I have had season's tickets for the Calgary Hitmen since 2000. After seeing my first Hitmen game, I instantly became a fan of these guys. They play some of the grittiest, toughest hockey I've ever seen. They're all young guys, who all have something to show, and will work their hardest to play a great game of hockey!

Starting in 2010, I started designing the Hitmen Hockey cards for the team, through the Hitmen Booster Club. The Hitmen made a fantastic Memorial Cup run in 2009-10, but the following season, they went from the top of the league, to the bottom of the league, not making the playoffs for the first time in a long time. After this post-Memorial Cup-crash, the previous sponsors of the hockey cards dropped their support for them. So I took it upon myself to make sure that these junior players would still have hockey cards during their junior careers. After all, for those who don't make it to the NHL, this will be the last hockey card of themselves these players will likely ever see.

The Hitmen show grit, courage, and great sportsmanship time and again. They are great to watch on the ice, and they are the epitome of Calgary's tough, young, and energetic spirit.

• Hitmen Action Figures
• Hitmen Photo Album
• Hitmen Videos
• Hitmen Hockey Cards (2010-onwards)
• Hitmen Pins Collection

Hitmen Action Figures

After making a number of action figures for the Hitmen players, I started losing track of how many and who've I've made them for....so here's a list (in reverse chronological order).

2005/04/20 - I was interviewed by Jeff Collins on CBC Radio about my Hitmen Action Figures (mp3 - 2.3Mb)

#
Date Given

#71 2013/2/28

#65 2012/1/15

#64. 2011/5/12

(sent it to Johnny via Boston Bruins office but never heard back)

Johnny Boychuck - Bruins Stanley Cups Playoff Figure

#63.
2009/10/03

Joel Broda - Draft Figure

#62.
2009/10/03

Michael Stone - Draft Figure

#61.
2009/10/03

Kris Foucault - Draft Figure

#60.
2009/10/03

Brandon Kozun - Draft Figure

#59.
2009/10/03

Ian Schultz - Draft Figure

#58.
2009/10/03

Martin Jones - Draft Figure

#57. 2008/02/16

Paul Postma - Draft Figure

#56. 2008/02/16

Carson McMillan - Draft Figure

#55. 2008/02/16

Alex Plante - Draft Figure

#54. 2008/02/16

Brett Sonne - Draft Figure

#53. 2008/02/16

Karl Alzner - Draft Figure

#52. 2008/02/16

T.J. Galiardi - Draft Figure

#51. 2008/01/29

Robin Figren - Team Sweden

#50. 2007/09/08

Robin Figren - Edmonton Oilkings

#49. 2007/7/31

Fredrik Pettersson - Frolunda Indians Figure

#48. 2007/03/11

Karl Alzner - Team Canada Wins Gold @ World Juniors

#47. 2007/01/16

Robin Figren - Draft Figure

#46. 2007/01/16

Fredrik Pettersson - Team Sweden Figure (World Juniors)

#45. 2006/12/28

Ryan White - Draft Figure

<no photo - forgot to document this figure before giving it to Ryan. Oops>

#44.

2006/1/11

Justin Pogge - Team Canada Gold Medal Figure

Inside Fold

I wanted to do some a little extra special for Justin since he and I are both from the Okanagan Valley (him from Penticton and me from Kelowna). So I did a fold-out photospread of photos from the tournament.

#43.

2006/1/8

Freddie Pettersson - draft figure

#42.

2005/12/28

Dustin Kohn - draft figure

#41 .

2005/12/28

Lukas Vantuch - draft figure

#40.

2005/12/28

Brodie Dupont - draft figure

#39.

2006/3/31

Daryl Yacboski

#38.

2005/2/25

Andrew Ladd - Draft figure

#37.

2004/12/15

Jeff Schultz - Draft figure

#36.

2004/12/15

Steve Covington - draft figure

#35.

2004/12/15

Andy Rogers - Draft figure

#34.

2004/12/15

Brett Carson - Draft figure

#33.

2004/3/30

#32.

2004/3/30

#31.

2004/03/25

#30.

2004/03/25

Dmitri Chupilkin

#29.

2004/01/27

#28.

2003/12/10

#27.

2003/12/10

#26.

2003/12/10

#25.

2003/12/10

#24.

2003/04/01 (shipped)

#23.

2003/03/20

#22.

2003/03/20

#21.

2003/03/10

#20.

2003/03/10

#19.

2003/03/10

#18.

2003/03/10

#17.

2003/03/10

#16.

2003/03/10

#15.

2003/01/10

#14.

2003/01/10

#13.

2002/12/3

#12.

