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SAHA takes 3-0 record into Circle K Classic quarter-finals
By JAMES TUBB on December 30th, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb It didn’t come in the prettiest fashion but the South Alberta Hockey Academy finished their Circle K Classic round robin with a 3-0 record. SAHA scored four unanswered goals in the third period and scored in overtime to beat the St. Louis Blues 8-7 in the extra frame. The Blues had a run of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SAHA beats St. Louis in OT thriller Thursday
By James Tubb on December 29th, 2022
The South Alberta Hockey Academy’s final Circle K Classic round robin contest was full of dramatics. SAHA scored four unanswered goals in the third period before winning 8-7 in a shootout over the St. Louis Blues Thursday afternoon. Gavin McKenna had two goals and three assists and Kade Duell scored a hat trick and added ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SAHA with strong start at Circle K Classic
By JAMES TUBB on December 29th, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Two games into the Circle K Classic, the South Alberta Hockey Academy men’s team is firing on all cylinders. The U18 local hockey academy is 2-0 through the first two days of competition at the 32-team invitational tournamrnt in Calgary. SAHA beat the Saskatoon Blazers 4-2 on Tuesday before shutting out the Calgary Northstars ... Read More »
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By James Tubb on December 28th, 2022
The South Alberta Hockey Academy picked up another win at the Circle K Classic on Wednesday. The local hockey academy shutout the Calgary Northstars 5-0 to remain perfect in their pool action at the U18 Invitational tournament located in Calgary. SAHA entered the contest off a 4-2 win Tuesday night against the Saskatoon Blazers to ... Read More »
1 responseMedHat Tennis hosting Winter tournament
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 28th, 2022
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Tennis Club is brushing off their tennis rackets for some mid-winter action. The local club is reviving its Winter Classic doubles tournament Friday at the Big Marble Go Centre. There will be 24 players split between two divisions, open and intermediate, and the tournament will run from 8 a.m. until 5 ... Read More »
1 responseBoehm wears heart and family on his sleeve
By JAMES TUBB on December 28th, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Most hockey players’ favourite sounds are skates on a fresh sheet of ice or a puck clanging off the cross bar before dropping into the net. One of Brayden Boehm’s favourite sounds is the reassuring tick of the mechanical valves in his dad Dave’s heart. The 18-year-old Medicine Hat Tigers forward’s dad had heart ... Read More »
1 responseSAHA opens Circle K Classic with 4-2 win
By James Tubb on December 27th, 2022
The South Alberta Hockey Academy men’s hockey team got their Circle K Classic started on a high note Tuesday night. SAHA beat the Saskatoon Blazers 4-2 to start their tournament 1-0. The Dunmore based Hockey Academy entered the U18 Invitational as defending champions after winning the Mac’s championship in April, which has since been rebranded ... Read More »
1 responseTigers fall in first game of second half
By James Tubb on December 27th, 2022
The Medicine Hat Tigers couldn’t shake the holiday cobwebs Tuesday night. The Tigers fell behind early and lost 3-2 in Lethbridge against the Hurricanes. Medicine Hat entered the break with a 4-1 win over the Kelowna Rockets on Dec. 17. The Hurricanes got on the board first with two goals within the first 10 minutes ... Read More »
1 responseSoakin’ in the Tubb: Strong start to year for Tigers with room to grow
By JAMES TUBB on December 27th, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb There’s a lot to like about the Medicine Hat Tigers start to the 2022-23 WHL season. The Tigers have already surpassed their win total from last season, and 35 games in to the year look like an entirely different team with a lot of the same players on the roster. They sit in eighth ... Read More »
1 responseSAHA’s Pearce commits to St. Francis Xavier
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 24th, 2022
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The South Alberta Hockey Academy women’s team continues to make commitment history. The Dunmore based Hockey Academy announced Friday forward Téa Pearce has committed to play for St. Francis Xavier University next season. She is the first SAHA athlete to commit to a U Sports program. Pearce, a product of Calgary, has played two ... Read More »
1 responseSAHA gearing up to defend Mac’s championship
By JAMES TUBB on December 24th, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The South Alberta Hockey Academy was a surprise to a lot of teams when they won the 43rd Mac’s Invitational Tournament in April. Now, newly rebranded to the Circle K Classic, the only surprise SAHA is looking to make is by going back-to-back. “Last year we were a late entrant, I don’t think we ... Read More »
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