Local Sports
Tigers book their ticket again
By Medicine Hat News on February 22nd, 2020
The Medicine Hat Tigers are off to the playoffs for the 17th time in the last 18 seasons. The spot was sealed midway through their 4-2 win over the Tri-City Americans Friday at Canalta Centre, when Regina lost 6-3 to Saskatoon. At 35-18-2-1 Medicine Hat is third in the Central Division, while 19-31-3-2 Regina can ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Søgaard finding his game
By Medicine Hat News on February 21st, 2020
While admitting it’s been a “roller coaster” of a season, Mads Søgaard knows how you finish is the most important part of the ride. The 19-year-old Medicine Hat Tigers goaltender seems to be finding the form that got Tigers fans so excited last year, notching a shutout last week and coming up with one of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Zone ringette team finishes with fun
By Medicine Hat News on February 20th, 2020
When the Alberta Winter Games ended Monday in Airdrie, athletes on most teams went their separate ways. Not the Zone 1 ringette team, however. Not only did they get on the ice one last time Wednesday in Medicine Hat, they helped out a local charity and skated circles around some cops too. The Sunny South ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cubs’ Savage cleared
By Medicine Hat News on February 19th, 2020
The Medicine Hat Cubs will begin their second-round series Saturday in Cochrane with at least one of their top players back in the lineup. The Cubs announced on Twitter Tuesday that goalie Dawsen Savage has been cleared to play, a boost after he was injured in late January. Medicine Hat could still stick with Logan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minor hockey: Tigers await first matchup
By Medicine Hat News on February 19th, 2020
With one game left in their regular season, the South East Athletic Club’s bantam AAA hockey team knows it’ll be in a playoff series. Who the opponent will be is still undecided. Two weekend losses mean the Tigers could yet be passed by Lethbridge for third spot in the Alberta Major Bantam Hockey League’s Ram ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medal finish brings the house down
By Medicine Hat News on February 19th, 2020
Coaches lost their voices they screamed so loud. Athletes crammed into the bleachers to catch a glimpse. Was it gold on the line? No. Just bronze. But at the Alberta Winter Games in Airdrie Sunday, the difference between getting a medal or not came down to a shoulder on the mat. “It was just insane,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cubs off to second round
By Medicine Hat News on February 18th, 2020
The Medicine Hat Cubs needed an extra game but they’re off to the second round of playoffs. In Strathmore Monday, the Alberta junior B hockey championship hosts earned a narrow 2-1 win over the Wheatland Kings to win the best-of-five series 3-1. Cooper Hilworth’s goal with 6:41 to play was the deciding marker in Game ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Early-period blues strike Tigers
By Medicine Hat News on February 18th, 2020
For the second game in a row the Medicine Hat Tigers were left wishing they could have a restart of the third period. Following a 5-2 loss in Edmonton Saturday night, the Tigers returned to Canalta Centre for their first Monday home game in 12 years and lost it, too, 4-2 to the Winnipeg Ice. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coach sees positives despite loss
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on February 18th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Rattlers women’s basketball team will be focusing on what they did right in the third quarter of Saturday’s 77-57 loss to the St. Mary’s Lightning at the Snake Pit. After trailing 51-28 at the half, Medicine Hat responded by outscoring St. Mary’s 17-9 in the third. While the Lightning rallied to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cubs can sweep Strathmore Sunday
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on February 15th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Cubs will be returning to the Kinplex on Sunday with one thing on their mind – a sweep. Medicine Hat rallied to take a 2-0 stranglehold in their best-of-five Heritage Junior Hockey League series against the Wheatland Kings with a commanding 6-0 victory on Friday night in Strathmore. “It’s exciting,” said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers set to clash with Central Division-leading Oil Kings
By Medicine Hat News on February 15th, 2020
The Medicine Hat Tigers will be looking to gain some ground in the Central Division when they hit the ice to face the Edmonton Oil Kings on Saturday night at Rogers Place. The Oil Kings entered Friday’s games as the only team in the Eastern Conference to secure a place in the post-season at 35-8-6-3 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!
