Checking in on the Tigers’ prospects in November

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 3, 2022.

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews

The Medicine Hat Tigers have a deep farm system of prospects who have enjoyed a strong start to their seasons.

With the graduation of six full-time players this season to the WHL, 17-year-olds Hunter St. Martin, Shane Smith, Josh Van Mulligen (2020 WHL draft), Cru Hanas (listed) and 16-year-olds Cayden Lindstrom and Tomas Mrsic (2021 WHL draft), there are still members of both draft classes and the recently selected 2022 WHL draft, having success in the early parts of their 2022-23 season.

Here are the November performances from prospects in the Tigers system.

(Players put in order of statistics and level played. Only those signed to player agreements are included. Stats entering play Dec. 1).

F, Gavin McKenna

1st overall, 2022 WHL draft

WHL, Medicine Hat Tigers

– 6 GP, 2 A, 2 P

Season: 7 GP, 6 A, 6P

CSSHL, U18 SAHA

– 4 GP, 4 G, 3 A, 7 P

Season: 12 GP, 15 G, 17 A, 32 P

F, Kadon McCann

23rd, 2022 WHL draft

CSSHL, U18 SAHA

– 8 GP, 5 G, 6 A, 11 P

Season: 16 GP, 9 G, 10 A, 19 P

F, Hayden Harsanyi

16th, 2022 WHL draft

CSSHL, Edge School

– 8 GP, 2 G, 5 A, 7 P

Season: 16 GP, 8 G, 8 A, 16 P

D, Matthew Paranych

45th, 2022 WHL draft

CSSHL, U18 SAHA

– 8 GP, 3 G, 4 A, 7 P

Season: 13 GP, 3 G, 7 A, 10 P

F, Brett Calhoon

206th, 2020 WHL draft

CSSHL, U18 SAHA

– 3 GP, 2 G, 2 A, 4 P

Season: 11 GP, 8 G, 11 A, 19 P

D, Nate Corbet

60th, 2021 WHL draft

CSSHL, U18 SAHA

– 8 GP, 1 G, 3 A, 4 P

Season: 16 GP, 2 G, 13 A, 15 P

D, Kolby Gapter

25th, 2021 WHL U.S. draft

CSSHL, U18 SAHA

– 8 GP, 1 G, 2 A, 3 P

Season: 16 GP, 2 G, 5 A, 7 P

D, Blake Ekren-Bratton

61st, 2020 WHL draft

SJHL, La Ronge Ice Wolves

– 6 GP, 1 A, 1 P

Season: 7 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 2 P

G, Zach Zahara

171st, 2020 WHL draft

CSSHL, U18 SAHA

– 7 GP, 1.97 GAA, .941 SV, 5-1-1, 2 SO

Season: 11 GP, 2.05 GAA, .936 SV, 7-2-2, 2 SO

G, Ethan McCallum

39th, 2021 WHL draft

CSSHL, U18 SAHA

– 3 GP, 3.67 GAA, .874 SV, 2-1-0

Season: 6 GP, 3.68 GAA, .873 SV, 4-1-0

G, Jordan Switzer

111th, 2022 WHL draft

CSSHL, U17 Northern Alberta Extreme

– 6 GP, 1.33 GAA, .929 SV, 6-0-0, 2 SO

Season: 9 GP, 1.44 GAA, .954 SV, 9-0-0, 3 SO

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