March 28th, 2024

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Soakin’ 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 »

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Sports 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 »

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Tigers 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 »

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Tigers’ 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 »

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Cubs 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 »

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Willie 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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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U18 SAHA female team hits slide in final games of calendar year

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 21st, 2021

The South Alberta Hockey Academy Female U18 Prep squad head into their Holiday break dropping a close series last weekend. SAHA hosted the Northern Alberta Extreme Female U18 prep team for a three-game stint last weekend and lost all three in close contests. In the Friday games, SAHA jumped out to an early lead over ... Read More »

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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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