captain. During the Jan. 27 Sport Testing Combine Bean finished third overall in on-ice testing tests which included forward and backwards sprints, reaction, weave agility, and transition agility each performed with and without the puck. With the addition of Bean, a CHL-high 27 Hitmen players have participated at this event since 1996 including 16 who have gone on to play in the NHL. WHL COUNTDOWN: To celebrate 50 seasons, the Western Hockey League is counting down its Top 50 Players of All-Time, as voted by fans. So far, two former Hitmen have made the list in Pavel Brendl (No. 45) and Brad Moran (No. 38). HITMEN ALUMNUS: Former Hitmen Victor Rask is having an excellent sophomore season in the NHL. The 22-year-old from Leksand, Sweden, has 36 points (14g, 22a) in 58 games with the Carolina Hurricanes. Rask played two seasons in Calgary, from 2011 to 2013, collecting 101 points (47g, 57a). UPCOMING GAMES: The Hitmen wrap up their four-game homestand on Friday, Feb. 26, against former head coach Dave Lowry and the Victoria Royals (Sportsnet 960-The Fan). Game time is 7:00 p.m. at the Scotiabank Saddledome. The Hitmen will then hit the road for a pair of games beginning Saturday, Feb. 27, in Swift Current followed by a Friday, Mar. 4, visit to Red Deer. PROMO CALENDAR Hitmen single game tickets are on sale now. Upcoming home game highlights include: Mar. 6: Multicultural Night Mar. 12: North-South Shrine Hockey Challenge Mar. 20: Fan Appreciation Day with player awards ceremony

7 PORTLAND WINTERHAWKS GAME NOTES PORTLAND CALGARY ( ) FEBRUARY 23, 2016 LAST GAME: PORTLAND MEDICINE HAT 1: Alex Overhardt had a career-high four points as the Portland Winterhawks exploded for an 8-1 win Saturday in Medicine Hat against the Tigers. Portland got out to a quick start with two first period goals from Alex Schoenborn and one from Conor MacEachern for a 3-0 lead after 20 minutes. The Hawks continued to dominate into the second period, beginning on the power play at 10:29 when Dominic Turgeon scored for a 4-0 Portland lead, followed 54 seconds later by a goal from Evan Weinger. Medicine Hat got on the board at 13:18 of the second when Max Gerlach scored to cut the lead to 5-1, but the Hawks responded at the 18:41 mark as Alex Overhardt slid it five-hole past Schneider to extend Portland s lead to 6-1 going into the third. The Tigers replaced Schneider in net with Mack Shields to open the third, and Portland kept up the pressure as Evan Weinger scored his second of the night at 4:32 to make it 7-1. Skyler McKenzie then scored at the 15:48 mark of the third to give Portland an 8-1 lead, which would stand as the final. TONIGHT S MATCHUP: HAWKS VS. HITMEN HEAD-TO-HEAD: Season Series Schedule: 02/23/16 Calgary in overtime. The Hawks are in Calgary tonight to take on the Hitmen in the lone meeting between the two teams this season. Last season in Portland, the Hawks fell to the Hitmen 5-4 ALL-TIME VS. CALGARY: Total: 25 GP 8 (W) - 14 (L) 2 (T) 1 (OTL) 0 (SOL) At Home: 12 GP On the Road: 13 GP PORTLAND ALL-TIME: Total: 2866 GP 1474 (W) 1197 (L) 127 (T) 44 (OTL) 24 (SOL) At Home: 1435 GP On the Road: 1431 GP UPCOMING MILESTONES: Rihards Bukarts is four away from his 100 th career assist. Jack Dougherty is four away from his 50 th career point. Blake Heinrich is seven away from his 50 th career point. Caleb Jones is four away from his 50 th career point. Alex Schoenborn is five away from his 200 th career game. Keoni Texeira is five away from his 200 th career game and four away from his 50 th career assist. Dominic Turgeon is four away from his 250 th career game and ten away from his 150 th career point. Evan Weinger is one away from his 50 th career point. RECENT MILESTONES: Adin Hill appeared in his 100 th career game on Feb. 13, 2016 in Seattle. Alex Schoenborn tallied his 50 th career goal on Jan. 23, 2016 in Seattle. Brendan De Jong appeared in his 100 th career game on Jan. 22, 2016 vs. Seattle.

