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Former Regina Pat Brad Hornung passed away
By JAMES TUBB on February 10th, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Western hockey community is mourning the loss of former Regina Pat Brad Hornung. Hornung passed away Tuesday evening following a brief battle with cancer at the age of 52 according to a press release from the Pats. He was to turn 53 on Sunday. The Regina product played two seasons with the Pats ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Youth provincial five pin bowling tournament in Hat this weekend
By JAMES TUBB on February 10th, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The sound of pins falling will be raining in the hat this weekend. The Medicine Hat Five Pin Bowling Association and Panama Lanes are hosting the Youth Challenge five-pin provincials on Friday and Saturday. There will be 24 teams of five bowlers between three divisions, boys, girls and mixed competing in the tournament. Each ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers not afraid to answer the bell
By JAMES TUBB on February 10th, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers haven’t shied away from dropping the gloves this season. Gloves have hit the ice in four of the last five Tigers games, with two fisticuffs coming in a 5-2 loss to the Moose Jaw Warriors last Saturday. Tigers defensemen Rhett Parsons, who has fought twice in that span, said it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ringette roundup: U19B Mavens split weekend at Kinplex
By James Tubb on February 9th, 2022
The U19B Mavens were busy this weekend with four games of ringette over Saturday and Sunday. It was a back-and-forth couple of days as the Mavens dropped both of their Saturday exhibition contests against the Bow View Bruins, 9-5 and 11-1. The Saturday games had goals from Kylee Waldegger, who had two, Hailey Sanders, Serina ... Read More »
1 responseSAHA women’s team have big weekend on B.C. road trip
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 9th, 2022
The South Alberta Hockey Academy U18 women’s team took two of three games on the road in over the weekend. Friday night they were shutout 2-0 by the Okanagan Hockey Academy 2-0. Devyn Amundson made 31 saves in the loss. Saturday SAHA got in the win column, beating the Delta Hockey academy U17 squad 3-2. ... Read More »
1 responseYoung Tigers continue to show growth
By JAMES TUBB on February 9th, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb There’s no quit in the Medicine Hat Tigers. The Western Hockey League released a stat Tuesday morning outing the top five teams who have the most wins while trailing after two periods. The Tigers are tied for second on the list with four. The Tigers last win, a 3-2 victory against the Red Deer ... Read More »
1 responseSmith enjoys taste of WHL action over weekend
By JAMES TUBB on February 8th, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Shane Smith said it was a surreal moment donning the orange and black Saturday night. The 16-year-old dressed in the Medicine Hat Tigers 5-2 loss to the Moose Jaw Warriors, a makeup game from Jan. 8. Medicine Hat was supposed to be in Manitoba for three games over the weekend, one against the Brandon ... Read More »
1 responseCubs win big in final games before playoffs
By JAMES TUBB on February 8th, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Cubs got the tune-up they needed this weekend before the playoffs. The Cubs outscored their two opponents 27-0, beating the High River Flyers 15-0 on Saturday and winning 12-0 against the Strathmore Wheatland Kings in their final regular season game Sunday. Cubs head coach and general manager Randy Wong said they ... Read More »
1 responseMinor Hockey Round-up: U13AA Hounds Orange drop close contest Saturday
By JAMES TUBB on February 8th, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Hounds Orange U13 AA hockey team dropped a 4-2 contest to the Central Alberta Selects on Saturday at the Kinplex. Liam Green opened the scoring and Chase Droeske scored in the third to knot up a 2-2 game, but the Selects broke the tie and added an empty-netter to skate away ... Read More »
1 responseTigers fall behind early and lose Saturday night
By James Tubb on February 5th, 2022
An early four goal deficit was too steep for a Medicine Hat Tigers comeback Saturday night. The Tabbies gave up four to the Moose Jaw Warriors in the first period and could not make a comeback as they fell 5-2. Tigers head coach and general manager Willie Desjardins said he thought the Tigers had a ... Read More »
1 responseTwo Hatters drafted to Jr. A lacrosse club
By JAMES TUBB on February 5th, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb For Jayden Richards and Houston Eakins, getting drafted to a junior A lacrosse club is great, but being drafted to the same team as your best friend makes it even better. The Medicine Hat duo were drafted into the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League by Calgary’s junior A Mountaineers on Monday. Eakins was taken in ... Read More »
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