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Hamblin looks back on career
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on March 27th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken When James Hamblin looks back on his junior hockey career, he won’t be focusing on what he lost, only the family he gained. Hamblin spent his entire five-year career with the Medicine Hat Tigers and served as captain for the past two seasons. While a league mandate prevented him from discussing the way his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Opposites attract in draft: Tigers pick pair in WHL’s first U.S. prospects event
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on March 26th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Tigers picked up a pair of Americans in the inaugural WHL U.S. Prospects draft, which was conducted online Wednesday. Holding a middle-of-the-pack 12th overall selection in a snake-draft format, the Tigers opted to take 15-year-old Minnesotan centre Oliver Moore in the first round before using the 33rd pick to recruit California-born ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local Olympic hopefuls react to news
By Medicine Hat News on March 24th, 2020
Medicine Hat’s two most likely Olympians reacted emotionally on social media following Canada’s decision to pull out of the 2020 Olympics. Both Sage Watson and Sarah Mickey made statements as the Tokyo games appeared headed for a postponement. “I believe in the safety of our nation but this is premature,” wrote Watson on Twitter in ... Read More »
1 responseThat’s it: Tigers’ season officially done as CHL cancels all playoffs, Memorial Cup
By Medicine Hat News on March 24th, 2020
Faced with an unprecedented situation, the Canadian Hockey League did what was previously unthinkable: cancel its playoffs including the Memorial Cup. The decision was made official at 4 p.m. Monday, a week after Medicine Hat Tigers players had been sent home and four days before the WHL’s post-season was originally set to begin. “Well I ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Still worth every second: Hat’s Fischer still left with plenty of great memories from final season with Cubs
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on March 23rd, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Playing junior hockey as a 21-year-old was never part of Mason Fischer’s original plan – so when the Medicine Hat Cubs forward had his final season cut short due to the spread of COVID-19, he opted to stay on the bright side. After spending parts of four seasons across three Western Canadian junior A ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fitness goes online: Video, email the new way for gyms and health experts to connect
By Medicine Hat News on March 21st, 2020
When the provincial government’s orders forced their two gyms and a karate business to close, Collin and Alyssa DeWolfe had to get creative. At the same time, Tara Chisholm and the college’s Be Fit For Life Centre suddenly had communities to reach. The answer? Online video and technology to bridge the gap to everyone in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Home the right place for Watson
By Medicine Hat News on March 21st, 2020
Whether the Tokyo Olympics happen on time, late or not at all, Sage Watson will be ready. The 25-year-old professional track and field athlete returned home a week ago, glad to be home on the family ranch near Seven Persons and practising hurdles on the gravel road where she grew up. “I’m going to continue ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bare-knuckle boxing at Canalta gets officially postponed
By Medicine Hat News on March 21st, 2020
The first bare-knuckled boxing event in Medicine Hat has been postponed a month due to coronavirus. Fight Night 14, which was to take place May 2 at Canalta Centre, has been pushed back to June 13 according to its promoter on social media. Z Promotions, which last ran an event in the city in 2017, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Playoff hopes still alive
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on March 20th, 2020
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Bryan Lockner knows his team can make some serious noise in the playoffs. All they need is a chance. The Medicine Hat Tigers alternate captain had returned home to Windsor, Colo. by the time Wednesday’s news dropped – that the Western Hockey League had cancelled its regular season. He’ll remain in Colorado, mainly self-isolating, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Training Matters: Bright side to being stuck at home is enjoying your food
By Kimberlee Brooks on March 20th, 2020
March is Nutrition Month and this year more than ever, Canadians are faced with new decisions around eating. As we enter this unprecedented time, dietitians want to remind everyone that not only what you eat is important, but how you eat too. Healthy eating is about more than food, it’s also about family, memories and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Race to get home a complicated one
By Medicine Hat News on March 19th, 2020
A Medicine Hat athlete and her mother are desperately trying to get home from Australia as the global pandemic forces increased travel restrictions and isolation to contain the spread of COVID-19. When Sarah Mickey and her mom Sharon boarded a plane three weeks ago, the plan was to train, take part in a couple track ... Read More »
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