8 PORTLAND WINTERHAWKS GAME NOTES HAWKS NEWS HAWKS RISING: The Hawks opened their six-game trip through the Central Division in impressive fashion, knocking off the first place Lethbridge Hurricanes Friday, and then following up with a decisive 8-1 win in Medicine Hat Saturday. The eight-goal outburst against the Tigers was the team s best offensive performance of the season, with six different players scoring and 12 players registering at least a point. The Hawks have won five of their past six games, accumulating 11 of a possible 12 points in that span. The team has moved into third in the U.S. Division, and has closed to within two points of the second place Seattle Thunderbirds. WHAT S IN A NAME?: It was a big weekend for Portland players named Alex as Winterhawks forward Alex Overhardt had the best game of his career Saturday in Medicine Hat as his four points (one goal, three assists) were a career-high. He also finished the game with a +4 rating, tying him for the team-high on the night. Overhardt s 21 points this season have nearly doubled the 11 he posted as a rookie last season, with 13 games still remaining. Forward Alex Schoenborn also posted three points in the win at Medicine Hat, continuing his hot streak. He has three multi-point performances in his last four games, with seven points in that span. His 48 points this season have him third on the team. HILL TOP: With 34 saves Saturday in Medicine Hat, Adin Hill continued his stellar play in February, having posted a goals against average of 2.30 and.939 save percentage in nine games this month. His play is building on the numbers he put up in January, when his goals against average was 2.71 and his save percentage was.921. He has at least 44 saves in three of his last five games. HOSSA MAKES TOP-50: In honor of its 50th anniversary, the WHL is counting down the top-50 players in league history, and former Winterhawk Marian Hossa came in at #41 (the rest of the list is being rolled out in the coming weeks). Hossa played just one season in the WHL in and received the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy as the WHL s Rookie of the Year with 85 points. After finishing atop the regular season standings, the Portland Winter Hawks cruised through the postseason to win the WHL Championship. Portland then hoisted the Memorial Cup as Hossa was selected to the tournament all-star team after contributing nine points (5g-4a). The CHL and WHL Western Conference First Team All-Star also represented Slovakia at the 1997 and 1998 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship. Hossa is currently in his 17th season in the NHL, playing for the Chicago Blackhawks. The Ottawa Senators selected Hossa in the first round, 12th overall, of the 1997 NHL Draft while he has also played for the Atlanta Thrashers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings. The 37-year-old forward is part of the core of the Blackhawks that have won three Stanley Cups in a sixyear span (2010, 2013 and 2015). Hossa has accumulated over 1000 points in more than 1200 regular season games so far in his NHL career and is approaching the 500-goal milestone. The product of Stara Lubovna, Slovakia has represented his country at the past four Olympic Games. ABOLS, DE JONG GET NOD ON ONES TO WATCH LIST: Forward Rodrigo Abols and defenseman Brendan De Jong have made the NHL Central Scouting midterm rankings for the 2016 NHL Draft. Abols came in at #121 among North American skaters, while De Jong checked in at #181.

