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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 »
Be the first to comment!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 »
Be the first to comment!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 »
Be the first to comment!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 »
Be the first to comment!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 »
Be the first to comment!A different home ice advantage: Bus legs could be significant factor in WHL’s Central Division
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on March 9th, 2021
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Bus legs could prove to be a significant factor as the Western Hockey League’s Central Division schedule presses on this season – at least for the lengthier stretches of highway. After shaking off a sizeable deficit in Red Deer and weathering a late push at home to sweep the Rebels in their opening two-game ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oil Kings sweep home-and-home against Tigers
By Ryan McCracken on March 6th, 2021
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 and send Edmonton to 4-0-0-0 on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oil Kings hand Tigers first loss
By Ryan McCracken on March 5th, 2021
The Medicine Hat Tigers were handed their first loss of the Western Hockey League season in a 4-2 setback to the Edmonton Oil Kings on the road Friday. Edmonton took over a 2-0 lead after 20 minutes on goals from Liam Keeler and Dylan Guenther. Lukas Svejkovsky answered for the Tigers late in the second, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shtrom no stranger to new scenery: Rookie forward joins Tigers in new chapter of nomadic hockey life
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on March 5th, 2021
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Oren Shtrom is no stranger to a change of scenery. The 16-year-old forward is embarking on his rookie season with the Medicine Hat Tigers after living in multiple states and provinces, and learning from some of the best the game has to offer. “I’ve kind of just been all over the map,” said Shtrom, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Andresen ready for early shot with Tigers
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on March 4th, 2021
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Reid Andresen is ready to make the most of a rare opportunity with the Medicine Hat Tigers. With most levels of hockey still on pause, first-round picks from the 2020 bantam draft, like Andresen, have been able to join up with their Western Hockey League squads a year earlier than usual. “It means a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SAHA connection paying off: Five players make jump from SAHA to Tigers for WHL’s 24-game season
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on March 3rd, 2021
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Tigers boast one of their youngest rosters in recent memory – but five of the team’s 10 rookies have entered the Western Hockey League with some chemistry and familiarity after opening their season at South Alberta Hockey Academy in Dunmore. Oasiz Wiesblatt, Cayden Glover, Tyler MacKenzie, Oren Shtrom and Teague Patton ... Read More »
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