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Tigers vs. Rimouski preview: High flying teams kick-off 105th Memorial Cup
By James Tubb on May 23rd, 2025
RIMOUSKI, QUE. Two potent offences will meet in the opening game of the 2025 Memorial Cup. The host Rimouski OcĂ©anic take on the WHL Champion Medicine Hat Tigers in the first game of the 105th tournament held in Rimouski, Que. In what is expected to be a sell-out at the Sun Life Coliseum, OcĂ©anic head ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brooks Bandits even BCHL Championship series at 2-2
By Medicine Hat News on May 23rd, 2025
@MedicineHatNews The Brooks Bandits evened their British Columbia Hockey League Championship series at two games apiece with a 4-1 road win over the Chilliwack Chiefs on Wednesday night. Game 5 of the series is set to take place in Brooks on Friday, 7 p.m. at Centennial Arena. In Chilliwack on Wednesday, goals by Bandits Michal ... Read More »
1 responseMemorial Cup coaches revel in the feeling of family
By JAMES TUBB on May 23rd, 2025
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb RIMOUSKI, QUE. A little more than 12 hours before they all face off as foes, the four coaches in the 2025 Memorial Cup shared a stage with some lighthearted humour and compliments galore. The four coaches involved in the 105th Memorial Cup, hosted in Rimouski, Que., were assembled Thursday as Gardiner MacDougall (Moncton Wildcats), ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Moncton Wildcats bring quiet confidence to biggest stage
By JAMES TUBB on May 23rd, 2025
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb RIMOUSKI, QUE. The Moncton Wildcats have already won a championship in Rimouski this season – why not make it two? The leaders in the Quebec Maritime Junior Hockey League captured the Gilles-Courteau Trophy championship on May 19 with a 3-2 win at Rimouski over the Oceanic. As a team the Wildcats took one day ... Read More »
1 responseRimouski plans on being more than a good host
By JAMES TUBB on May 23rd, 2025
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb RIMOUSKI, QUE. The Rimouski OcĂ©anic have two goals heading into the 2025 Memorial Cup, defend home ice and finish their season with a championship. The OcĂ©anic are the lone team in the tournament who haven’t won a championship this season, falling in six games in the QMJHL finals to the Moncton Wildcats. As hosts, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New setting, same drive: Tigers will rely on work above all else
By JAMES TUBB on May 23rd, 2025
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb RIMOUSKI, QUE. The Medicine Hat Tigers have settled into Rimouski and the Memorial Cup experience. The Tigers flew from Calgary on Wednesday after a rousing send-off from fans at Co-op Place earlier in the morning. They arrived into Rimouski for the 105th Memorial Cup and were first on the ice on Thursday, getting an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!London enters Memorial Cup with redemption on the mind
By JAMES TUBB on May 23rd, 2025
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb RIMOUSKI, QUE. The London Knights enter the 2025 Memorial Cup with some unfinished business. The OHL’s back-to-back champions fell just short in the 2024 tournament, losing in the last 20 seconds of the tournament’s final to fellow OHL club, host Saginaw Spirit. Saginaw scored with 22 seconds left in the final to win the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Meneghin honoured to sign pro contract with Lightning
By JAMES TUBB on May 22nd, 2025
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Harrison Meneghin has had himself quite a couple weeks. The Medicine Hat Tigers’ net minder backstopped the WHL franchise to their sixth Ed Chynoweth Cup last week, beating out the Spokane Chiefs with an effort that capped a playoff run dubbed the best in the west, earning him playoff MVP honours. Just three days ... Read More »
1 responseInside the CFL: Riders are packin’ ahead of 2025 season
By Graham Kelly on May 22nd, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com On paper, the Saskatchewan Roughriders are the best team in the Canadian Football League. They’ve got it all. But future hall-of-fame quarterback Trevor Harris turns 39 on May 31, so his window of Grey Cup opportunity won’t be open very long. The last time Saskatchewan won the coveted mug was 2013 when they defeated ... Read More »
1 responseSr. Colts dominate in pair of HS baseball contests in Lethbridge
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 22nd, 2025
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com The Monsignor McCoy Colts senior baseball team took care of business on the road Tuesday. The Colts beat the Prairie Winds Wild 14-0, then topped the LCI Rams 15-11. In the shutout win over Prairie Winds, JJ Harnett had three RBIs with three hits and a pair of runs scored. Asha Frey had three ... Read More »
1 responseSoftball roundup: U15 Thunder Red pickup four weekend wins
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on May 21st, 2025
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat U15 Thunder Red were victorious four times this weekend. The Thunder were in St. Albert for a six-game tournament. They opened the weekend with an 11-9 loss Saturday to RDFR Rage. Haidyn Pidlisny scored three times and Kylie James scored twice, each recording a hit and an RBI. Emma Agar-Weninger scored ... Read More »
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