9 PORTLAND WINTERHAWKS GAME NOTES BITTNER UNDERGOES SUCCESSFUL HIP SURGERY: Winterhawks forward Paul Bittner underwent successful hip surgery prior to the holiday break and will be out indefinitely. Bittner had 10 goals and 11 assists for 21 points in 25 games prior to the injury. He s in his fourth season with the Winterhawks, with career totals of 78 goals and 86 assists for 164 points in 199 games. Bittner was selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the second round of the 2015 NHL Draft, 38 th overall. KYLE GUSTAFSON NAMED ASSOCIATE COACH: Portland Winterhawks General Manager & Head Coach Jamie Kompon has announced that Kyle Gustafson has been promoted to the position of Associate Coach. Gustafson is in his 11 th season with the team, having spent his entire tenure as an assistant coach. During Gustafson s time with the Hawks, the team has won four Western Conference championships, the WHL championship and had 29 players selected in the NHL Draft. TURGEON NAMED CAPTAIN: Portland Winterhawks General Manager/Head Coach Jamie Kompon announced on September 25 that Dominic Turgeon has been named the team s captain. Turgeon is entering his fourth season with the Winterhawks, and was a third round pick of the Detroit Red Wings in the 2014 NHL Draft. He s increased his scoring every season in the league, setting career-highs in with 18 goals and 25 assists for 43 points. In addition to naming Turgeon captain, the Winterhawks have named their alternate captains: Paul Bittner, Blake Heinrich and Keoni Texeira will be alternate captains at home games, while Jack Dougherty, Keegan Iverson and Alex Schoenborn will wear the A on the road. Turgeon becomes the 41 st captain in team history, joining such players as Braydon Coburn, Adam Deadmarsh, Paul Gaustad, Brenden Morrow and Brent Peterson. He takes over the captain s position from Nic Petan, who has graduated from the league. NINE HAWKS ATTEND NHL TRAINING CAMPS: The Portland Winterhawks had nine players attending NHL training camps: Rodrigo Abols (Vancouver), Paul Bittner (Columbus), Jack Dougherty (Nashville), Adin Hill (Arizona), Keegan Iverson (New York Rangers), Caleb Jones (Edmonton), Alex Schoenborn (San Jose), Keoni Texeira (Washington) and Dominic Turgeon (Detroit). 14 HAWKS ALUMNI MAKE WHL TOP 125 LIST: The WHL has announced their list of the Top 125 players in League history, and fourteen former Winterhawks made the cut from Wayne Babych to Cam Neely to two of the Hawks most recent stars, Oliver Bjorkstrand and Nic Petan. The prestigious list was compiled by a committee of League historians, spanning from the League s inception in 1966 to the end of the 2015 season. Below is a complete list of Winterhawks alumni on the WHL s Top 125 list: Wayne Babych ( ) Jim Benning ( ) Oliver Bjorkstrand ( ) Ray Ferraro ( ) Dennis Holland ( ) Marian Hossa ( ) Ryan Johansen ( ) Cam Neely ( ) Nic Petan ( ) Derrick Pouliot ( ) Ty Rattie ( ) Todd Robinson ( ) Glen Wesley ( ) Ken Yaremchuk ( )

10 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, B.C. Feb. 4/98 Calgary Hitmen WHL Eligible Kastelic, Mark* C R 6'3" 189 Phoenix, AZ Mar. 11/99 Phoenix Jr. Coyotes DYHA 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 - Signed 21 Gennaro, Matteo C L 6'3" 191 St. Albert, AB Mar. 30/97 Prince Albert Raiders WHL WPG '15 22 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 (7) 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 25 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 - Signed 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* AP G L 6'0" 195 Calgary, AB Mar. 3/98 Edge School Midget Prep CSSHL 32 1, Eligible 2016 *Denotes rookie As of Feb. 18, 2016 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: karna-ooh-hove #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 #21 Matteo Gennaro: Mah-tay-oh JUH-narrow #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

