December 14th, 2024

U15AAA SEAC Tigers win 51st Hockey Hounds tournament, first local champion in 25 years

By James Tubb on November 17, 2024.

NEWS PHOTO JAMES TUBB The Medicine Hat U15AAA SEAC Tigers took first place at the 51st Annual Hockey Hounds tournament, beating the Balhonia Prairie Storm 4-3 Sunday afternoon. It’s the first Medicine Hat champion at the locally held tournament since 1999.

The Medicine Hat South East Athletic Club U15AAA Tigers have snapped a long drought at the Hockey Hounds tournament.

The Tigers beat the Balgonie Prairie Storm 4-3 Sunday afternoon, capturing the 51st Hockey Hounds title, also marking the first time a Medicine Hat team has won the championship of the local U15AAA tournament.

Carter Jarvis had the eventual game-winning goal, scoring with 6:45 left in the third period.

The Tigers led 3-0 after 40 minutes off second period goals from Lincoln Stemkey, Chase Droeske and Carter Gilchrist.

Balgonie drew back into the game with a pair of goals in the third period before Jarvis found twine. The Storm scored with less than five minutes left, setting up a tense finish for the Tigers

Starter Paxton Smigelski held Balgonie at bay, finishing with 32 saves, securing the win for the Tigers.

Medicine Hat had a perfect tournament, coming back to beat the Weyburn Red Wings 3-2 on Thursday.

They had a trio of shutouts to punch a ticket to the finals, beating Rink Winnipeg 9-0 Friday morning and blanking Prairie Hockey Academy 10-0 later in the day.

The Tigers beat the West Central Wheat Kings 8-0 on Saturday for the spot in the finals.

Medicine Hat finished seventh in the 2023 tournament after finishing in the top-five the two years prior. In 2021 they finished fourth and took third place in 2023.

See Tuesday’s News for a full recap on the win and the 51st Hockey Hounds tournament.

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