Hitmen drop season opener to ICE

Posted Sep 22, 2017 10:55 pm.

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The Calgary Hitmen drop the first game of the 2017-18 season Friday night against the Kootenay ICE in Cranbrook.

Michael King potted a pair and Gillian Kohler added a single for the ICE.

Jake Kryski and Vladislav Yeryomenko scored for the Hitmen in a losing cause.

Calgary finished on top in the shot department, outshooting Kootenay 37-31.

No down time for the Hitmen and ICE as they play each other in the back-end of a home and home at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Saturday night.

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