Hitmen Sweep Wheat Kings, Advance in WHL Playoffs

0:00It's April 3rd. Welcome to Vancouver News today, powered by AI. Calgary Hitman just swept the Brandon Wheat King's four games to zero in the first round of the Western Hockey League playoffs, punching their ticket, to round two with the four-two-win Thursday night. Brandon jumped out fast with a two-nothing lead after the first period, but the Hitman chipped away in the second on a goal from Kale Dock to make it. Two-one. Coming into the third, Calgary turned up the Heat, Harris and Ladowick tied it midway through, then Ethan Moore grabbed the lead with just over eight. Minutes left, sealing it with an empty netter from Julian Mays. Moore's been clutch, netting the winner in every single one of those four games, including that epic triple overtime thriller in game one. Gold Tinder Air 2 dominated two, winning all four starts with a 1.63 goals against average and a 0.945 save percentage. Next opponent for the Hitman is still up in the air as other series wrap up, but Calgary's

1:00rolling hot into whatever comes next.