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Rucks put on a show as Tigers find way to win
By JAMES TUBB on December 12th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Tuesday night was the first time in half a decade the Medicine Hat Tigers could celebrate a win over the Saskatoon Blades. The Tigers beat Saskatoon 6-4 at Co-op Place, marking exactly five years since they last beat the Blades. Saskatoon won the previous 15 matchups, with Medicine hat’s last win against the Eastern ... Read More »
1 responseSAHA’s U18 women’s team wins two of three over weekend
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 11th, 2024
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The South Alberta Hockey Academy women’s hockey team picked up a pair of wins this weekend. They lost the first game of the weekend, falling 2-0 to OHA Edmonton on Friday. Phoenix Buckler made 27 saves in the loss. SAHA rebounded with a 3-2 win Saturday over the Northern Alberta Xtreme. Kamryn Reiber had ... Read More »
1 responseCubs split first weekend of December action
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 11th, 2024
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Cubs finished the weekend with a split of games. The Cubs lost 5-4 in overtime Saturday at Strathmore to the Wheatland Kings and bounced back with a 6-3 win Sunday at Cochrane over the Generals. In Saturday’s overtime loss, Nolan Sutherland, Jacob Hazzard, Denyn Smith and Caleb Garrecht each had a ... Read More »
1 responseMinor Hockey roundup: U13AA Hounds win pair of games over weekend
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 11th, 2024
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat U13AA Hounds took home a pair of road wins this weekend. They beat the Red Deer Wesco 6-4 on Saturday and topped the West Central Tigers 5-1 on Sunday. In Saturday’s win, Beckam Sprunger had four goals and Raylan Johnson had a goal and an assist. Hudson Gilchrist scored a solo ... Read More »
1 responseRucks lead the way in Tigers’ win Tuesday
By James Tubb on December 10th, 2024
Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis paired up in 2003 for a remake of the comedy classic Freaky Friday. Markus and Liam Ruck put in their efforts to make ‘Twin Tuesday’ the next family comedy. The Medicine Hat Tigers twin forwards combined for four goals and seven points as the Tigers beat the Saskatoon Blades 6-4 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Teddy Bear Toss can’t soften a pair of weekend losses for Tigers
By JAMES TUBB on December 10th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Teddy bears flew as losses piled up this weekend for the Medicine Hat Tigers. The Tigers lost a pair of games in the penultimate weekend of the unofficial first half, falling 4-3 at Lethbridge on Friday to the Hurricanes before a 7-4 defeat Saturday at Co-op Place to the Edmonton Oil Kings. “It’s just ... Read More »
1 responseU19 Mustangs win Ed Horvath gold – again
By JAMES TUBB on December 10th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat U19 Mustangs defended home ice over the weekend. The U19 Mustangs won gold at the Ed Horvath Invitational ringette tournament, winning a third gold medal in a row at the locally held tournament. The Mustangs overcame a 5-2 deficit in the second half, beating the Buffalo Plains Blitz 6-5 to claim ... Read More »
1 responseTigers fall 7-4 Saturday in dramatic Teddy Bear Toss night
By James Tubb on December 7th, 2024
Teddy Bears flying was only a preview of a dramatic Saturday night at Co-op Place. The Medicine Hat Tigers led 4-3 after 40 minutes, ultimately allowing five unanswered goals to fall 7-4 to the Edmonton Oil Kings in a contest full of vitriol. Two Oil Kings players ran into Medicine Hat net minder Jordan Switzer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Soakin’ in the Tubb: Playing for the holidays
By JAMES TUBB on December 7th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Oh how close the holidays are. The Western Hockey League enters the penultimate weekend of the unofficial first half of the season, with one week left between teams and a bit of a break before the dog days of winter rear their snowy head. There will be lot’s of time for a breakdown of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat’s Memorial Cup bid graded well: CHL President
By JAMES TUBB on December 7th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Medicine Hat’s bid for the 2026 Memorial Cup impressed the CHL, the league’s president says. Dan MacKenzie poke with the News on Wednesday about Medicine Hat’s bid to host the 20206 tournament, eventually awarded to the Kelowna Rockets on Nov. 27. Medicine Hat and Kelowna were two of five teams to submit bids, with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ed Horvath Invitational ringette tournament underway
By JAMES TUBB on December 7th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Rings dropped and banners are ready to be hung, as the largest tournament in the city kickstarted Friday. The Medicine Hat Ringette Association’s Ed Horvath Invitational tournament got underway Friday, with 40 teams from Alberta and Saskatchewan taking part in the three-day, 93-game tournament spread out at the Moose Rec Centre, Kinplex and Big ... Read More »
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