Tigers prospect report for September/October
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 9, 2023.
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Tigers have a deep farm system of prospects who enjoyed a strong first month of the season. The Tigers graduated nine players this season to the WHL, led by 15-year-old Gavin McKenna, joined by 16-year-old talents Hayden Harsanyi, Kadon McCann, Matthew Paranych (2022 WHL Draft), 17-year-olds Ethan McCallum and Nate Corbet (2021 WHL Draft) and 18-year-olds Brett Calhoon, Blake Ekren-Bratton and Zach Zahara (2020 WHL Draft.) There are still members of the 2021 and 2022 draft classes and the recently selected 2023 WHL draft, starting their 2023-24 seasons strong. Here are the September and October 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 Nov. 8). F, Liam Ruck 9th, 2023 WHL draft CSSHL, U18 Okanagan Hockey Academy – 4 GP, 10 G, 7 A, 17 P WHL Cup, Team B.C. – 5 GP, 7 G, 4 A, 11 P F, Markus Ruck 21st, 2023 WHL draft CSSHL, U18 Okanagan Hockey Academy – 4 GP, 4 G, 12 A, 16 P WHL Cup, Team B.C. – 5 GP, 2 G, 8 A, 10 P F, Avery Watson 159th, 2023 WHL draft AEHL, U18 Edmonton Jr. Oilers – 13 GP, 3 G, 7 A, 10 P D, Kolby Gapter 25th, 2021 WHL U.S. draft CSSHL, U18 SAHA – 8 GP, 1 G, 2 A, 3 P D, Riley Steen 127th, 2023 WHL draft CSSHL, U18 Okanagan Hockey Academy – 5 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 2 P WHL Cup, Team B.C. – 5 GP D, Koray Bozkaya 53rd, 2023 WHL draft BCEHL, U18 Fraser Valley Thunderbirds – 9 GP, 1 A, 1 P WHL Cup, Team B.C. – 5 GP G, Jordan Switzer 111th, 2022 WHL draft CSSHL, U18 Northern Alberta Xtreme – 4 GP, 2.50 GAA, .915 SV, 4-0-0, 1 SO 42-41
