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Back to Speedy Creek: Ward excited for his return to Swift Current
By JAMES TUBB on December 4th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb After playing four years in Swift Current, Mat Ward will have a unique experience visiting the InnovationPlex tonight. The 20-year-old Medicine Hat Tigers forward is returning to the place his WHL career began, as the Tigers head to Swift Current tonight for the first matchup this season. For Ward, he’s suiting up against his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McKenna looks to make most of World Juniors opportunity
By JAMES TUBB on December 4th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Gavin McKenna is one step closer to achieving a childhood dream. The Medicine Hat Tigers forward was one of 32 players named Monday to Hockey Canada’s selection camp for the 2025 World Juniors tournament. “It’s an honour, it’s something I’ve worked towards my whole life and I’m super grateful of the opportunity,” McKenna said. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minor hockey roundup: U13AA Hounds dominate in sweep of weekend games
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 3rd, 2024
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat U13AA Hounds picked up a pair of statement wins this weekend. They kicked things off with a 12-4 win Saturday over the East Kootenay Avalanche. Weston Haslbeck had four goals with an assist, and Raylan Johnson had two goals and three assists. Haysten Biech tallied two with a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cubs pickup lone point in road weekend
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 3rd, 2024
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Cubs salvaged a point in a pair of road contests. The Cubs opened the weekend with a 4-2 loss to the Airdrie Thunder on Friday. Nolan Sutherland and Caleb Garrecht each had a goal and an assist in the loss, Tyler Wakelam made 29 saves. Airdrie outshot Medicine Hat 33-28. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rattlers Roundup: Winter sports wraps for holiday break
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 3rd, 2024
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat College Rattlers winter sports teams finished up their last weekend before the break. All five of the Rattlers’ winter sports teams were in action over the weekend, the last before students get wrapped up in exams and the Holiday Season. MHC’s women’s hockey team had a pair of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers pick up pair of wins, stay atop competitive Central division
By JAMES TUBB on December 3rd, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Seven was the cliché lucky total for the Medicine Hat Tigers in a winning weekend. The Tigers stacked up seven-goal nights, outlasting the Brandon Wheat Kings in a 7-5 slugfest Friday before topping the new-look Calgary Hitmen 7-3 on Saturday. It’s a weekend of important wins that keeps Medicine Hat atop the Central division ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers score four unanswered Saturday to beat Hitmen
By James Tubb on November 30th, 2024
Medicine Hat collected a bounty of goals Saturday night. The Tigers beat the Calgary Hitmen 7-3 at Co-op Place for a second win of the weekend. They came into the contest off a 7-5 home win Friday over the Brandon Wheat Kings. “It was big, getting the win last night was huge and then to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Soakin’ in the Tubb: Kelowna will be good hosts, what could have been in Medicine Hat
By JAMES TUBB on November 30th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The City of Medicine Hat and the Tigers went all-in for a once-in-a-lifetime bid on the 2026 Memorial Cup. Sadly, on the other side of that bid was a Canadian Hockey League closing a door which this storied franchise may never open again. Wednesday’s announcement of the 2026 Memorial Cup hosting rights going to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers outlast Wheat Kings to win 12-goal affair Friday
By James Tubb on November 29th, 2024
The Medicine Hat Tigers got the final punch in a slug fest Friday night at Co-op Place. The Tigers and Brandon Wheat Kings traded scores in a 12-goal affair, with Medicine Hat coming out on top 7-5. It’s a win that snaps a two-game slide for the Tigers, the last a 4-3 overtime loss Nov. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pair of eastern conference matchups creates important weekend for Tigers
By JAMES TUBB on November 29th, 2024
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb After a five-day break, the Medicine Hat Tigers gear up for a pair of home games against Eastern conference opponents. The Tigers host the Brandon Wheat Kings tonight at Co-op Place before the new-look Calgary Hitmen come to town on Saturday. It’s the first matchup between Medicine Hat and Calgary since the Hitmen acquired ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SAHA U18 men’s team wins two of three over weekend
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on November 28th, 2024
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The South Alberta Hockey Academy U18 men’s team won a pair of games over the weekend. They kicked things off with a 12-2 win Friday over Pilot Mound Hockey Academy. A pair of Medicine Hat Tigers prospects led the way offensively, Brayden Ryan-MacKay had three goals and two assists in the win and Avery ... Read More »
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