Team Black posts win in Hitmen Intra-Squad game

Jake Virtanen scored twice, including once into an empty net, as Team Black beat Team White 6-4 in Tuesday's Intra-Squad game marking an end to training camp.

Here is the summary:

Team Black 6 Team White 4

1st Period
1, Team Black: Calder Brooks 1 (Mark Logan, Brady Brassart) :20
2, Team White: Joey Kornelsen 1 (Trevor Cheek) 6:17
3, Team Black: Keaton Lubin 1 (Austin Calladine, Ryley Bennefield) 19:39 (PP)
Penalties-Team Black Ben Thomas (Delay of Game), 1:12; Team White Trevor Cheek (Roughing), 19:27

2nd Period
4, Team Black: Ben Thomas 1 (Ryley Bennefield) 3:10
5, Team White: Danny Gayle 1 (Marshall Donald) 7:29
Penalties-Team Black Josh Thrower (Hooking), 5:09; Team White Marshall Donald (Holding), 10:30; Team White Greg Chase (Interference), 14:10; Team Black Darian Henry (Cross-checking), 17:05; Team White Alex Gogolev (Roughing), 17:05

3rd Period
6, Team Black: Jake Virtanen 1 (Brooks Macek) 4:38
7, Team White: Greg Chase 1 (Peter Kosterman, Anthony Conti) 9:38
8, Team Black: Pavlo Padakin 1 (Austin Calladine, Terrell Draude) 13:06
9, Team White: Peter Kosterman 1 (Alex Gogolev, Danny Gayle) 18:46 (PP)
10, Team Black: Jake Virtanen 2 (unassisted) 19:35 (EN)
Penalties-Team Black Tyler Borstmayer (Fighting), 5:35; Team White Carter Coben (Fighting), 5:35; Team White Dylan Fluter (Tripping), 6:04; Team Black Darian Henry (Slashing), 14:56; Team Black Pavlo Padakin 16:44,

Shots on Goal-Team Black 15-8-16-39. Team White 7-13-16-36
Power Play Opportunities-Team Black 1/4; Team White 1/4.
Goalies-Team Black, Jacob Ruissen (15 shots-13 saves); Mack Shields 1-0-0-0 (21 shots-19 saves). Team White, Evan Johnson (16 shots-13 saves); Chris Driedger 0-1-0-0 (22 shots-20 saves)

            Danny Gayle and Books Macek look on during post Intra-Squad Game shootout

                                             Keaton Lubin buckles up for the game

Josh Thrower serves a penalty

The Hitmen will now play a six game exhiition schedule with only one game in Calgary (Sept. 7th vs. RD @ WinSport).  It all begins Saturday, September 1st at the 6th Annual Edmonton Oil Kings Pre-Season Tournament in St. Albert when the Hitmen face the Medicine Hat Tigers at Servus Credit Union Place.  Game time is 3:00 p.m.  The tournament wraps up Sunday at 3:00 p.m. when Calgary meets Swift Current.