11 PORTLAND WINTERHAWKS NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. PLAYER POS SH HT WT HOMETOWN D.O.B. AGE SEASON LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM DRAFT 3 JONES, Caleb D L 6'1" 192 Arlington, TX Jun. 6/97 18 NTDP U18 USDP EDM '15 4 MacEACHERN, Conor D L 6'3" 185 Prince George, BC Dec. 8/98 17 Cariboo Cougars Midget AAA BCMML Eligible DOUGHERTY, Jack D R 6'2" 196 St. Paul, MN May 25/96 19 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA NSH '14 7 BITTNER, Paul LW L 6'4" 205 Crookston, MN Nov. 4/96 19 Winterhawks WHL CLB '15 8 GLASS, Cody C R 6'1" 165 Winnipeg, MB Apr. 1/99 16 Winnipeg Hawks Bantam AAA WBAAA Eligible BUKARTS, Rihards LW R 5'9" 186 Jurmala, Latvia Dec. 31/95 20 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL Free Agent 13 IVERSON, Keegan C R 6'1" 218 St. Louis Park, MN Apr. 5/96 19 Winterhawks WHL NYR '14 15 NAGEL, Tanner RW R 5'11" 194 Mossbank, SK Jan. 27/98 17 Tisdale Trojans SMHL Eligible HEINRICH, Blake D L 5'11" 207 Cambridge, MN Feb. 17/95 20 Winterhawks WHL Free Agent 17 OVERHARDT, Alex C L 6'0" 186 Cherry Hills, CO Jan. 15/97 18 Winterhawks WHL Eligible ABOLS, Rodrigo C L 6'5" 185 Riga, Latvia Jan. 5/96 19 Riga SK MHL Eligible HUGHES, Ryan C L 5'7" 135 Edmonton, AB Jul. 27/99 16 Edmonton CAC Midget Minor AAA AMHL Eligible De JONG, Brendan D L 6'5" 188 Victoria, BC Mar. 23/98 17 Winterhawks WHL Eligible SCHOENBORN, Alex RW R 6'1" 199 Minot, ND Dec. 12/95 20 Winterhawks WHL SJ '14 23 TURGEON, Dominic C L 6'2" 203 Cherry Hills, CO Feb. 25/96 19 Winterhawks WHL DET '14 24 CLAYTON, Brett LW L 6'3" 205 Abbotsford, BC Nov. 22/98 17 Fraser Valley Thunderbirds Midget AAABCMML Eligible WEINGER, Evan RW R 6'0" 192 El Segundo, CA Apr. 18/97 18 Winterhawks WHL Eligible CZAIKOWSKI, Carter D L 5'8" 176 Calgary, AB Apr. 5/98 17 Drumheller Dragons Jr A AJHL Eligible VELOSO, Colton RW R 5'11" 180 Winnipeg, MB Jun. 27/97 18 Steinbach Pistons Jr A MJHL Eligible McKENZIE, Skyler C L 5'7" 160 Sherwood Park, AB Jan. 20/98 17 Winterhawks WHL Eligible TEXEIRA, Keoni D L 6'0" 209 Fontana, CA Mar. 24/97 18 Winterhawks WHL Eligible 2016 NO. GOALTENDERS POS SH HT WT HOMETOWN D.O.B. AGE SEASON LEAGUE GP MP GA SO GAA DRAFT 31 HILL, Adin G L 6'4" 190 Calgary, AB May 11/96 19 Winterhawks WHL ARI '15 35 BULLION, Michael G L 6'0" 198 Anchorage, AK May 14/97 18 Wenatchee Wild Jr A NAHL Eligible 2016 * Late Birthday after September 15 affects NHL draft eligibility GENERAL MANAGER/HEAD COACH: Jamie Kompon ASSOCIATE COACH: Kyle Gustafson ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER: Matt Bardsley ATHLETIC TRAINER/STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH: Rich Campbell EQUIPMENT MANAGER: Mark Brennan EDUCATION ADVISER: Sue Johnson

