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sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Tigers completed a trade Friday. The Tigers traded 17-year-old defenceman Matt Paranych to the Regina Pats for a pair of draft picks. Medicine Hat received a 2025 third-round pick (Calgary) and a 2028 fourth-round pick (Regina). The 17-year-old Paranych last played for the Tigers on Nov. 22, missing seven games as [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Gavin McKenna’s World Junior dream has come true. The 16-year-old Medicine Hat Tigers forward was one of 25 players named to Hockey Canada’s roster for the 2025 World Junior Hockey Championship. The U20 tournament runs in Ottawa Dec. 26 to Jan. 5. Hockey Canada announced the roster Friday evening following the conclusion of a [...] Read More »

The Medicine Hat Tigers took care of business Friday night in the Friendly City. The Tigers outshot the Moose Jaw Warriors 48-26, working themselves to a 5-1 win over the defending WHL champions. Friday’s contest was the final meeting between the two clubs for the 2024-25 season, with Medicine Hat winning the season series 3-1. [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Zach Zahara had a smile on his face the second he learned he was returning to Medicine Hat. The 19-year-old net minder was reacquired by the Tigers from the Wenatchee Wild on Thursday, almost two months after he was sent to the Western conference team on Oct. 16. He was traded to Wenatchee for [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Tyson Moss has had himself an interesting first week in the Western Hockey League. The Medicine Hat Tigers defenceman made his WHL debut on Tuesday in a 6-4 win over the Saskatoon Blades. That came two days after he took warmups with the club ahead of a 7-4 loss to the Edmonton Oil Kings [...] Read More »

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of – William Dandjinou, Steven Dubois and Canada’s women’s relay squad all earned gold medals on Saturday at a short-track speedskating World Cup. Danaé Blais and Jordan Pierre-Gilles were also silver medallists, adding to the podium results for Canada. Blais skated alongside Florence Brunelle, Courtney Sarault, and Kim Boutin to capture the [...] Read More »

Premier League leader Liverpool twice came from behind with 10 men to draw with Fulham 2-2, yet dropped points for the second straight match to give hope to its title rivals on Saturday. Arsenal failed to take advantage. A 0-0 draw at home to lowly Everton left third-placed Arsenal still six points behind Liverpool and [...] Read More »

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – The Ducks traded Cam Fowler to the St. Louis Blues on Saturday, abruptly ending the veteran defenseman’s 15-season tenure in Anaheim. The Blues sent a second-round pick in 2027 and minor-league defenseman Jeremie Biakabutuka to Anaheim for a fourth-round pick in 2027 and Fowler, the top-scoring defenseman in Ducks franchise history. [...] Read More »

Premier League leader Liverpool twice came from behind with 10 men to draw with Fulham 2-2, yet dropped points for the second straight match to give hope to its title rivals on Saturday. Arsenal couldn’t take advantage. A 0-0 draw at home to lowly Everton left third-placed Arsenal still six points behind Liverpool and will [...] Read More »

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) – Former soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili became president of Georgia on Saturday, as the ruling party tightened its grip in what the opposition calls a blow to the country’s EU aspirations and a victory for former imperial ruler Russia. Kavelashvili, 53, easily won the vote given the Georgian Dream party’s control of [...] Read More »