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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 »
Be the first to comment!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 »
Be the first to comment!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 »
Be the first to comment!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 »
Be the first to comment!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 »
Be the first to comment!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 »
Be the first to comment!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 »
Be the first to comment!U19 Mustangs vie for fourth-straight Ed Horvath gold
By JAMES TUBB on December 4th, 2025
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat U19 Mustangs look to continue the home ice defence at the Ed Horvath Invitational. Medicine Hat’s U19 ringette team enters this weekend with three straight championship wins at the annual interprovincial tournament. Picking up a fourth in a row was one of the goals set aside by the U19 team early ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers thump Raiders in wild night at Co-op Place
By James Tubb on December 3rd, 2025
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com Wednesday night’s WHL action at Co-op Place got a little Western. The Medicine Hat Tigers picked up their fifth-straight win with a 7-1 drubbing of the East division leading Prince Albert Raiders. The two teams combined for 194 penalty minutes as benches depleted and tempers flared amidst the blow-out win. “That was a great ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SAHA Roundup: Back-to-back shutouts part of three-win weekend for SAHA U18 women’s team
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 3rd, 2025
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Breakfast is an essential start to the day but consecutive shutouts kicked off a winning road trip for SAHA’s U18 women’s team. The South Alberta Hockey Academy’s women’s team started their weekend with a pair of shutouts, the second half of four consecutive shutout wins. They blanked Balmoral Hall School 3-0 on Thursday before ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WCBL unveils 2026 schedule, Mavs announce new evening start time
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 3rd, 2025
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Western Canadian Baseball League released their schedule for the 2026 summer season. Opening Day will take place Thursday, May 28 with five games across two provinces. The Medicine Hat Mavericks will host the defending champion Regina Red Sox at Athletic Park. Other East Division season openers include the Moose Jaw Miller Express visiting ... Read More »
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