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Andrew Basha back with Tigers: Flames reassign 20-year-old forward from AHL
By JAMES TUBB on January 3rd, 2026
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb For the second time in his WHL career, Andrew Basha has a surprise return to Medicine Hat. The 20-year-old forward was reassigned by the Calgary Flames from the AHL’s Wranglers to the WHL and the Tigers for the rest of the 2025-26 WHL season. The Calgary product appeared in 27 AHL games with Calgary ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Basha scores in return to WHL, Tigers down Warriors for 14th straight win
By James Tubb on January 2nd, 2026
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Tigers threw a ‘welcome back bash’ on Friday night. The Tigers scored five straight goals at Co-op Place to beat the Moose Jaw Warriors 6-3 for a 14th straight win. Friday’s win came as forward Andrew Basha’s played in his first game with the Tigers this season after being reassigned by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Flames reassign Basha to Tigers, expected in lineup tonight
By James Tubb on January 2nd, 2026
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Tigers got a familiar face back in the lineup Friday. The Calgary Flames announced they have reassigned 2005-born forward from the AHL’s Wranglers to the WHL and the Medicine Hat Tigers for the rest of the 2025-26 WHL season. The Calgary product appeared in 27 AHL games with Calgary this season ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports Story of the Year: A new era of junior hockey is born
By JAMES TUBB on January 2nd, 2026
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Each calendar year brings change; seasons change the landscape and welcome a new path to be traversed. In the junior hockey world, no year in recent memory brought change like 2025. The NCAA’s rule change regarding junior hockey players, altered in November 2024, saw the Div. I Council vote to lift a previous restriction ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cubs return from holidays with pair of home games
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 2nd, 2026
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Cubs’ sprint to the playoffs begins this weekend at the Kinplex. They host the High River Flyers (5-22) on Saturday and the Ponoka Stampeders (1-26) on Sunday. Saturday’s game gets underway 7:30 p.m., Sunday’s puck drop at 3 p.m. The Cubs entered the HJHL holiday break with a 12-game win streak, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!2025 sports story of the year honourable mentions
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 2nd, 2026
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The City of Medicine Hat had a sporting year that shined bright from Jan. 1 to the end of the calendar. The Medicine Hat News selected the NCAA rule change allowing CHL players to play Div. I hockey and the exodus of players, including Tiger Gavin McKenna, as the top sports story of 2025. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rattlers Roundup: MHC’s annual race runs on: 47th annual Rattler Run to be held April 25
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 2nd, 2026
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat College’s annual Rattler Run is slated for its 47th running this spring. The annual run, walk or push around the campus will be held Saturday, April 25. The run welcomes individuals of all ages and abilities to take on a 3 km, 5 km or 10 km race around the local campus. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers kick off 2026 tonight at home, look to build off 70-win calendar year
By JAMES TUBB on January 2nd, 2026
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers set quite the bench mark in 2025. The Tigers beat the Red Deer Rebels 8-0 on Tuesday, their last game of 2025, finishing the calendar year with a staggering record of 70-12-4-3. “The groups we had for the past two years, it’s been unbelievable,” third-year forward Kadon McCann said. “Bringing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Story of the Year: Year of the Tiger
By JAMES TUBB on January 2nd, 2026
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb It took some time before Willie Desjardins knew what he had with the 2024-25 Medicine Hat Tigers. The players knew before training camp. The city and its fans seemed to follow suit at the turn of the calendar in January. The franchise’s winningest coach, not one to be up or down too quickly, eventually ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oil Kings bolster lineup with pair of trades
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 31st, 2025
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Edmonton Oil Kings swung a pair of trades Saturday as they sit second in the Central division. The Oil Kings started they off with an in-division trade, acquiring forward Jaxon Fuder from the Red Deer Rebels in a four-piece deal. They sent Red Deer three forwards, 2007-born Poul Andersen, 2009-born Boris Sigachev and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One day at a time: Wiesblatt enjoying first taste of pro hockey experience
By JAMES TUBB on December 31st, 2025
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Oasiz Wiesblatt has always tried to keep his feet in one place, taking whatever is thrown at him one day at a time. It was his strategy in Medicine Hat as he entrenched himself among the top captains in Tigers’ history, and it’s how he’s managing each new day at the professional level. The ... Read More »
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