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WHL releases remainder of Central Division schedule

By KELLEN TANIGUCHI on March 26th, 2021

ktaniguchi@medicinehatnews.com@@kellentaniguchi The Western Hockey League released the rest of the Central Division’s 2021 schedule Thursday, and the Medicine Hat Tigers will wrap up the 24-game season at home on May 8 against the division-leading Edmonton Oil Kings. Following the Tabbies’ three-game series with Lethbridge this weekend, the team will battle with the Calgary Hitmen in ... Read More »

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FAME: Martens leading the way as a lifeguard

By Rhys Sept on March 24th, 2021

The weather is improving and our hopes of returning to a more familiar state of normal are growing stronger with each day. Many of us are looking forward to the day we can return to the swimming pool. Prior to COVID, pop culture romanticized the role of lifeguarding through film and television, often portrayed by ... Read More »

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St. FX Sports Academy exploring new activities

By RYAN MCCRACKEN on March 20th, 2021

rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Students at the St. Francis Xavier Sports Academy have been getting a kick out of their explore days this month. While COVID-19 restrictions have hampered the program’s ability to get out in the community, they were able to take part in a few kickboxing and karate classes at Karate-Do Academy this week. “With the ... Read More »

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Clayton making his own luck: Tigers defenceman leads WHL in points

By RYAN MCCRACKEN on March 17th, 2021

rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken It’s been said one needs to be good in order to be lucky, and lucky to be good. Cole Clayton has been both to start the Western Hockey League season. The 20-year-old Medicine Hat Tigers defenceman has set a blazing pace to start the campaign with 14 points in just seven games – including ... Read More »

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Hat’s Cherniak signs with AJHL’s Bobcats

By Medicine Hat News on March 17th, 2021

Medicine Hat’s Roman Cherniak has signed on to compete with the Alberta Junior Hockey League’s Lloydminster Bobcats for the 2021-22 season, the team announced last week. The 6-foot, 175-pound forward has been playing out of South Alberta Hockey Academy in Dunmore this season, where he managed two goals over five games. In 2019-20, Cherniak racked ... Read More »

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Another backup shines for Tigers

By RYAN MCCRACKEN on March 16th, 2021

mccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken A return, a debut; call it what you will – Beckett Langkow stole the show. The 17-year-old goaltender put a yearlong wait in the rear-view mirror and set his focus on new horizons when he stepped into the crease for Saturday’s Western Hockey League debut with the Medicine Hat Tigers, logging 34 saves for ... Read More »

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Tigers fall short of sweep in Calgary

By Ryan McCracken on March 14th, 2021

The Medicine Hat Tigers fell just short of completing a three-game sweep on Sunday evening in Calgary. Tabby defenceman Cole Clayton registered a pair of assists to push his Western Hockey League leading point total to 14, but the Hitmen managed to escape with a 5-4 victory thanks in part to a 38-save performance from ... Read More »

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Langkow, power play push Tigers past Hitmen

By Ryan McCracken on March 13th, 2021

The Medicine Hat Tigers rode their red-hot power play to a second straight win over the Calgary Hitmen in a 4-2 battle on Saturday evening at Co-op Place. Tabby netminder Beckett Langkow made sure the power play’s trio of tallies was upheld with a 32-save victory in the first start of his Western Hockey League ... Read More »

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Clayton leads Tigers back into win column

By Ryan McCracken on March 12th, 2021

Cole Clayton scored the first hat trick of his 196-game Western Hockey League career to power the Medicine Hat Tigers back into the win column with a 6-2 victory over the Hitmen on Friday in Calgary. Brett Kemp put the Tigers on the board when he turned into a shot from the high slot and ... Read More »

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Tigers open three-game set tonight in Calgary

By Medicine Hat News on March 12th, 2021

The Medicine Hat Tigers are set to embark on their first three-game weekend of the Western Hockey League’s pandemic-shortened season. The Tigers (2-2-0-0) will be in Calgary tonight at 7:30 p.m. to face off against the Hitmen (1-0-1-0) for the first time this season after dropping a pair of games against the undefeated Edmonton Oil ... Read More »

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Late penalty costs Tigers in loss to Oil Kings

By RYAN MCCRACKEN on March 9th, 2021

mccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken RYAN MCCRACKEN rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com Twitter: MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Tigers fell short of splitting a home-and-home set against the Edmonton Oil Kings with a 3-1 loss on Saturday evening at Co-op Place. Oil Kings captain Scott Atkinson broke a 1-1 tie on a power play in the dying minutes of regulation to secure the victory ... Read More »

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