Head Coaches
Dean Clark has thus far been the most successful coach for the Calgary Hitmen. He led the team between 1996 and 2001, and in that time won more WHL games than any other coach. He was named coach of the year in both the WHL and CHL in 1998. Clark led the Hitmen to three division titles, two regular season titles, one league championship, and coached the Hitmen to their first Memorial Cup final. Kelly Kisio is the team's former head coach from the 2004–05 season to the end of the 2007–08 season, a role he shared with Dean Evason in his first year at the helm of the Hitmen. Kisio stepped down as coach in 2008, naming former assistant Dave Lowry, as head coach for the 2008–09 season. Lowry was promoted to an assistant with the Calgary Flames after leading the Hitmen to a 122-point season in his rookie year. He was replaced by Mike Williamson, formerly the coach of the Portland Winterhawks. Kisio has been the team's general manager since the beginning of the 1998–99 season.
| # | Name | Dates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham James | 1995–96 | Resigned prior to 1996–97 season |
| 2 | Jim Currie | 1996 | Interim head coach |
| 3 | Dean Clark | 1996–01 | 1998 WHL, CHL Coach of the Year |
| 4 | Richard Kromm | 2001–04 | |
| 5 | Dean Evason | 2004–05 | Co-coach with Kelly Kisio |
| 6 | Kelly Kisio | 2004–2008 | |
| 7 | Dave Lowry | 2008–09 | |
| 8 | Mike Williamson | 2009–present |
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