Airdronian Wyatt Pisarczyk and the Calgary Hitmen are in a do-or-die scenario, down 3-0 in the second round of the playoffs.
The Hitmen are taking on the Medicine Hat Tigers and now must win four in a row:
Game four: Tonight – In Calgary – 7 p.m.
Game five: Friday – In Medicine Hat – 6 p.m. (if needed)
Game six: Sunday – In Calgary – 4 p.m. (if needed)
Game seven: April 21 – In Medicine Hat – 7 p.m. (if needed)
In game one, the Hitmen lost 3-2 in overtime. In game two, Calgary lost 4-3, then in game three, Medicine Hat had their most convincing win of the series so far, 5-2.
Pisarczyk has contributed a goal and an assist so far in the series.
Coming into the postseason, Calgary was the fourth-ranked team in the West Division while Medicine Hat was second.
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First round
In the first round of the playoffs, the Hitmen defeated the Brandon Wheat Kings on four straight games:
Game one: 1-0
Game two: 6-5
Game three: 3-1
Game four: 4-2
During the regular season, he played in 64 games, scoring four goals and assisting on 25.
Pisarczyk was drafted by the Hitmen in the 2022 Draft, round two, pick 29.
He spent his younger years playing in Airdrie’s hockey system with teams like the U15 AAA Airdrie Xtreme and U18 AAA Airdrie Bisons.