By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 8th, 2023
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Ultimate Cheer Fusion opened their cheer season over the weekend. The local cheerleading club competed at the Imagine Cheer And Dance Championships in Calgary. The teams competing ranged between ages four and 18. The Fusion’s youngest team, Sparkle, made up of four girls, competed in the U6 novice division, taking home an outstanding ... Read More »
1 responseBy JAMES TUBB on February 8th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb With every passing game playing against the Western Hockey League’s best, Gavin McKenna gets more and more comfortable. After facing one of the best the league has ever seen, he is ready for more. The 15-year-old forward was in the Medicine Hat Tigers lineup for the 5-1 win Sunday over Connor Bedard and the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By JAMES TUBB on February 8th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Cubs have secured themselves a much desired first-round bye in the HJHL playoffs. With two wins over the weekend the Cubs have clinched second place in the South division, giving them a first-round bye in the playoffs. The Cubs opened their weekend with a 6-4 win in Coaldale on Saturday. Connor ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By JAMES TUBB on February 7th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers continued their push for the playoffs in a big way this weekend. The Tigers swept their weekend slate, beating the Lethbridge Hurricanes 4-2 on Saturday before making themselves the star of the show Sunday beating Connor Bedard and the Regina Pats 5-1 in-front of a historic sold-out crowd. Head coach ... Read More »
1 responseBy JAMES TUBB on February 7th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb While most hockey fans dream about their favourite NHL team’s lineup with Connor Bedard at centre, the superstar remains focused on one thing: making the playoffs with Regina Pats. Bedard and the Pats were in Medicine Hat on Sunday and, like a majority of Regina’s games since the World Juniors, it was sold out. ... Read More »
1 responseBy Medicine Hat News on February 7th, 2023
South East Athletic Club’s U15AAA Tigers had their best weekend of the season, going 2-1-0 to improve their Alberta Elite Hockey League record to 3-24-1. The Tigers eked out a 1-0 overtime victory against the Leduc Oil Kings on Friday – snapping a 13-game losing streak – before falling 7-4 to the Sherwood Park Flyers ... Read More »
1 responseBy JAMES TUBB on February 7th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb It was a special Sunday afternoon at Co-op Place. A sell-out crowd of 6,178 hockey fans made history at the Medicine Hat Tigers’ 5-1 win over the Regina Pats. The turnout set the record as the Tigers’ highest attended home game, with the most people inside Co-op Place since its opening in 2015. Tigers’ ... Read More »
1 responseBy James Tubb on February 5th, 2023
Connor Bedard may have been the talk of the town but it was the Medicine Hat Tigers who put on a show Sunday afternoon. The Tigers scored five unanswered goals to beat the Regina Pats 5-1 in front of a sold-out crowd of 6,178 at Co-op Place, the largest crowd in Tigers history. Medicine Hat ... Read More »
1 responseBy James Tubb on February 4th, 2023
The Medicine Hat Tigers weathered an early storm for a comeback win Saturday night. After allowing two straight Lethbridge power play goals, the Tigers held on to beat the Hurricanes 4-2 at Co-op Place. Head coach Willie said it was a tough game but was happy to come away with the win. “We took some penalties ... Read More »
1 responseBy JAMES TUBB on February 4th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb For many years attendance at Medicine Hat Tigers games could be chiselled into stone, 4,006 fans would be packed into The Arena each night. Now for the first time at Co-op Place, Sunday’s sell-out game against Connor Bedard and the Regina Pats has brought un-trackable numbers and will mark a franchise high for attendance. ... Read More »
1 responseBy JAMES TUBB on February 4th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Sunday’s Medicine Hat Tigers game is one Gavin McKenna had circled on his calendar early in the season. The 15-year-old top prospect will suit up to play against the Regina Pats and superstar projected first overall pick in the 2023 NHL draft, Connor Bedard. Sunday’s sellout game at Co-op Place not only gives Medicine ... Read More »
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