2002/12/3

#11.

2002/12/3

#10.

2002/12/3 (2002 Xmas party)

#9.

2002/10/16

Johnny Boychuk - (not really a Hitmen figure, but customized nonetheless) This one celebrates Johnny's getting Drafted by the Colorado Avalanche.

NOTE: When I gave this one to Johnny, his family was there too!

#8.

2002 - Summer

Johnny Boychuk - for making the Canadian Under-18 National Team & representing Canada in Slovakia.

NOTE: Johnny sent me a TON of photos of him with his figure as a thankyou!

#7.

2002 - Summer

Mike Egener - for making the Canadian Under-18 National Team & representing Canada in Slovakia.

NOTE: Mike gave me a stick & a photo from his trip to Slovakia as a thank you for his figure.

#6.

2002/3/21 (actually shipped MUCH later)

#5.

2002/3/21

#4.

2002/3/31

Owen Fussey - for being my "hardest working player".

#3.

2002/3/19

Dennis Sergeev
(translated his figure into Russian for him!)
This one was because he broke his leg in 3 places in Kelowna (well, that's not exactly why, but it's close).

#2.

2002/1/6

#1.

2001/12/11 (2001 Xmas Party)

Hitmen Photos

Here are some pictures from recent games, Hitmen-related events that I've had privilege of attending, and other Hitmen-related stuff that I've been involved with...

• for more recent Hitmen photos, click here to visit my Hitmen Flickr Photo Collection!
• 2007/09/08 - Hitmen vs. Edmonton Oilkings (Pre-season)
• 2007/09/01 - Hitmen Training Camp 2007
• 2006/03/12 - Corey wins Riley Merkley's jersey "off the players back"
• 2006/01/11 - Presented Justin Pogge with his Team Canada World Junior action figure
• 2006/01/07 - Presented Freddie Petterson with his Action Figure
• 2005/12/18 - Photos from the 2005 Hitmen Christmas Party Skate
• 2005/12/11 - First appearance of Craig Lineker with the Hitmen
• 2005/12/04 - Photos from the 2005 Teddy Bear Toss
• 2005/04/20 - Interview with Jeff Collins on CBC Radio about my Hitmen Action Figures (mp3 - 2.3Mb)
• 2005/02/25 - Andrew Ladd's Action figure
• 2004/12/15 - Photos from 2004 Hitmen Christmas Party
• 2004/03/30 - Gave Mark Rooneem & Patrick Wellar graduation action figures.
• 2004/03/25 - Gave Barry Brust his graduation action figure & Dmitri Chupilkin his Russian-translated action figure.
• 2004/01/27 - Gave Ryan Getzlaf his Anaheim Draft action figure
• 2003/12/10 - Photos from the 2003 Hitmen Christmas Party
• 2003/04/01 - Action figure for Brent Krahn
• 2003/03/20 - Top-prospects figures for Mike Egener & Ryan Getzlaf
• 2003/03/10 - End-of-season Action Figures for Joel, Ryan, Richard, Aaron, Andy, and Patrick.
• 2003/01/10 - Giving Wade Davis his Hitmen action figure (belated Christmas present & going away gift)
• 2003/01/10 - Giving Fredrik Sjostrom his Team Svenska World Junior Championships Action Figure
• 2002/12/03 - Photos from the 2002 Hitmen Christmas Party
• 2002/10/11 - Hitmen vs. Regina - Photos from the warmups
• 2002/10/06 - Fun before the first Hitmen Home Game!
• 2002/10/06 - Presented Johnny with his one-of-a-kind Colorado Avalanche action figure.
• 2002/08/08 - Photos from Johnny Boychuk as a thankyou for his action figure and soundtrack
• 2002/05 - Made action figures for Johnny Boychuk & Mike Egener in celebration of their going to Slovakia with the Canadian National Under-18 Team
• 2002/03/31 - Gave Brandon Segal and Owen Fussey their figures after the last home game of Round 1 of the playoffs
• 2002/03/19 - Gave Denis Sergeev his action figure. Turned out it was a "get well soon" present!
• 2002 Skate with the Hitmen - Gave Sebastien Laplante his Birthday Action Figure!
• 2002/01/02 First Game of 2002 - Hitmen vs. Lethbridge
• 2001 Christmas Skate With The Hitmen - December 11, 2001 - Gave Johnny Boychuk his Christmas present...the Johnny Boychuk Hitmen Action Figure
• 2001 Pre-Season Game in Okotoks vs. Kootenay Ice

Hitmen Videos

Here are various Hitmen-related videos that I've managed to capture over the years...