Hawks vs. Hitmen - Game 50 · Saturday January 26, 2008

The Calgary Hitmen (34-13-1-3) didn’t feel charitable to the Portland Winter Hawks (9-39-1-1) laying 65 shots on goal for a 6-0 win in the Saddle Dome.

Hawks backup goalie Jordan White probably stopped a 9-0 route with some solid saves and a final total of stopping 59 of 65 shots.

T.J. Galiardi scored twice and Ryan White had a goal and two assists to lead the Hitmen.

Michael Stone also had a multiple-point night, scoring once and assisting on White’s goal. Chase Schaber and Ian Schultz rounded out the scoring for Calgary.

The game marked the season debuts of 15-year-old defenseman Daniel Johnston and 17-year-old forward Colin Reddin. Johnston spent most of the night picking up 3 penalties (delay of game, hooking and tripping). Reddin was just secured in Portland’s deal with USA Hockey.

Calgary finished the night 2 for 7 on the power play while Portland went 0 for 4.

Next up Edmonton on the road.

Attendance: 8362
Pengrowth Saddledome, Calgary

 SCORING  1  2  3  Total 
Hitmen  0  3  3  6
Hawks  0  0  0  0

SHOTS  1  2  3  Total 
Hitmen  20  20  25  65
Hawks  3  7  6  16

Game Description
Summary

Three Stars

Galiardi (CGY), Schaber (CGY), White (POR)

Fight Card

No fight tonight.

— S. Blanchard

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Brock Cornish for Rights to Galiardi · Wednesday September 5, 2007

18 year old Brock Cornish was acquired from the TC Americans for a 3rd round pick. This deal came together when Portland traded the player rights to T.J Galiardi for a 3rd round pick of the Calgary Hitmen.

This seems like a good deal for all involved. The TC Americans get a 3rd round pick for a player that may have issues
with the organization. The Calgary Hitmen negotiate with a 2nd round NHL draft pick of the Colorado Avalanche (T.J. Galiardi) that could bring a high-impact player to their front line, and the Portland Winter Hawks acquire an offensive-minded defenseman to run the power play.

For the Hawks it all depends on Cornish. Cornish had 3-7-10 in 31 games in TC last season after missing the start of the year with a broken leg.

The Hawks may look at this as a freebie, but Cornish seem to have issues at TC and after not signing Patrick Weircoich (a coveted 2005 2nd round bantam draft pick) are desperate to fill the role of an offensive minded defenseman.

Cornish had the following stats the last two seasons:

Sea Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM
05-06 Vancouver Mid 36 8 18 26 44
06-07 Tri-City AM WHL 31 3 7 10 44

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