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Tigers trade Svejkovsky to Thunderbirds
By JAMES TUBB on December 28th, 2021
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers have started to look toward the future. On Monday, three weeks before the WHL’s trade deadline, the Tigers shipped star centre Lukas Svejkovsky to the Seattle Thunderbirds. No players came back in the deal but the Tigers received a 2022 first-round pick, a conditional second-rounder in the 2023 draft and ... Read More »
1 responseMcCallum looks to bring uniqueness to Tigers’ net
By JAMES TUBB on December 28th, 2021
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Ethan McCallum approaches games between the pipes quite differently than his peers. Goalies tend to have a silent approach in their routines, which sees them sit by themselves to get dialed in. But McCallum can be found interacting with teammates before puck drop to get into his game mindset. He says it helps him ... Read More »
1 responseSoakin’ in the Tubb: Remember, they’re just kids
By JAMES TUBB on December 24th, 2021
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb At what point did it become OK to jump all over the kids at the world juniors? Because really that’s what they still are, kids. They may be playing hockey on TSN for millions to see and criticize, but they are still young. It wasn’t that long ago all of them had to ask ... Read More »
1 responseSports Story of the Year: Bob Ridley’s 4,000th game only the start
By JAMES TUBB on December 24th, 2021
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Fifty years and 4,000 games under his belt, and Bob Ridley has a desire for more. Ridley, the Medicine Hat Tigers broadcaster, reached his 4,000th game on March 27 in a Tabbies 7-2 win over the Red Deer Rebels. The milestone achievement, second-to-none in the game of hockey, has been chosen by the Medicine ... Read More »
1 responseTigers to focus on time with family
By JAMES TUBB on December 24th, 2021
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Christmas break not only allows the Medicine Hat Tigers the ability to get away from the game, but also see family and friends they haven’t seen since the start of the Western Hockey League season. Thirteen of the 25 players on the Tigers roster have hometowns outside of Alberta, which makes getting that ... Read More »
1 responseTigers’ Hodass goes 4-1 with Latvia at World Juniors D1 tournament
By JAMES TUBB on December 23rd, 2021
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb James Tubb jtubb@medicinehatnews.com Twitter:ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers were represented well on the international stage this early winter. Import defenceman Bogdans Hodass suited up for Latvia in the IIHF World Junior Championship Division I tournament in Denmark that ran from Dec. 12-18. The Division I tournament is a tier below the under-20 world junior ... Read More »
1 responseCubs hit playoff stretch on a hot note
By JAMES TUBB on December 23rd, 2021
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Cubs are gearing up for a playoff run. The junior B club hit the holiday break on a two-game heater that has them in second place of the Heritage Junior Hockey League’s Southern Division and fourth overall in the league with a record of 18-6-2. Head coach and general manager Randy ... Read More »
1 responseWillie Desjardins on an Olympics without NHLers
By JAMES TUBB on December 22nd, 2021
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb It will be eight years since the NHL last participated in the Winter Olympics. An official announcement had yet to be made as of press time Tuesday, but The Canadian Press reported that evening that NHL players won’t be going to the 2022 Beijing Olympics. The NHL went to five straight Olympics from 1998 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavens split weekend series
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 22nd, 2021
The U19 B Mavens were in Bowview last Sunday and split their final contests of the calendar year. The Mavens beat the Edge in the first game by a score of 6-3 on the back of Leah Jetter’s hat trick. Nolan Reid, Claire MacFarlane and Leah Mason picked up the Mavens other three goals as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers embracing break from hockey
By JAMES TUBB on December 22nd, 2021
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Christmas came at a good time for the Medicine Hat Tigers. The club is heading into the break coming off two straight losses to the Lethbridge Hurricanes last weekend. If not for their 4-3 shootout win over the Red Deer Rebels on Dec. 11, the Tigers would be riding a 19-game losing streak. But ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cubs take two game sweep into 2022
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 21st, 2021
The Medicine Hat Cubs won both their games last weekend to hit the Holiday break on a high note. After those wins, the Cubs sit in second place of the south division in the HJHL with a record of 18-6-2. Saturday the Cubs took on the Three Hill Trashers and shut them out in a ... Read More »
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