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Tigers win WHL draft lottery
By JAMES TUBB on April 22nd, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers will have their pick of the litter in this year’s WHL prospects draft. The Tigers won the Western Hockey League’s draft lottery Thursday afternoon, and for the third time in franchise history will pick first overall in the prospect draft on May 19. Tigers director of player personnel Bobby Fox ... Read More »
1 responseSAHA players earning deals after academy’s second season
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 22nd, 2022
South Alberta Hockey Academy players have been putting pen to paper. Defencemen Cole Unger and Connor Frost, of SAHA’s U18 men’s prep squad, signed with the AJHL’s Calgary Canucks this week. Unger had 11 assists in 35 contests at the CSSHL this year to Frost’s three assists in 27 games. Unger and Frost will join ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers goalies strong part of difficult season
By JAMES TUBB on April 21st, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb It was a busy year between the pipes for the Medicine Hat Tigers goaltenders. Net minders Garin Bjorklund and Beckett Langkow split duties in net for the orange and black in a season where the Tigers were outshot in all but 15 games. Tigers associate coach Joe Frazer said the goaltending duo was in ... Read More »
1 responseArp finds growth in first WHL season
By JAMES TUBB on April 21st, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers ran out a young lineup this season with only two full-time rookies. Steven Arp broke training camp with the team in the fall and Andrew Basha joined the club in November and became a mainstay in the lineup. Both experienced their first Western Hockey League seasons in what was the ... Read More »
1 responseChorney reflects on WHL career
By JAMES TUBB on April 20th, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Carter Chorney wasn’t a Tiger for long but the 20-year-old won’t forget his time in Medicine Hat. “I have nothing bad to say, it’s been awesome this whole time – coaches, players, I’ve learned here, I’ve made friends (for) probably the rest of my life,” Chorney said. “It’s awesome, and I’m obviously looking forward ... Read More »
1 responseMonarchs continue winning ways in early season
By JAMES TUBB on April 20th, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Moose Monarchs continued their hot start to their season by picking up two wins Monday. The 18U Monarchs beat the Calgary Blues twice, giving them an 8-1 record to start the campaign. In the first win, a 7-2 victory, Trevin Ressler picked up the victory on the mound with three innings ... Read More »
1 responseJunior high badminton championships run last week
By Medicine Hat News on April 19th, 2022
The Medicine Hat Junior High Athletic Association badminton championships got underway last week at Crescent Heights High School. Last Tuesday, Grade 8 badminton athletes were in action with Carlin Messmer and Marli Bouvette from St. Mary’s finishing in second and third of the boys and girls singles divisions, respectively. Theoron Bensler and Carter Allan took ... Read More »
1 responseOff-season work begins for Tigers
By JAMES TUBB on April 19th, 2022
jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Willie Desjardins is thankful for Medicine Hat Tigers fans. “The fans were unbelievable to us, like they really, really were,” Desjardins said. “It’s easy to be with teams in the good times but these fans were great for us and we’ll reward them. We’ll come back and we’ll go hard.” Desjardins, the Medicine Hat ... Read More »
1 responseHat girls named to hockey Alberta challenge rosters
By Medicine Hat News on April 19th, 2022
Medicine Hat will be well represented at the 2022 Alberta Challenge this May. Five girls from the Alberta Female Hockey League’s Southern Express hockey team – Keira Grant, Keyana Bert, Taya Christie, Jayda Becker and Marley Howes – have all been selected to play in the six-team tournament taking place May 5-8 at the Gary ... Read More »
1 responseTigers year end award winners
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on April 16th, 2022
The Medicine Hat Tigers presented their year end awards ahead of Friday’s night’s contest at Co-op Place against the Edmonton Oil Kings. The awards and their winners are as followed: Scholastic player of the year: Steven Arp Community service award: Oasiz Wiesblatt Unsung hero award: Reid Andresen Gerard Moyer leadership award: Captain Daniel Baker Hardest ... Read More »
1 responseHS badminton players put to test at city playdowns
By Medicine Hat News on April 16th, 2022
Medicine Hat’s best high school badminton players were in playdown action this week looking to book a trip to South zones on April 29. There were 65 athletes in action Wednesday afternoon at Medicine Hat High. McCoy’s Logan Schlosser finished first in the senior boys’ singles division, with Rylan Jackson and Kelton Flaig from Eagle ... Read More »
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