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Minor Hockey Roundup: U13AAA SE Tigers win pair of first games back from holidays
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 6th, 2026
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat U13AAA South East Tigers jumped into the new year in winning fashion. The Tigers hosted a pair of games over the weekend, beating the NWCAA Red 6-1 Saturday and topping the CNHA Green 6-3 on Sunday. Stetsen Kruiser had two goals Saturday, Fischer Sprunger had a goal and two assists, Paxton ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers sweep weekend and season series with Moose Jaw Warriors
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 6th, 2026
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Tigers continued their winnings ways over the weekend. The Tigers won 5-1 Saturday at Moose Jaw, beating the Warriors in back-to-back games to extend their league-leading win streak to 15. Saturday’s win, coming off a 6-3 victory Friday at Co-op Place over Moose Jaw, sweeps the season series with the Warriors. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WHL GMs busy Monday with pair of blockbusters ahead of Thursday’s deadline
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 6th, 2026
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The WHL’s trade market heated up Monday with the trade deadline on the horizon. A total of seven trades were executed Monday ahead of the WHL trade deadline on Thursday at 6 p.m. MST. The day was headlined by four moves involving the Vancouver Giants (16-22-1-1) who sit last in the B.C. division. Vancouver ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers extend win streak to 15 games with win in Moose Jaw
By James Tubb on January 3rd, 2026
Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Tigers added another tally to the win streak on Saturday. The Tigers won 5-1 on the road in Moose Jaw to sweep the regular season series with the Warriors, extending their league-leading win streak to 15 games. They entered the contest off a 6-3 win Friday at Co-op Place ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Andrew Basha back with Tigers: Flames reassign 20-year-old forward from AHL
By JAMES TUBB on January 3rd, 2026
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb For the second time in his WHL career, Andrew Basha has a surprise return to Medicine Hat. The 20-year-old forward was reassigned by the Calgary Flames from the AHL’s Wranglers to the WHL and the Tigers for the rest of the 2025-26 WHL season. The Calgary product appeared in 27 AHL games with Calgary ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Basha scores in return to WHL, Tigers down Warriors for 14th straight win
By James Tubb on January 2nd, 2026
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Tigers threw a ‘welcome back bash’ on Friday night. The Tigers scored five straight goals at Co-op Place to beat the Moose Jaw Warriors 6-3 for a 14th straight win. Friday’s win came as forward Andrew Basha’s played in his first game with the Tigers this season after being reassigned by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Flames reassign Basha to Tigers, expected in lineup tonight
By James Tubb on January 2nd, 2026
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Tigers got a familiar face back in the lineup Friday. The Calgary Flames announced they have reassigned 2005-born forward from the AHL’s Wranglers to the WHL and the Medicine Hat Tigers for the rest of the 2025-26 WHL season. The Calgary product appeared in 27 AHL games with Calgary this season ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports Story of the Year: A new era of junior hockey is born
By JAMES TUBB on January 2nd, 2026
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Each calendar year brings change; seasons change the landscape and welcome a new path to be traversed. In the junior hockey world, no year in recent memory brought change like 2025. The NCAA’s rule change regarding junior hockey players, altered in November 2024, saw the Div. I Council vote to lift a previous restriction ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rattlers Roundup: MHC’s annual race runs on: 47th annual Rattler Run to be held April 25
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 2nd, 2026
newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat College’s annual Rattler Run is slated for its 47th running this spring. The annual run, walk or push around the campus will be held Saturday, April 25. The run welcomes individuals of all ages and abilities to take on a 3 km, 5 km or 10 km race around the local campus. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cubs return from holidays with pair of home games
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 2nd, 2026
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Cubs’ sprint to the playoffs begins this weekend at the Kinplex. They host the High River Flyers (5-22) on Saturday and the Ponoka Stampeders (1-26) on Sunday. Saturday’s game gets underway 7:30 p.m., Sunday’s puck drop at 3 p.m. The Cubs entered the HJHL holiday break with a 12-game win streak, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!2025 sports story of the year honourable mentions
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 2nd, 2026
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The City of Medicine Hat had a sporting year that shined bright from Jan. 1 to the end of the calendar. The Medicine Hat News selected the NCAA rule change allowing CHL players to play Div. I hockey and the exodus of players, including Tiger Gavin McKenna, as the top sports story of 2025. ... Read More »
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