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Tigers goaltending continues to stand strong
By JAMES TUBB on February 15th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers’ goaltenders have continued to give the team a chance to win every night. The duo of 19-year-old Beckett Langkow and 18-year-old Evan May have maintained a level of play between the pipes that provides a sense of confidence each night out. Langkow has come away with the win in his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers split weekend with Hurricanes
By JAMES TUBB on February 14th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers kept themselves in the playoff hunt with a win over the weekend. After getting shutout 3-0 Friday in Lethbridge the Tigers outlasted the Hurricanes for a 3-2 shootout win Saturday coming in the seventh round. Shane Smith, who had the shootout winner, says the bench was anxious for the first ... Read More »
1 responseCubs split last weekend of regular season
By JAMES TUBB on February 14th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Cubs wrapped up their regular season over the weekend. They beat the Mountainview Colts 7-3 on Saturday in their final home game of the season before falling 3-2 in Game 38 in Strathmore on Sunday against the Wheatland Kings. Head coach and general manager Randy Wong said after Saturday’s win they ... Read More »
1 responseMinor Hockey Roundup: SEAC splits weekend
By Medicine Hat News on February 14th, 2023
South East Athletic Club’s U17AAA Tigers split a weekend series against the Calgary Royals with a 5-4 loss on Friday and a 2-1 win on Sunday. Garrett Janzen, Cash Olson, Benjamin Foss and Kayne Wright all scored for SEAC in Friday’s loss, while Kayne Wright stopped 45 shots in net. Hayden Genhart led the way ... Read More »
1 responseTigers beat Lethbridge 3-2 in shootout Saturday
By James Tubb on February 11th, 2023
It took until the seventh round of the shootout Saturday night before Shane Smith called game for the Medicine Hat Tigers. Smith was the lone goal scorer in the shootout as the Tigers beat the Lethbridge Hurricanes 3-2 at Co-op Place. The win comes 24 hours after the Hurricanes blanked Medicine Hat 3-0 Friday night ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Checking in with Tigers prospects in January: Switzer’s confidence growing with strong season
By JAMES TUBB on February 11th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Jordan Switzer continues to build on a strong season with the Northern Alberta Xtreme. The 15-year-old goaltender won all four games he appeared in across January and February, with a .929 save percentage and a 2.00 goals against average. He credits his team for the ability to have good nights between the pipes. “We ... Read More »
1 responseTigers embracing playoff push
By JAMES TUBB on February 11th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers are right where they want to be, in the playoff hunt. Now they have to work not only on staying there but putting themselves in a better position. Entering play Friday night in Lethbridge against the Hurricanes, the Tigers sit in eighth place of the Eastern conference. Since early January ... Read More »
1 responseTigers shutout 3-0 in Lethbridge on Friday
By James Tubb on February 10th, 2023
For the first time this season the Medicine Hat Tigers were held off the scoresheet. The Tigers were blanked 3-0 Friday night in Lethbridge against the Hurricanes as goaltender Bryan Thomson turned aside all 29 Medicine Hat shots he faced. The Hurricanes got on the board first with a shorthanded goal 3:28 into the contest. ... Read More »
1 responseSAHA women’s team opens weekend with win
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on February 10th, 2023
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The South Alberta Hockey Academy women’s team opened their four-game road weekend with a win. SAHA beat RHA Winnipeg 2-1 Thursday. Keira Grant and Kenzie Carson scored two first period goals for the Dunmore-based hockey academy and Maddy Ferguson turned aside 15 shots for the win. They face St. Mary’s Academy tonight at 7:30 ... Read More »
1 responseLee returns to Tigers lineup
By JAMES TUBB on February 10th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Brendan Lee has had his own off-season waiting to get back into an orange and black jersey. The just-turned 21-year-old Medicine Hat Tigers forward hasn’t played since Jan. 7 due to an upper body injury, and interrupted a stretch of two goals and five points in four games. He’s just excited to get back ... Read More »
1 responseBocharov showcasing team first mentality
By JAMES TUBB on February 9th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb A casual Medicine Hat Tigers fan would understandably think Pasha Bocharov has always played forward in the orange and black. But the defenceman has continued to embrace the position change for one reason, the good of the team. The 18-year-old moved from the back end to forward in the middle of January when the ... Read More »
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