There’s something about a Saturday night at Co-op Place between the Medicine Hat Tigers and Swift Current Broncos. The Tigers weathered a shorthanded lineup and held on for a 4-2 win over the Central division leading Broncos. Medicine Hat came into the contest off an 8-4 loss Friday at Swift Current, their fourth straight loss. [...] Read More »
2 days agoMedicine Hat News The Monsignor McCoy Colts senior boys basketball team got in the win column at the 3A provincials Friday. The Colts beat John Maland school 75-63 in their lone game Friday in Strathmore. The wins sets them up to play for ninth place Saturday at 11 a.m. They picked up the win coming [...] Read More »
3 days agosports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The South Alberta Hockey Academy’s U18 men’s team CSSHL season came to a close Friday. SAHA finished their Western prep championship with a 1-2 record, capping off with a 5-1 win Friday over St. George’s School. Carter Cunningham scored twice and all three of Landon Marleau, Will Bell and Julina Laqua scored as well. [...] Read More »
3 days agojtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Medicine Hat Tigers goaltending coach Matt Wong wasn’t surprised to see the first goalie he worked with find quick success at the pro level. He followed from afar as former Tiger Mads Søgaard became the AHL Belleville Senators all-time winningest goalie with a 25-save performance Wednesday in a 5-2 win over the Utica Comets. [...] Read More »
3 days agoA depleted Medicine Hat Tigers lineup couldn’t find success in a near-sellout InnovationPlex Friday. The Tigers, playing with only 15 skaters, lost 8-4 to the Central division leading Swift Current Broncos in front of a sold-out crowd of 2,890. The loss is Medicine Hat’s fourth in a row, their longest slide of the season. They [...] Read More »
3 days agoCALGARY, Alta (AP) – Alex Ovechkin scored twice and became the third player in NHL history to have at least 20 goals in 19 consecutive seasons as the Washington Capitals beat the Calgary Flames 5-2. The 38-year-old Ovechkin had two power-play goals in the second period as Washington won its third straight game. He joined [...] Read More »
9 hours agoMonday’s Scoreboard NHL Washington 5 Calgary 2 Buffalo 6 Seattle 2 — AHL W/B Scranton 5 Cleveland 2 — NBA Boston 119 Detroit 94 Cleveland 108 Indiana 103 Philadelphia 98 Miami 91 Chicago 110 Portland 107 Minnesota 114 Utah 104 New York 119 Golden State 112 L.A. Lakers 136 Atlanta 105 Sacramento 121 Memphis 111 [...] Read More »
9 hours agoCALGARY – Alex Ovechkin became the third player in NHL history to score 20 goals in 19 consecutive seasons on Monday. The veteran Washington forward scored two power-play goals in the second period to lead the Capitals to a 5-2 victory over the Calgary Flames. Gordie Howe (22) and Brendan Shanahan (19) are the only [...] Read More »
10 hours agoTORONTO – Ottawa’s Professional Women’s Hockey League team made a couple trade-deadline moves on Monday to bolster its roster. Ottawa acquired forward Tereza Vanisova from Montreal in exchange for defender Amanda Boulier. Ottawa also received Shiann Darkangelo in a deal with Boston for forward Lexie Adzija and the rights to forward Caitrin Lonergan. Vanisova scored [...] Read More »
14 hours agoREGINA – Saskatchewan’s escalating labour dispute with teachers has left a provincial basketball tournament hanging in the balance, with some students saying it’s frustrating the adults can’t play well together. The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation is planning a one-day provincewide walkout Wednesday – the same day the government is to introduce its 2024 budget. Teachers are [...] Read More »
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