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Tigers drop Game 3 Tuesday in Swift Current
By James Tubb on April 1st, 2025
The Medicine Hat Tigers can out away the brooms. The Tigers trailed by two goals Tuesday night, tying the Swift Current Broncos before ultimately falling 5-4 in Game 3 at the InnovationPlex. Medicine Hat holds a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven first-round series following a pair of weekend wins at Co-op Place. Tigers head coach ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Broncos’ Dingman one of four WHLers to receive one-game suspensions over weekend
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 1st, 2025
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Western Hockey League handed out a quartet of one-game suspensions Monday afternoon. Coming off the opening weekend of the WHL playoffs, four players were handed a one-game suspension for a variety of offences. Swift Current Broncos forward Sawyer Dingman received a suspension for a “gesture” made in the Medicine Hat Tigers 6-2 Game ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WHL playoff roundup: Raiders split opening weekend with No. 7 seed Oil Kings
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 1st, 2025
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Edmonton Oil Kings opened the WHL Playoffs with a Friday-night upset. The seventh-seed Oil Kings beat the second-seed Prince Albert Raiders 3-1 in Game 1 Friday at the Art Hauser Centre. They scored two answered goals in the second and third period to grab a brief lead in the series. Gracyn Sawchyn scored ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers hit road with 2-0 series lead: pair of weekend wins puts Tabbies ahead in first-round series with Swift Current
By JAMES TUBB on April 1st, 2025
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Where does a 2-0 series lead get packed onto a bus? According to the Medicine Hat Tigers, their early advantage wasn’t allowed on the trip to Swift Current – they’ll head to Speedy Creek with a clean-slate mindset. “We still have more to bring, they’re a really good team, they play hard and they’re ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers hold off Broncos for Game 2 win, take 2-0 series lead on the road
By James Tubb on March 29th, 2025
The Medicine Hat Tigers took care of home ice to open the first-round of the WHL playoffs. Medicine Hat beat the Swift Current Broncos 6-3 Saturday night to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven first-round matchup. They blanked Swift Current 4-0 in Game 1 Friday on the back of a 21-save shutout from Harrison ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Game 2 preview: Tigers look to continue momentum, Broncos hope for rebound with Game 2 tonight
By James Tubb on March 29th, 2025
A Saturday night showdown will put the first-round series between the Medicine Hat Tigers and Swift Current Broncos on two distinct paths. Medicine Hat will either hold a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven first-round series or the Broncos will spilt and turn the series into a best-of-five with the next two games in Swift Current. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McKenna on a mission: Tigers star ready for the big moment
By JAMES TUBB on March 29th, 2025
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Gavin McKenna wants to help give Co-op Place its moment of glory. The Medicine Hat Tigers’ arena is still searching for its defining moment, something their former home, The Arena, had in spades. Those plays that turn into legacy and ever-lasting memories aren’t easy to come by, often dictated by playoff success. As they ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers rookies hungry for first taste of WHL playoffs
By JAMES TUBB on March 29th, 2025
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The youngest Medicine Hat Tigers are ready to make an impact as the postseason kicks off. The Tigers’ youth line of Markus and Liam Ruck and centre Shaeffer Gordon-Carroll were all smiles talking about getting their first up close and personal look at the WHL playoffs as Medicine Hat faces the Swift Current Broncos ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WHL sees highest attendance totals in five years
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 29th, 2025
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Western Hockey League saw a five-season high of fans in rinks this regular season. The WHL’s league-wide attendance for the 2024-25 season surpassed 3.1 million, representing the highest per-game attendance rate over the last five seasons. That span includes the 2020-21 season that was played without fans in attendance and the shorthanded 2019-20 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cubs hand-out season awards for 2024-25 campaign
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 29th, 2025
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Cubs officially put a bow on the 2024-25 season. The Cubs handed out their season awards in a ceremony held March 21, recognizing their top contributors in the regular season and playoffs. After a 26-10-2 regular season saw them finish third in the HJHL’s southern division, earning a first-round bye, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rattlers name new head coach for women’s hockey team
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 29th, 2025
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat College Rattlers women’s hockey team will have a new head coach this fall. The Rattlers announced the hiring of James King of the women’s hockey program. He takes over after Chad Baron who led the team for the first two years of the program. King, a Medicine Hat College alumnus has ... Read More »
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