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Medicine Hat embracing veterans with young team
By JAMES TUBB on October 1st, 2021
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Tigers will lean heavily on their veterans this season. It won’t be as young of a roster as last season’s was but most of the returning rookies have no more than 22 games played at the WHL level. It will be veteran guys like Corson Hopwo, Daniel Baker, Eric Van Impe who will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inside the CFL: Alberta teams floundering at CFL halfway point
By Graham Kelly on September 30th, 2021
e’ve reached the halfway mark of the 14 game 2021 CFL season. Last month I predicted Winnipeg and Saskatchewan would be first and second, Calgary third with Edmonton and B.C. bringing up the rear. Instead, the Elks are last, the Lions third, the Stampeders fourth. How they end up depends on several factors. The Bombers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Colts embrace family with team dinners
By JAMES TUBB on September 29th, 2021
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb It’s more than just a football team with the McCoy Colts. They’re a family. The Colts have continued a tradition of the night before games or the night before travel, all gathering for a dinner. Not just some takeout food either, the meals are cooked by parents or members of the Colts’ booster club. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rattlers top Ambrose 12-0 in women’s soccer
By Medicine Hat News on September 28th, 2021
The Medicine Hat College Rattlers women’s soccer team cruised to a dominant 12-0 win over the Ambrose Lions on Sunday at the Snake Pit. Maisa Rebello led the offence with five goals, while Shelby Bach and Emily Lafreniere added two goals apiece, and Tamara Barth, Morgan Tole and Ana Waurynchuk all had individual tallies. Amanda ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cubs put the focus on mental health ahead of home opener
By JAMES TUBB on September 28th, 2021
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Sunday’s home opener for the Cubs wasn’t just about the game. Medicine Hat may have lost 3-0 in the game, but they had a win outside of the arena. The team hosted a tailgate barbecue to raise money for the Canadian Mental Health Association before the game. Balon Corporation donated the use of a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ridley forced to miss start of Tigers season
By Medicine Hat News on September 28th, 2021
Tigers’ fans will hear a new voice on the radio to start the season. Bob Ridley, the voice of the Medicine Hat Tigers for their entirety in the WHL, announced Monday he would not be on the radio call for the start of the season. In a tweet, he said he is currently taking radiation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cubs get shutout in home opener
By James Tubb on September 26th, 2021
It wasn’t the homecoming the Medicine Hat Cubs would’ve wanted. But then again, it also wasn’t their home. The Cubs lost Sunday’s game 3-0 against the Sylvan Lake Wranglers. The game was held at Co-op Place as Medicine Hat is not able to play at their usual arena, the Kinplex, until the beginning of October ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers lose big in final pre-season game
By James Tubb on September 25th, 2021
Medicine Hat fell behind early and couldn’t recover in Saturday night’s 8-2 blowout at the hands of the Swift Current Broncos. With the loss, the Tigers fall to 2-2 on the pre-season as they get the regular season underway this Friday against the same Broncos team. Head Coach Willie Desjardins described his teams game tonight ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers sign goaltender Zach Zahara
By James Tubb on September 25th, 2021
Medicine Hat is building up it’s goaltending depth. The Tigers announced Saturday they had signed goalie Zach Zahara to a standard WHL agreement. The Rocky View product was selected by the Tigers in the 8th round, 171st overall in the 2020 WHL Selection Draft. He joins Medicine Hat’s three headed monster in net of, Garin Bjorklund, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cubs find a home at Co-op Place
By JAMES TUBB on September 25th, 2021
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Cubs are back in their cave. Well, sort of. The team announced late Thursday night that Sunday’s home opener would be held at Co-op Place. Earlier in the week the Cubs had no place to play the game as they awaited a restriction exemption program for their home rink, the Kinplex. Now, they ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers top Broncos in overtime to open home-and-home exhibition series
By Medicine Hat News on September 25th, 2021
It was a busy for special teams in Swift Current. The Medicine Hat Tigers and the Broncos split 10 penalties and three power play goals and the Tigers won 3-2 in overtime. Tabby defenceman Bogdans Hodass notched his second goal of the pre-season halfway through the first. Steven Arp, who signed with the Tigers on ... Read More »
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