Tigers full 2023-24 schedule released
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 28, 2023.
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat Tigers fans can start pencilling the full 2023-24 schedule into their calendars. The Western Hockey League released the full, 68-game schedules for all 22 teams for the season that starts on Sept. 22 and wraps up March 24, 2024. On Monday, the WHL announced each team’s home openers with the Tigers to open the season with a home-and-home series against the Calgary Hitmen, heading to Calgary on Sept. 22 before hosting the Central division rival at Co-op Place on Sept. 23. The Tigers will finish the season with two games against the Lethbridge Hurricanes, playing down Highway 3 on March 22 before playing the last game of the regular season at Co-op Place March 23, which will also be fan appreciation night. Medicine Hat has two sets of three games in three nights, hosting the Hurricanes and Everett Silvertips on Nov. 3 and 4 before travelling to Edmonton on Nov. 5 to face the Oil Kings. The Tigers host the Red Deer Rebels on Jan. 19 before travelling to face the Regina Pats on Jan. 20 and the Brandon Wheat Kings a night later. Home games at Co-op Place remain a 7 p.m. start time with Sundays being the lone exception – the Tigers’ two Sunday home contests (Jan. 21 against Brandon, Mar. 3 against Calgary) will start at 4 p.m. Here are some other key dates from the Tigers 2023-24 schedule: The Tigers hit the road for a five-game B.C road trip, which starts Oct. 14 in Kelowna against the Rockets, and wraps up on Oct. 22 in Prince George against the Cougars. A United States team will make their first appearance at Co-op Place since the 2019-20 season when the 2023 WHL champion Seattle Thunderbirds arrive on Oct. 28. The WHL’s newest club, the Wenatchee Wild, will be on display for the first time in Medicine Hat on Nov. 11. The Tigers’ annual Teddy Bear Toss game is set for Dec. 2, when they’ll face the Prince Albert Raiders. Before then, the Tigers’ preseason gets started on the road Sept. 5 to take on the Hurricanes. The rivalry returns to Medicine Hat and Co-op Place for a rematch on Saturday, Sept. 9. The Tigers wrap up their preseason with a two-game set against the Swift Current Broncos, which starts Friday, Sept. 15 at Co-op Place. Their final game before the regular season will be in Swift on Sept. 16. 15-14
