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Tigers tally pair of wins over Hurricanes to sweep season series
By JAMES TUBB on March 17th, 2026
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers took down their Highway 3 rivals in the penultimate weekend of the season. The Tigers beat the Lethbridge Hurricanes 6-3 on Friday and won 6-5 in overtime Saturday to sweep the season series for the first time in the Internet era (since 1997). It’s a pair of wins that sends ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minor Hockey Roundup: U17AAA SE Tigers upset Red Deer Chiefs in first-round sweep
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 17th, 2026
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat U17AAA SE Tigers played spoiler in the first round of the AEHL playoffs. The No. 8 seed Tigers upset the No. 1 seed Red Deer Chiefs in seeping fashion, winning 5-2 Thursday on the road and shutting out Red Deer 2-0 Saturday at the Big Marble Go Centre. Illya Khazov had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cubs one win from franchise first HJHL title
By JAMES TUBB on March 17th, 2026
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Cubs have recorded 32 regular season and playoff wins in a year they’ve captured the South division and South playoff title. And they’re now just one more win away from accomplishing a franchise first. The Cubs raced out to a 2-0 lead over the Red Deer Vipers in the HJHL finals ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHC Rattlers to host ACAC Futsal championships this weekend
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 17th, 2026
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat College will play host to Alberta College’s top futsal teams this weekend. The 2026 ACAC Futsal championships are being held at the Snake Pit, featuring both men’s and women’s Rattlers. Sixteen teams, eight men’s and eight women’s, will arrive to the college Thursday for a practice day and league awards at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cubs one win from first HJHL title with Game 2 victory Sunday
By James Tubb on March 15th, 2026
Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Cubs have put themselves in the drivers seat of the HJHL Finals. The Cubs beat the Red Deer Vipers 7-4 Sunday at the Kinplex to take a commanding 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series. Sunday’s win, coming less than 24 hours after Medicine Hat won 6-2 in Red Deer, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cubs open HJHL Finals with 6-2 win Saturday in Red Deer
By James Tubb on March 14th, 2026
Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Cubs draw first blood in the HJHL Finals. The Cubs, starting on the road for the first time this postseason, beat the Red Deer Vipers 6-2 Saturday night for a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five league finals. It’s the first appearance in the HJHL finals for the Cubs who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stengrim tallies first WHL hat trick in Tigers comeback, OT win Saturday
By James Tubb on March 14th, 2026
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com A Saturday night of flip-flopping scripts saw the Medicine Hat Tigers get the final line. The Tigers overcame a pair of two-goal deficits to come back and beat the Lethbridge Hurricanes 6-5 in overtime at Co-op Place. With the win the Tigers sweep the season series with the Hurricanes 8-0. Liam Ruck scored on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Redcliff’s Kaitlyn Ross signs 10-day contract with PWHL’s Ottawa Charge
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 14th, 2026
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Kaitlyn Ross is going pro. The Redcliff product has signed a 10-day, PWHL players agreement with the Ottawa Charge, the team announced Friday. The 24-year-old played five years at Mount Royal University, in 78 games she had a 55-20-3 record with a 1.42 goals against average and a .945 save percentage, working 13 shutouts. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cubs raring to go as HJHL finals get underway
By JAMES TUBB on March 14th, 2026
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Stand firm at the gates, the Medicine Hat Cubs are ready for their first shot at an HJHL title. The best-of-five HJHL Finals series gets underway Saturday with Game 1 in Red Deer before the Cubs host the Vipers for Game 2 at the Kinplex on Sunday. After a week of practice, head coach ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woo sets franchise record, Stengrim scores twice as Tigers beat Lethbridge
By James Tubb on March 13th, 2026
The Medicine Hat Tigers opened the weekend on a winning note. They won 6-3 Friday night in Lethbridge, beating the Hurricanes for the seventh time this season. Defenceman Jonas Woo scored on a power play in the third period, fittingly assisted by his D-partner Bryce Pickford, setting a new franchise record for points by a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rucks on the rise: Tigers twins sit first and second in WHL scoring
By JAMES TUBB on March 13th, 2026
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Markus and Liam Ruck mirror one another as twins on and off the ice. They’re also mirroring their own history in their sophomore WHL season. The Medicine Hat Tigers brothers are mirror twins, Markus shoots left, Liam shoots right, Markus the playmaker, Liam the goalscorer. Entering play tonight in Lethbridge against the Hurricanes, the ... Read More »
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