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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 »

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. (AP) — Ryan Prather Jr. had 23 points in Robert Morris’ 92-89 overtime victory over Northern Kentucky on Saturday night. Donovan Oday hit a 3-pointer for Northern Kentucky with six seconds left in regulation to force overtime tied 81-all. Robert Morris scored the last four points of OT on Prather’s jumper with [...] Read More »

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Patrick Wessler had 23 points in UNC Wilmington’s 78-75 victory against Campbell on Saturday. Wessler also had eight rebounds for the Seahawks (17-2, 6-0 Coastal Athletic Association). Madison Durr scored 20 points off the bench while going 5 of 8 and 10 of 12 from the free-throw line and added three [...] Read More »

CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — Eoin Dillon helped lead Belmont over Southern Illinois on Saturday with 18 points off of the bench in a 73-68 victory. Dillon shot 6 for 8 (3 for 4 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Bruins (17-3, 7-2 Missouri Valley Conference). Jack Smiley scored [...] Read More »

DETROIT (AP) — Duncan Robinson and Cade Cunningham each scored 16 points in limited minutes as the Detroit Pistons routed the shorthanded Indiana Pacers 121-78 on Saturday night at Little Caesars Arena. The 43-point margin matched the ninth-biggest win in Pistons franchise history. The Pacers played without their four leading scorers, with Pascal Siakam resting [...] Read More »

The Denver Broncos are heading to the AFC championship game for the first time since winning their last Super Bowl 10 years ago, but they won’t have Bo Nix under center after the second-year quarterback broke his right ankle. Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills fell short again, with questionable officiating playing a role. Wil [...] Read More »