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Spring rodeo kicks off Stampede season
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 18th, 2023
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede 2023 season got underway this weekend. The Broncs & Honky Tonks Spring Rodeo was held this weekend at the Cypress Centre, with the three-day rodeo marking the first event ahead of the summer Stampede season. Maple Creek’s Jared Parsonage took home $1,632.87 for first place in bull riding, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Desjardins: the job’s not finished
By JAMES TUBB on April 15th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Even come the summertime, Willie Desjardins remains focused on how the Medicine Hat Tigers can find the next level. The winningest head coach and general manager in franchise history will spends his summer days going through his team in his head and watching video as he breaks down the past season and looks to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Melin embraces ups and downs of WHL career
By JAMES TUBB on April 14th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Dallon Melin is thankful for the different experiences he got while playing in the Western Hockey League. The 21-year-old spent five seasons in the WHL, amassing 254 games with 38 goals and 91 points, spending four years of his career in Red Deer as a Rebel. He joined the Medicine Hat Tigers for his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Smythe enjoys his time in the WHL
By JAMES TUBB on April 14th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb If Kurtis Smythe were to write out thank-you cards for everyone who made an impact on his WHL career, the 20-year-old would need a lot of stamps. The Cloverdale, B.C. defenceman totalled 178 games in his Western Hockey League career, with four goals and 44 points between three seasons in Portland as a Winterhawk ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MH tennis club offering try-it event this weekend
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 13th, 2023
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Tennis Club is serving up an introductory event this Saturday for interested athletes. The local club will have its courts open Saturday from 1-3 p.m. for an event offering any interested players the opportunity to learn different tennis skills at a variety of stations, with club members on hand to lead ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lee thankful for WHL opportunity
By JAMES TUBB on April 13th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Brendan Lee wouldn’t change a thing about his Western Hockey League career. The 21-year-old Seattle product totalled 180 career games, putting up 53 goals and 99 points in that span playing for the Everrett Silvertips and Saskatoon Blades, before finishing his junior career in Medicine Hat with the Tigers. “I’m extremely grateful for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MacNeil reflects on Tigers season, excited for next year’s potential
By James Tubb on April 12th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com There wasn’t a day that went by this Western Hockey League season that Owen MacNeil did not have fun at Co-op Place. The Medicine Hat Tigers forward very much enjoyed his second full season donning the orange and black and his first as captain. “It was a lot of fun, we had a really ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MacNeil reflects on Tigers season, excited for next year’s potential
By JAMES TUBB on April 12th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb There wasn’t a day that went by this Western Hockey League season that Owen MacNeil did not have fun at Co-op Place. The Medicine Hat Tigers forward very much enjoyed his second full season donning the orange and black and his first as captain. “It was a lot of fun, we had a really ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Krebs signs amateur tryout deal with AHL’s Hershey Bears
By James Tubb on April 11th, 2023
Dru Krebs is looking to capitalize on his second tour in the American Hockey League. The Medicine Hat Tigers defenceman signed an amateur tryout agreement with the Hershey Bears after his WHL season came to a close in a 3-2 Game 4 loss against the Winnipeg Ice on April 5. Hershey is the AHL affiliate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers playoff loss final lesson of season
By James Tubb on April 11th, 2023
In a season of ups and downs, the Medicine Hat Tigers’ short playoff run served as a final lesson on another growing season. The first-round sweep at the hands of the Winnipeg Ice, who were a top team in the Western Hockey League and one of the top-ranked Canadian Hockey League teams, provided not only ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers playoff loss final lesson in season
By JAMES TUBB on April 11th, 2023
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb In a season of ups and downs, the Medicine Hat Tigers’ short playoff run served as a final lesson on another growing season. The first-round sweep at the hands of the Winnipeg Ice, who were a top team in the Western Hockey League and one of the top-ranked Canadian Hockey League teams, provided not ... Read More »
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