A look at the key dates on the Tigers’ 2025-26 schedule

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on September 19, 2025.

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The 60th Western Hockey League season gets underway tonight and throughout the season, there are a number of dates that stand out for the Medicine Hat Tigers.

The Tigers’ 56th season gets started Saturday at Co-op Place when they host the Regina Pats and raise the banner for the franchise’s sixth championship.

Their WHL Championship Series opponents, the Spokane Chiefs, roll into Co-op Place on Oct. 14, the final game before the Tigers head out for their longest road trip of the season.

The Tigers will make their B.C. division road trip in October, staring Oct. 18 in Victoria before they face the Vancouver Giants on Oct. 19. They’ll face the Prince George Cougars (Oct. 22), Kamloops Blazers (Oct. 24) and Kelowna Rockets (Oct. 25) before wrapping the trip up with their first look at the Vees on Oct. 27.

Before the B.C. trip, they’ll face a pair of U.S. division opponents at Co-op Place, hosting Medicine Hat product Ryan Miller and the Portland Winterhawks on Oct. 11. The Tigers will host the other four U.S. division teams, Tri-City Americans (Nov. 2), Wenatchee Wild (Dec. 6), Seattle Thunderbirds (Jan. 9). The Everett Silvertips, led by CHL and WHL rookie of the year Landon DuPont, will be at Co-op Place on Feb. 14.

Western Hockey League action will pause for Medicine Hat as they observe their Holiday break from Dec. 18-26. They host the Brandon Wheat Kings on Dec. 17 and head to Lethbridge on Dec. 27. The first home game back from the Holidays comes Dec. 28, a 4 p.m. Sunday contest against the Red Deer Rebels.

The WHL Trade Deadline will be Thursday, Jan. 8 at 6 p.m. MST. The WHL Playoffs are slated to begin March 27 with the WHL Championship Series running May 8-18 ahead of the Memorial Cup scheduled for May 22-31.

They’ll host the Rebels for a 2 p.m. game on Family Day (Feb. 16), also finishing the regular season against the Central division rival, with a home-and-home series on March 20 and 21.

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