Calgary 5 Kamloops 4

Kamloops, BC – The Calgary Hitmen swept their three game BC road trip with a 5-4 win over the Canadian Hockey League’s #3 ranked Kamloops Blazers Saturday night at Interior Savings Centre.

Cody Sylvester scored twice and set up another while Jimmy Bubnick had a goal and two assists to lead the Hitmen scoring attack with three points each. 

For Bubnick it was his 100th career regular season goal in the Western Hockey League.  It came against his former team as Bubnick’s first career goal came as a member of the Blazers back on October 26th, 2007.

Victor Rask and Kenton Helgesen also scored for Calgary who never trailed on the night building three two goal leads of 2-0, 4-2 and 5-3.

Greg Chase and Collin Bowman both chipped in a pair of assists.

Calgary, now 35-22-2-1, moves past both Saskatoon and Kootenay and into sole possession of fourth place in the WHL’s Eastern Conference with 73 points.

The Hitmen will open a five game home stand Wednesday night against Anaheim Ducks prospect Emerson Etem and the Medicine Hat Tigers.  Game time at Scotiabank Saddledome is 7:00 p.m.

Calgary Hitmen 5 at Kamloops Blazers 4
Saturday, February 18, 2012 - Interior Savings Centre - Kamloops, BC

Calgary 2 1 2 - 5
Kamloops 1 1 2 - 4

1st Period
1, Calgary, Sylvester 19 (Chase, Bowman), 6:39 (PP).
2, Calgary, Sylvester 20 (Bubnick, Chase), 7:57 (PP).
3, Kamloops, Smith 30 (Souto, Bozon), 16:46.
Penalties-Madaisky Kam (major-cross checking, game misconduct), 6:01; Needham Kam (high sticking), 13:23; Brassart Cal (major-fighting), 14:02; Lipon Kam (major-fighting), 14:02; Chase Cal (holding), 18:39.

2nd Period
4, Kamloops, Willick 24 (Needham, Ully), 10:09.
5, Calgary, Rask 26 (Brassart, Bowman), 16:35 (PP).
Penalties-Ranford Kam (hooking), 14:40.

3rd Period
6, Calgary, Helgesen 3 (Bubnick, Sylvester), 2:16.
7, Kamloops, Willick 25 (Ranford, Hansen), 13:13 (PP).
8, Calgary, Bubnick 27 (Kornelsen), 15:06.
9, Kamloops, Ranford 34 (Smith, Maschmeyer), 18:07 (PP).
Penalties-Roach Cal (roughing), 11:11; Herrod Kam (high sticking), 11:11; Bubnick Cal (tripping), 12:05; Brassart Cal (roughing), 16:47; Hansen Kam (roughing), 16:47; Gayle Cal (tripping), 17:58; Bowman Cal (roughing), 20:00; Humphries Cal (roughing), 20:00; Lipon Kam (roughing), 20:00; Ranford Kam (roughing), 20:00.

Shots on Goal-Calgary 15-8-8-31. Kamloops 6-6-15-27.
Power Play Opportunities-Calgary 3 / 5; Kamloops 2 / 3.
Goalies-Calgary, Driedger 18-9-2-1 (27 shots-23 saves). Kamloops, Cheveldave 28-9-1-3 (31 shots-26 saves).
A-3,942
Referees-Brett Montsion (54).
Linesmen-Spencer Lockert (84), Tim Digby (75).