By JAMES TUBB on November 2, 2022.
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers have a deep farm system of prospects who enjoyed a strong first month of the season. With the graduation of six full-time players this season to the WHL, 17-year-olds Hunter St. Martin, Shane Smith, Josh Van Mulligen (2020 WHL draft), Cru Hanas (listed) and 16-year-olds Cayden Lindstrom and Tomas Mrsic (2021 WHL draft), there are still members of both draft classes and the recently selected 2022 WHL draft, starting their 2022-23 seasons strong. Here are the September and October performances from prospects in the Tigers system. (Players put in order of statistics and level played. Only those signed to player agreements are included. Stats entering play Nov. 1). F, Gavin McKenna 1st overall, 2022 WHL draft WHL, Medicine Hat Tigers – 1 GP, 4 A, 4 P CSSHL, U18 SAHA – 8 GP, 11 G, 14 A, 25 P F, Brett Calhoon 206th, 2020 WHL draft CSSHL, U18 SAHA – 8 GP, 6 G, 9 A, 15 P D, Nate Corbet 60th, 2021 WHL draft CSSHL, U18 SAHA – 8 GP, 1 G, 10 A, 11 P F, Hayden Harsanyi 16th, 2022 WHL draft CSSHL, Edge School – 8 GP, 6 G, 3 A, 9 P F, Kadon McCann 23rd, 2022 WHL draft CSSHL, U18 SAHA – 8 GP, 4 G, 4 A, 8 P D, Kolby Gapter 25th, 2021 WHL U.S. draft CSSHL, U18 SAHA – 8 GP, 1 G, 3 A, 4 P D, Matthew Paranych 45th, 2022 WHL draft CSSHL, U18 SAHA – 5 GP, 3 A, 3 P D, Blake Ekren-Bratton 61st, 2020 WHL draft SJHL, La Ronge Ice Wolves – 1 GP, 1 G, 1 P G, Zach Zahara 171st, 2020 WHL draft CSSHL, U18 SAHA – 6 GP, 2.13 GAA, .931 SV, 4-1-1 G, Jordan Switzer 111th, 2022 WHL draft CSSHL, U17 Northern Alberta Extreme – 3 GP, 1.67 GAA, .929 SV, 3-0-0 G, Ethan McCallum 39th, 2021 WHL draft CSSHL, U18 SAHA – 3 GP, 4.08 GAA, .859 SV, 2-0-0 52