December 9th, 2025

Local Sports

Teddys fly and Tigers tally seven-straight wins

By JAMES TUBB on December 9th, 2025

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers are flying almost as high as teddy bears did Saturday night at Co-op Place. The Tigers tallied a pair of wins over the weekend, coming back to beat the Moose Jaw Warriors 4-3 in overtime Friday before Bryce Pickford’s first career hat trick propelled them 5-1 over the Wenatchee Wild ... Read More »

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Cubs shine at HJHL all-star game, beat Coaldale to lead South division

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 9th, 2025

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews From winning the all-star game to taking hold of the South division, the Medicine Hat Cubs had themselves quite the weekend on the road. The Cubs were represented by six players at the HJHL’s all-star game Saturday in Strathmore, with the South division beating the North division 8-5. Captain Kyle Woolridge, forwards Mason Osinski, ... Read More »

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Fentabil brothers compete at 3 STAR tennis tournament in Calgary

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 9th, 2025

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Mike and Thomas Fentabil of the Medicine Hat Tennis Club represented the city in Calgary at the end of November. The Fentabil brothers competed at the ATC 3 STAR U14/U18 Tournament held Nov. 28-30 at Calgary’s Alberta Tennis Centre. Thomas won the U14 tournament, beating the No. 2 seed Wintson Wong in the semifinals ... Read More »

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U14, U16 Mustangs capture silver in pair of exhilarating finals at Ed Horvath invitational

By JAMES TUBB on December 9th, 2025

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Mustangs ensured some hardware stayed in the city from the Ed Horvath tournament. Two Mustangs teams, U14 and U16, finished second at the locally held Invitational ringette tournament. The Open B Smash captured a second straight gold in the Open division. Both silver medals came in movie-like finals. The U14 Mustangs ... Read More »

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Pickford tallies first WHL hat trick as Tigers beat Wild 5-1

By James Tubb on December 6th, 2025

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com Teddy bears and hats took the air Saturday night at Co-op Place. Medicine Hat captain Bryce Pickford recorded his first career WHL hat trick and Liam Ruck triggered the ‘Teddy Bear  toss’ for a second-straight year as the Tigers downed the Wenatchee Wild 5-1 in the Medicine Hat News Teddy Bear toss game for ... Read More »

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Volotovskii grateful for time in WHL after hitting 250-game mark

By JAMES TUBB on December 6th, 2025

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb There’s been a lot of bus rides in Misha Volotovskii’s time in the WHL. The 20-year-old Medicine Hat Tigers forward has travelled across Western Canada and the U.S. throughout his five-year career in the WHL and reached a milestone in the last few games. Volotovskii played in his 250th WHL game on Nov. 29 ... Read More »

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Ed Horvath Invitational kicks off

By JAMES TUBB on December 6th, 2025

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The largest tournament in the city got underway Friday, the first of three days of ringette action. The Medicine Hat Ringette Association’s Ed Horvath Invitational tournament kicked off Friday with 38 teams from Alberta and Saskatchewan facing off in the three-day, 94-game tournament being played out across the city at the Big Marble Go ... Read More »

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Tigers overcome two-goal deficit for OT win, 6th straight victory

By James Tubb on December 5th, 2025

Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Tigers played the comeback card Friday night in Moose Jaw. They trailed the Warriors 2-0 after 20 minutes before scoring three straight to win 4-3 in overtime on captain Bryce Pickford’s second goal of the night. The win is the sixth in a row for the Tigers who have ... Read More »

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Who’s going to release the teddy bears Saturday?

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 5th, 2025

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Who will have the honour of unleashing the teddy bears Saturday night? The News anonymously polled Medicine Hat Tigers players and coaches for their predictions of who will score the fateful first goal at the Medicine Hat News Teddy Bear Toss game at Co-op Place against the Wenatchee Wild. A total of 15 players ... Read More »

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Blow-out win sends Tigers into weekend ridin’ high

By JAMES TUBB on December 5th, 2025

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb All gas, no breaks for the Medicine Hat Tigers who kicked December off with a bang. The Tigers continued the winnings ways they ended November with in a big way, beating up on the East division-leading Prince Albert Raiders 7-1 Wednesday night at Co-op Place to extend their winning streak to five games. It ... Read More »

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Gordon-Carroll, Muhonen nearing return to Tigers lineup

By JAMES TUBB on December 4th, 2025

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers are getting close to seeing their full lineup. The Tigers have two skaters nearing a return after missing the month of November. Forward Shaeffer Gordon-Carroll and defenceman Niilopekka Muhonen both missed all of the Tigers’ games in November and were also out of the lineup Wednesday when they hosted the ... Read More »

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