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Mavs announce first returnee for 2026 season
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 7th, 2026
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Mavericks have gone local with their first player named for the 2026 season. The Mavs announced Monday that first baseman/right fielder Evan Morrison will return for his third season with the red and white. The Medicine Hat product had 36 hits, nine home runs and 29 RBIs in 34 regular season ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ringette Roundup: U19 Mustangs golden at Jim Benning Ringette tournament
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 7th, 2026
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat U19B Mustangs were golden at Regina’s Jim Benning Ringette tournament over the weekend. The Mustangs opened the tournament against the Regina Ravens, winning 8-2. Ryleigh Jackiw had four goals and two assists, Avi Velichko had four assists, Ravyn Lehr, Ava Allchurch and Jayna Allchurch each had a goal and an assist, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Waves Swim Club races at Calgary invitational
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 7th, 2026
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Waves Swim Club was in action before the holidays. The local swim club sent eight swimmers to the Sandy Ferris Food Bank Invitational in Calgary over Dec. 19-21. Kaden Goffinet set two new club records in the boys 17-year-old 50m breast and 100m breast. He also set two provincial times, a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Switzer picking up steam in second half
By JAMES TUBB on January 7th, 2026
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Jordan Switzer has been on quite a run between the pipes over the last month, putting himself among the league’s best goaltenders. Not that the Medicine Hat Tiger would know. The 18-year-old net minder leads the WHL in wins with 17, recording Ws in his last nine appearances. His 2.60 goals against average ranks ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Raiders acquire Cootes, multiple defenceman traded as WHL deadline heats up
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 7th, 2026
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Braedon Cootes is going to be a Pirate in the province of Saskatchewan. The Vancouver Canucks prospect was traded Tuesday by the Seattle Thunderbirds to the East division-leading Prince Albert Raiders as part of a 12-piece deal. Prince Albert also received a fourth and sixth-round pick in the 2026 WHL Draft and a conditional ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cubs score 14 goals in pair of wins, 14-game win streak leading push for first in HJHL
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 6th, 2026
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Cubs picked up where they left off from the holiday break. The South division leaders rattled off a pair of wins to extend their franchise-record win streak to 14 games. They blanked the High River Flyers 5-0 Saturday before beating the Ponoka Stampeders 9-2 Sunday. Hudson Corbett stopped all 14 shots ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minor Hockey Roundup: U13AAA SE Tigers win pair of first games back from holidays
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 6th, 2026
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat U13AAA South East Tigers jumped into the new year in winning fashion. The Tigers hosted a pair of games over the weekend, beating the NWCAA Red 6-1 Saturday and topping the CNHA Green 6-3 on Sunday. Stetsen Kruiser had two goals Saturday, Fischer Sprunger had a goal and two assists, Paxton ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WHL GMs busy Monday with pair of blockbusters ahead of Thursday’s deadline
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 6th, 2026
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The WHL’s trade market heated up Monday with the trade deadline on the horizon. A total of seven trades were executed Monday ahead of the WHL trade deadline on Thursday at 6 p.m. MST. The day was headlined by four moves involving the Vancouver Giants (16-22-1-1) who sit last in the B.C. division. Vancouver ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers sweep weekend and season series with Moose Jaw Warriors
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 6th, 2026
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Tigers continued their winnings ways over the weekend. The Tigers won 5-1 Saturday at Moose Jaw, beating the Warriors in back-to-back games to extend their league-leading win streak to 15. Saturday’s win, coming off a 6-3 victory Friday at Co-op Place over Moose Jaw, sweeps the season series with the Warriors. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers extend win streak to 15 games with win in Moose Jaw
By James Tubb on January 3rd, 2026
Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Tigers added another tally to the win streak on Saturday. The Tigers won 5-1 on the road in Moose Jaw to sweep the regular season series with the Warriors, extending their league-leading win streak to 15 games. They entered the contest off a 6-3 win Friday at Co-op Place ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Andrew Basha back with Tigers: Flames reassign 20-year-old forward from AHL
By JAMES TUBB on January 3rd, 2026
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb For the second time in his WHL career, Andrew Basha has a surprise return to Medicine Hat. The 20-year-old forward was reassigned by the Calgary Flames from the AHL’s Wranglers to the WHL and the Tigers for the rest of the 2025-26 WHL season. The Calgary product appeared in 27 AHL games with Calgary ... Read More »
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