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Cubs getting into playoff mindsets with seven games left
By JAMES TUBB on January 30th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Cubs are starting to ramp up as the regular season winds down. The Cubs split the fourth last weekend of the HJHL’s regular season, with a 4-1 loss Friday at Okotoks to the Bisons before getting back in the win column with a 5-2 victory Sunday at the Kinplex over the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers showcase team belief in three-point weekend
By JAMES TUBB on January 30th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb “If you believe in yourself, with a tiny pinch of magic, all your dreams can come true.” — That inspiring quote may have came from SpongeBob Squarepants but it was the Medicine Hat Tigers who brought it to life this weekend. After a 6-5 shootout loss Friday night at Moose Jaw, the Tigers led ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers comeback to beat Moose Jaw 5-3 Saturday
By James Tubb on January 27th, 2024
The Medicine Hat Tigers willed their way into a yet another momentous win. The Tigers rallied with a three-goal third period Saturday night at Co-op Place to beat the visiting Moose Jaw Warriors 5-3. Medicine Hat came into the game off a 6-5 shootout loss Friday at Moose Jaw where they gave up and early ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SAHA’s U17 team embracing first season
By JAMES TUBB on January 27th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The South Alberta Hockey Academy’s U17 team is setting the tone and culture in their inaugural season. The U17 men’s team was officially added to the local academy’s lineup a year ago, with the announcement made Jan. 30, 2023. They’re over the halfway point of their first season with a record of 9-11-1. Head ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Basha relishing experience at prospects game
By JAMES TUBB on January 27th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The CHL top prospects game flew by but left Andrew Basha with a lot of memories. The 18-year-old returned to the Medicine Hat Tigers late Thursday night after playing alongside 39 of the top CHL’s prospects in the showcase game in Moncton, N.B. on Wednesday. He says it was a special event to be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers fall 6-5 to Moose Jaw in shootout
By James Tubb on January 26th, 2024
The Medicine Hat Tigers went all the way Friday night to pickup a point. The Tigers scored three first period goals and came back late before falling 6-5 in the shootout to the Moose Jaw Warriors. Medicine Hat came into the contest off a 7-4 win Sunday at Brandon over the Wheat Kings. They were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Youth Olympics kick-off Saturday for Rucks, Gordon-Carroll
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 26th, 2024
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat Tigers fans will have to get up early to watch a pair of prospects on the national stage. Markus and Liam Ruck will suit up for Team Canada on Saturday in the first game of the Youth Olympics held in Gangwon, Republic of Korea. They’ll face the Republic of Korea in their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shorthanded Tigers to face loaded up Warriors this weekend
By JAMES TUBB on January 26th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers head into the weekend facing another team that was active at the trade deadline. The Tigers have a home-and-home series with the Moose Jaw Warriors that gets started tonight at Moose Jaw. The Warriors added Wenatchee Wild and former Winnipeg Ice star Matthew Savoie, who represented Canada at the World ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat High, McCoy SR basketball ranked provincially
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 25th, 2024
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Three senior high school basketball teams are ranked with the best in Alberta. Medicine Hat High Hawks senior boys and girls basketball teams as well as the Monsignor McCoy Colts Sr. boys team were included in the Alberta Schools’ Athletic Association’s first rankings. The Colts were ranked as the eighth best 3A boys team ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hat boxers stand their own at annual Nieman/Page Memorial
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on January 25th, 2024
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat’s Boxing Club hosted the 19th annual Nieman/Page Memorial over the weekend. The memorial boxing tournament and Alberta Silver Gloves, named in honour of Ev Nieman and Bill Page, two Hatters who played big roles in the Medicine Hat boxing community and its development, was hosted at the Medicine Hat Lodge on Saturday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McKenna’s magic on full display
By JAMES TUBB on January 25th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Gavin McKenna said after Christmas he wanted to be a better player for the Medicine Hat Tigers. The 16-year-old is finding that next level. McKenna has continued to put up the points he did right from the get go in Medicine Hat. His four-assist WHL debut against the Lethbridge Hurricanes last season has been ... Read More »
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