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Local OF Josh Stark returning to Mavs
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 31st, 2026
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat product Josh Stark will don the Mavs’ red and white again. The local outfielder will return to the Medicine Hat Mavericks this summer after playing for the WCBL club in 2022. He spent the 2024-25 college season with Colby Community College, tallying 28 hits, three home runs and 14 RBIs with a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WHL Playoffs: Game 2 shutout win puts Raiders ahead of Red Deer 2-0
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 31st, 2026
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Through the opening weekend of the WHL Playoffs, the Prince Albert Raiders have known nothing but leads. The regular season Eastern Conference champions opened their first-round series with the No. 8 seed Red Deer Rebels with a pair of wins, taking a 4-1 victory Friday before blanking the Rebels 6-0 on Saturday. Vancouver Canucks ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Boxing Club sends pair to Pro/Am in Cochrane
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 31st, 2026
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Boxing Club fought in Cochrane over the weekend. Two Medicine Hat boxers, Quincy McComeau and Nate Vossler, competed at a Pro/Am show. McComeau boxed Konnor Poitras from Counter Punch Olds in the 65kg Elite, stopping him in the second round. Vossler boxed Shawn Garduque, also from Counter Punch, in the 60kg ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pats showcase character tying up first-round series with Tigers
By JAMES TUBB on March 31st, 2026
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Mission accomplished for the Regina Pats through the opening weekend of the WHL Playoffs. The No. 7 seed Pats entered Games 1 and 2 of their first-round series with the No. 2 seed Medicine Hat Tigers looking for a series split. After allowing five unanswered goals to drop Game 1 6-2 Friday, they responded, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers, Pats split first weekend: ‘We have to wake up’
By JAMES TUBB on March 31st, 2026
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Early in the series between the Medicine Hat Tigers and Regina Pats, it’s the young dogs who have showed the most hunger. The Tigers scored five unanswered goals to take Game 1 6-2 Friday but couldn’t combat the Pats on Saturday, falling 4-2 on an empty netter to lose Game 2 and see the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pats hold off Tigers for Game 2 win, even up first-round series
By James Tubb on March 28th, 2026
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com The Regina Pats head home Saturday night with a win under their belt in the first-round series with the defending WHL Champions. The No. 7 seed Pats led 3-1 early in the third period at Co-op Place, holding on to beat the No. 2 seed Medicine Hat Tigers 4-2 to take Game 2 and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hatters looking to make an impact in WHL Playoffs
By JAMES TUBB on March 28th, 2026
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Dawson Seitz started his WHL career on the highest note. He’s looking to wrap his tenure the same way. The Medicine Hat product captured a WHL Championship as a 16-year-old in 2022 with the Edmonton Oil Kings, an experience he continues to lean on with the Prince George Cougars in his fifth and final ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woo’s hat trick powers Tigers to Game 1 win Friday
By James Tubb on March 27th, 2026
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Tigers title defence started on the right note Friday night. The No. 2 seed Tigers rattled off five unanswered goals to beat the No. 7 seed Regina Pats 6-2 and take a 1-0 lead in the first-round series. Medicine Hat associate coach Joe Frazer liked the Tigers push back after trailing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Defending champs taking on the young dogs: Tigers face Pats in first-round series
By JAMES TUBB on March 27th, 2026
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers have had their fair share of success against the Regina Pats over the past few seasons. The defending WHL Champions have won 11 straight games over the Regina Pats, dating back to the 2023-24 season, with the last loss a 5-4 overtime defeat to the East division foe on Jan. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Last Dance: Tigers over agers look to go out on top
By JAMES TUBB on March 27th, 2026
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Andrew Basha has done a lot of reminiscing as of late. The Calgary Flames prospect says the Medicine Hat Tigers’ last game of the regular season, with 6,084 in attendance, brought back a lot of memories from his five seasons in the orange and black. “I remember the older guys talking to me when ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers fans making a difference with their presence
By JAMES TUBB on March 27th, 2026
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The WHL’s mid-season player survey tabbed Co-op Place as the fifth-hardest rink to play in as a road team. Having seen both sides of the ice, it’s a low ranking according to Luke Cozens. The former Lethbridge Hurricane was in the lineup for the Eastern Conference Finals series last year, getting to see the ... Read More »
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