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jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb There’s a lot of attention that comes in a junior hockey player’s NHL Draft season. Countless conversations with NHL scouts, questionnaires a mile long on top of the usual grind of a season on and off the ice. It’s a lot to handle for young athletes, made a little easier with a very similar [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com Friday was a night of family celebrations at Co-op Place. Defenceman Bryce Pickford scored his 33rd goal of the season, setting a new Medicine Hat Tigers record for goals by a defenceman in a single season and the franchise tallied its 2,000th regular season win in a 7-3 victory over the Edmonton Oil Kings. [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The 2025-26 Medicine Hat Tigers etched a new mark in the franchise’s history. The Tigers’ 3-2 shootout win Wednesday in Edmonton over the Oil Kings extended their win streak to 18 games, passing the 2006-07 team for the longest string of consecutive victories in team history. “It’s a pretty cool feat, all these guys [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com There are many iconic pairings where each piece is strong on their own but they thrive as a duo. Peas and carrots, cheese and crackers, peanut butter and jelly. The Medicine Hat Tigers have been led this season by a duo that rivals the rest — the captain and his literal righthanded man. The [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Boxing Club was in action over the weekend. The local club fought at a show in Calgary hosted by Olympus Boxing. Zac Czember lost a close bout to Cedric Martinez from Calgary Boxing in the 35kg class, a loss by unanimous decision coach Kerry Fahlman says. Jacob Walne defeated Alex Merkin [...] Read More »

EASTON, Pa. (AP) — Andrew Phillips scored 19 points as Lafayette beat Holy Cross 74-55 on Saturday. Phillips shot 8 of 12, including 2 of 4 from beyond the arc for the Leopards (5-14, 2-4 Patriot League). Caleb Williams scored 16 points and added five rebounds. Shareef Jackson had 15 points and shot 6 of [...] Read More »

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Mats Zuccarello scored 1:47 into overtime to lead the Minnesota Wild to a 5-4 win over the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Saturday afternoon. Zuccarello’s winning goal came on the power play after a pass from Kirill Kaprizov, who finished with three assists to help end the Wild’s three-game winless [...] Read More »

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — It’s not uncommon for Indiana defensive coordinator Bryant Haines and Miami defensive coordinator Corey Hetherman to jump on their phones during game weeks, see how the other is doing and come up with ideas on how to stop their next opponent. They’re close friends. It’s normal for them. Such talks [...] Read More »

WEST HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Najimi George’s 21 points helped New Haven defeat Wagner 80-74 on Saturday. George also contributed five assists for the Chargers (8-10, 3-2 Northeast Conference). Kheni Briggs added 19 points while going 6 of 9 from the floor, including 3 of 5 from 3-point range, and 4 of 4 from the [...] Read More »

PARIS (AP) — The Paris police prefecture has issued an order banning gatherings of supporters in the Champs-Élysées area for the African Cup of Nations final between Morocco and Senegal on Sunday. Pyrotechnics were also banned. The prefecture said it took the measures for security reasons, citing public order disturbances during previous Africa Cups. Paris [...] Read More »