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Tigers drop matinée game in Calgary 4-2
By James Tubb on January 2nd, 2022
The Medicine Hat Tigers lost their mini three game series against the Calgary Hitmen Sunday afternoon. The Tigers lost 4-2 in Calgary Sunday, dropping two of the three games they had against the Hitmen in the last seven days. The Tabbies beat the Hitmen 3-2 in Medicine Hat last Thursday and lost a close 3-1 battle ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers lose 6-1 in first game of 2022
By James Tubb on January 1st, 2022
It wasn’t the start to the New Year the Medicine Hat Tigers would’ve wanted. The Tigers lost 6-1 to the WHL’s top team, the Winnipeg Ice, Saturday night, in their first game of 2022. “We had some chances and didn’t capitalize on them. I think the shots were pretty close, they just seemed to capitalize ... Read More »
1 responseMacKenzie propels Tigers over Hitmen
By James Tubb on December 30th, 2021
Tyler MacKenzie scored his first two goals of the season as the Medicine Hat Tigers defeated the Calgary Hitmen 3-2 Thursday night at Co-op Place. The Tigers got revenge against Calgary, coming off a 3-1 loss to the Hitmen in Calgary Tuesday night. MacKenzie said he owes the first goal to his line mates of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers entering process focused on future success
By JAMES TUBB on December 30th, 2021
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers are building for the future. They have a young roster with all but six players 18 years old or under, and are into the unofficial second half of the season with a record of 5-19-3-1. Less than 48 hours after the WHL’s holiday roster freeze was loosened, the Tigers moved ... Read More »
2 responsesTabbies drop first game back from holidays
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 29th, 2021
A new lineup brought similar results for the Medicine Hat Tigers. The Tigers lost 3-1 in Calgary against the Hitmen on Tuesday night in their first game back from the Holidays. It was a new-look Tigers lineup, as rookie defenceman Josh Van Mulligan was called up from the Southern Alberta Hockey Academy, and freshly signed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers embrace rebuild with flurry of moves to close 2021
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 29th, 2021
The Medicine Hat Tigers were only getting started making moves with Monday’s Lukas Svejkovsky trade. Tuesday afternoon the Tigers announced they had acquired two players in a three-way trade involving the Saskatoon Blades and Prince George Cougars. In the deal, Medicine Hat received defenceman Pavel Bocharov and forward Brendan Lee from the Saskatoon Blades, as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers trade Svejkovsky to Thunderbirds
By JAMES TUBB on December 28th, 2021
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers have started to look toward the future. On Monday, three weeks before the WHL’s trade deadline, the Tigers shipped star centre Lukas Svejkovsky to the Seattle Thunderbirds. No players came back in the deal but the Tigers received a 2022 first-round pick, a conditional second-rounder in the 2023 draft and ... Read More »
1 responseMcCallum looks to bring uniqueness to Tigers’ net
By JAMES TUBB on December 28th, 2021
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Ethan McCallum approaches games between the pipes quite differently than his peers. Goalies tend to have a silent approach in their routines, which sees them sit by themselves to get dialed in. But McCallum can be found interacting with teammates before puck drop to get into his game mindset. He says it helps him ... Read More »
1 responseSoakin’ in the Tubb: Remember, they’re just kids
By JAMES TUBB on December 24th, 2021
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb At what point did it become OK to jump all over the kids at the world juniors? Because really that’s what they still are, kids. They may be playing hockey on TSN for millions to see and criticize, but they are still young. It wasn’t that long ago all of them had to ask ... Read More »
1 responseSports Story of the Year: Bob Ridley’s 4,000th game only the start
By JAMES TUBB on December 24th, 2021
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Fifty years and 4,000 games under his belt, and Bob Ridley has a desire for more. Ridley, the Medicine Hat Tigers broadcaster, reached his 4,000th game on March 27 in a Tabbies 7-2 win over the Red Deer Rebels. The milestone achievement, second-to-none in the game of hockey, has been chosen by the Medicine ... Read More »
1 responseTigers to focus on time with family
By JAMES TUBB on December 24th, 2021
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Christmas break not only allows the Medicine Hat Tigers the ability to get away from the game, but also see family and friends they haven’t seen since the start of the Western Hockey League season. Thirteen of the 25 players on the Tigers roster have hometowns outside of Alberta, which makes getting that ... Read More »
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