Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 51. Chapters: Calgary Hitmen, Spokane Chiefs, Vancouver Giants, Saskatoon Blades, Flin Flon Bombers, Tri-City Americans, Kelowna Rockets, Brandon Wheat Kings, Portland Winterhawks, Everett Silvertips, Kamloops Blazers, Seattle Thunderbirds, Prince Albert Raiders, Chilliwack Bruins, Swift Current Broncos, Edmonton Oil Kings, Medicine Hat Tigers, Red Deer Rebels, Kootenay Ice, Moose Jaw Warriors, Lethbridge Hurricanes, Prince George Cougars, New Westminster Bruins, Weyburn Red Wings, Timeline of WHL history, Bill Hunter, Victoria Cougars, Kelly Kisio, Estevan Bruins, Victoria Maple Leafs, WHL Bantam Draft, Moose Jaw Canucks, Tacoma Rockets, Lethbridge Broncos, Calgary Centennials, Winnipeg Monarchs, Calgary Wranglers, Ed Chynoweth, Spokane Flyers, Edmonton Ice, Billings Bighorns, Kamloops Chiefs, Vancouver Nats, Willie Desjardins, Nanaimo Islanders, Kelowna Wings, Great Falls Americans, Central Division, Russ Farwell, Eastern Conference, B.C. Division, U.S. Division, Western Conference, East Division. Excerpt: The Calgary Hitmen are a major junior ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Hitmen play in the Central Division of the Western Hockey League (WHL). They play their home games at the Scotiabank Saddledome. Bret "The Hitman" Hart, a local-born professional wrestler, was a founding owner as well as the inspiration for the team's name. 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 finished with the best record in the WHL four times, and qualified for the playoffs for thirteen consecutive seasons between 1998 and 2010. In 1999, they became the first Calgary team to win the President's Cup as league champions, and the first to represent the city in the Memorial Cu...