12 Leaders (Overall) Top 20 Scorers Rank Player Team GP G A PTS 1 Dryden Hunt M.J Adam Brooks REG Brayden Burke LET Tyson Baillie KEL Nolan Patrick BDN Parker Bowles T.C Reid Gardiner P.A Jayce Hawryluk BDN Ivan Nikolishin R.D Alex Forsberg VIC Brayden Point M.J Mathew Barzal SEA Jesse Gabrielle P.G Tyler Wong LET * Matthew Phillips VIC Collin Shirley KAM Jon Martin S.C Chase Witala P.G Kailer Yamamoto SPO Several Players Tied 63 Minor Penalties Rank Player Team GP MinPen 1 Andrew Nielsen LET Brandon Baddock EDM Connor Clouston M.H Matt Alfaro KTN Blake Heinrich POR Power Play Goals Rank Player Team GP PPG 1 * Noah Gregor M.J Parker Bowles T.C Jakob Stukel CAL Several Players Tied 12 Shots Rank Player Team GP Shots 1 Reid Gardiner P.A Jack Walker VIC Brett Pollock EDM Jesse Lees P.A Lane Bauer EDM Game Winning Goals Rank Player Team GP GWG 1 Cole Sanford REG * Matthew Phillips VIC Jon Martin S.C Dryden Hunt M.J Several Players Tied 7 Shootout Goals Rank Player Team SOG SOA 1 Ivan Nikolishin R.D Several Players Tied 2 Goals Rank Player Team GP G 1 Dryden Hunt M.J Jesse Gabrielle P.G Jon Martin S.C Nolan Patrick BDN Reid Gardiner P.A Assists Rank Player Team GP A 1 Brayden Burke LET Adam Brooks REG Mathew Barzal SEA Dryden Hunt M.J Alex Forsberg VIC Penalty Minutes Rank Player Team GP PIM 1 Colby McAuley P.G Brandon Baddock EDM Maxwell James T.C Connor Clouston M.H Andrew Nielsen LET Major Penalties Rank Player Team GP MajPen 1 Colby McAuley P.G * Darian Skeoch LET Dakota Odgers VAN Josh Anderson P.G Riley Stadel KEL Short Handed Goals Rank Player Team GP SHG 1 Austin Wagner REG Jesse Gabrielle P.G Tyler Soy VIC Gage Quinney KAM Chad Butcher M.H 59 4 Shooting Percentage Rank Player Team GP Goals Shots PCT 1 Tyler Wong LET Chase Witala P.G Jon Martin S.C Nolan Patrick BDN Cole Sanford REG Plus/Minus Rank Player Team GP +/- 1 Ivan Provorov BDN Jayce Hawryluk BDN Adam Brooks REG Ryan Gagnon VIC Several Players Tied 33 Shootout Percentage Rank Player Team SOG SOA SO% 1 * Egor Babenko LET * Jack Dougherty POR Justin Kirkland KEL Jordan Tkatch P.A whl.ca

13 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 * Griffen Outhouse VIC Carter Hart EVT Coleman Vollrath VIC Jackson Whistle KEL Stuart Skinner LET Rylan Toth R.D Jordan Papirny BDN Landon Bow SEA Connor Ingram KAM Jayden Sittler LET Ty Edmonds P.G Trevor Martin R.D Logan Flodell SEA Zach Sawchenko M.J Adin Hill POR Wins Rank Player Team W 1 Carter Hart EVT 33 2 Adin Hill POR 29 3 Rylan Toth R.D 26 4 Coleman Vollrath VIC 26 5 Several Goaltenders Tied 24 Losses Rank Player Team L 1 Wyatt Hoflin KTN 32 2 Evan Sarthou T.C 24 3 Nick Schneider M.H 23 4 Adin Hill POR 22 5 Several Goaltenders Tied 20 Saves Rank Player Team SVS 1 Adin Hill POR Connor Ingram KAM Wyatt Hoflin KTN Evan Sarthou T.C Zach Sawchenko M.J 1323 Save Percentage Rank Player Team GA SVS SV% 1 * Griffen Outhouse VIC Stuart Skinner LET Carter Hart EVT Jackson Whistle KEL Zach Sawchenko M.J Mins Rank Player Team Mins 1 Carter Hart EVT Adin Hill POR Evan Sarthou T.C Connor Ingram KAM Jordan Papirny BDN 2562 Shutouts Rank Player Team SO 1 Carter Hart EVT 6 2 Rylan Toth R.D 5 3 Landon Bow SEA 5 4 Jordan Papirny BDN 5 5 Several Goaltenders Tied 4 Shootout Wins Rank Player Team SOW 1 Several Goaltenders Tied 2 Shootout Percentage Rank Player Team Saves Att SO% 1 Evan Sarthou T.C Ty Edmonds P.G Brock Hamm SAS Rylan Toth R.D Several Goaltenders Tied * indicates rookie whl.ca

14 Leaders (Rookies) Top 20 Scorers Rank Player Team GP G A PTS 1 * Matthew Phillips VIC * Noah Gregor M.J * Egor Babenko LET * Brogan O'Brien P.G * Jack Dougherty POR * Caleb Jones POR * Michael Spacek R.D * Nikita Popugaev M.J * Rodrigo Abols POR * Max Gerlach M.H * Brandon Hagel R.D * Garrett Pilon KAM * Kole Lind KEL * Calvin Thurkauf KEL * Michael Rasmussen T.C * Juuso Välimäki T.C * Cal Foote KEL * Matt Barberis VAN * Lane Zablocki REG Several Players Tied 23 Minor Penalties Rank Player Team GP MinPen 1 * Andrew Fyten CAL * Jack Dougherty POR * Libor Hajek SAS * Lane Zablocki REG * Caleb Jones POR Power Play Goals Rank Player Team GP PPG 1 * Noah Gregor M.J * Max Gerlach M.H * Matthew Phillips VIC * Michael Rasmussen T.C * Egor Babenko LET 57 7 Shots Rank Player Team GP Shots 1 * Matthew Phillips VIC * Colton Kehler EDM * Libor Hajek SAS * Dario Meyer EDM * Brayden Gorda EDM Game Winning Goals Rank Player Team GP GWG 1 * Matthew Phillips VIC * Dario Meyer EDM * Connor Dewar EVT * Garrett Pilon KAM * Noah Gregor M.J 61 4 Shootout Goals Rank Player Team SOG SOA 1 * Egor Babenko LET * Jack Dougherty POR * Colton Kehler EDM Several Players Tied 1 Goals Rank Player Team GP G 1 * Matthew Phillips VIC * Noah Gregor M.J * Egor Babenko LET * Max Gerlach M.H * Rodrigo Abols POR Assists Rank Player Team GP A 1 * Noah Gregor M.J * Jack Dougherty POR * Caleb Jones POR * Brogan O'Brien P.G * Matthew Phillips VIC Penalty Minutes Rank Player Team GP PIM 1 * Darian Skeoch LET * Andrew Fyten CAL * Lane Zablocki REG * Jack Dougherty POR * Libor Hajek SAS Major Penalties Rank Player Team GP MajPen 1 * Darian Skeoch LET * Cameron Hausinger SAS * Kolby Johnson P.G * Landon Quinney M.J * Drew Warkentine P.A 43 6 Short Handed Goals Rank Player Team GP SHG 1 * Brogan O'Brien P.G Several Players Tied 1 Shooting Percentage Rank Player Team GP Goals Shots PCT 1 * Noah Gregor M.J * Max Gerlach M.H * Matthew Phillips VIC * Dario Meyer EDM * Colton Kehler EDM Plus/Minus Rank Player Team GP +/- 1 * Egor Babenko LET * Brandon Hagel R.D * Gordie Ballhorn KEL Several Players Tied 13 Shootout Percentage Rank Player Team SOG SOA SO% 1 * Egor Babenko LET * Jack Dougherty POR * Colton Kehler EDM * Jaret Anderson-Dolan SPO whl.ca

15 Leaders (Defencemen) Top 20 Scorers Rank Player Team GP G A PTS 1 Andrew Nielsen LET Macoy Erkamps BDN Ethan Bear SEA Ivan Provorov BDN Jake Bean CAL Travis Sanheim CAL Parker Wotherspoon T.C Joe Hicketts VIC Jesse Lees P.A * Jack Dougherty POR * Caleb Jones POR Jason Fram SPO Brennan Menell VAN Marc McNulty M.J Tate Olson P.G David Quenneville M.H Kord Pankewicz LET Lucas Johansen KEL Arvin Atwal LET Colton Bobyk R.D Minor Penalties Rank Player Team GP MinPen 1 Andrew Nielsen LET Connor Clouston M.H Blake Heinrich POR Chaz Reddekopp VIC Parker Wotherspoon T.C Power Play Goals Rank Player Team GP PPG 1 Jake Bean CAL Ethan Bear SEA Connor Hobbs REG Colton Bobyk R.D Several Players Tied 7 Shots Rank Player Team GP Shots 1 Jesse Lees P.A Aaron Irving EDM Jake Bean CAL Dysin Mayo EDM Joe Hicketts VIC Game Winning Goals Rank Player Team GP GWG 1 Parker Wotherspoon T.C Jake Bean CAL Several Players Tied 3 Shootout Goals Rank Player Team SOG SOA 1 * Jack Dougherty POR Brandon Carlo T.C Jesse Lees P.A Jake Bean CAL 1 3 Goals Rank Player Team GP G 1 Jake Bean CAL Jesse Lees P.A Connor Hobbs REG Ethan Bear SEA Several Players Tied 15 Assists Rank Player Team GP A 1 Macoy Erkamps BDN Andrew Nielsen LET Joe Hicketts VIC Ivan Provorov BDN Several Players Tied 41 Penalty Minutes Rank Player Team GP PIM 1 Connor Clouston M.H Andrew Nielsen LET Dalton Yorke P.A Chaz Reddekopp VIC Blake Heinrich POR Major Penalties Rank Player Team GP MajPen 1 * Darian Skeoch LET Josh Anderson P.G Josh Thrower M.J Several Players Tied 6 Short Handed Goals Rank Player Team GP SHG 1 Several Players Tied 1 Shooting Percentage Rank Player Team GP Goals Shots PCT 1 Ryan Rehill KAM Ben Thomas VAN David Quenneville M.H Jake Bean CAL Keegan Kanzig CAL Plus/Minus Rank Player Team GP +/- 1 Ivan Provorov BDN Ryan Gagnon VIC Andrew Nielsen LET Macoy Erkamps BDN Joe Hicketts VIC Shootout Percentage Rank Player Team SOG SOA SO% 1 * Jack Dougherty POR Jesse Lees P.A Jake Bean CAL Max Lajoie S.C whl.ca