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WHL faces off on Feb. 26
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on January 29th, 2021
mccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Tigers are finally coming back to town. The Western Hockey League announced Thursday afternoon it has been granted approval from Alberta Health and the provincial government to return to play – allowing the Alberta-based Central Division to commence its 24-game regular season without spectators on Feb. 26. “We’ve waited for a ... Read More »
1 responseHat High football taking a competitive step up
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on January 28th, 2021
mccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken After six straight years on top of the Rangeland Football Conference – and one without a champion due COVID-19 – Medicine Hat High School will be shifting its focus to a higher level. Head coach Quinn Skelton announced this week that his squad will be joining the Southern Alberta Division 1 Football League, which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local athletes hold ‘Let Them Play’ rally
By Justin Seward on January 28th, 2021
news@cypresscourier.com Young athletes across the region participated in a province-wide ‘Let Them Play’ rally in hopes of getting kids back to playing sports. Bow Island Minor Hockey had 46 attendees at its event on Jan. 26 beside the town’s arena, while a similar demonstration took place in Medicine Hat, featuring young athletes of all kinds. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pahl signs on with St. Thomas
By Justin Seward on January 22nd, 2021
Cypress County’s Alli Pahl will play NCAA Division 1 women’s hockey with the University of St. Thomas-Minneapolis starting next fall after signing a national letter of intent on Dec. 12. The 18-year-old blueliner earned her way onto college radars after a few strong seasons in Canadian Sport School Hockey League, including a handful of games ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!FAME: Life is a Dance
By Terra Petryshyn on January 20th, 2021
When parents noticed Kelsey Graham dancing around the house at the age of two and registered her in her first dance lesson, no one could predict the way her senior year, 15 years later, would play out. Marred by restrictions surrounding COVID-19, dancers have vacated studios in exchange for training in their basements or garages ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Training Matters: Now is the time to start eating better
By Medicine Hat News on January 16th, 2021
With COVID-19 restrictions and the holidays, many of our regular routines and habits have been interrupted. My boys (8 and 11) were used to having regular events planned in the evenings or weekends with hockey practices and games. We would plan meals ahead of time and pack healthy snacks because we knew we would be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Make Some Noise for Mental Health goes virtual this week
By Medicine Hat News on January 16th, 2021
The Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference may not be in action, but that won’t stop schools from across the province from coming together in support of mental health awareness this month. Make Some Noise for Mental Health – an initiative that typically tasks teams and their fanbases with putting together a raucous crowd while raising awareness ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sillinger off to Sioux Falls
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on January 15th, 2021
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken The Medicine Hat Tigers will be without one of their most potent offensive threats if and when the Western Hockey League’s 24-game season commences in 2021. Seventeen-year-old forward Cole Sillinger has opted to join up with the USHL’s Sioux Falls Stampede effective immediately. While the decision will leave him off Medicine Hat’s roster until ... Read More »
1 responseSillinger to play in Sioux Falls
By Medicine Hat News on January 14th, 2021
Medicine Hat Tigers winger Cole Sillinger will be continuing his development in Sioux Falls, N.D. with the USHL’s Stampede while he awaits the Western Hockey League’s return. The dual U.S.-Canadian citizen is entering his first year of draft eligibility and is projected to go in the first round. Tigers head coach and general manager Willie ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chyzowski back to work
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on January 14th, 2021
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken It’s been an uncharacteristic year to say the least, but there’s still been some familiarity for Medicine Hat Tigers centre Ryan Chyzowski. With the Western Hockey League still on hold as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chyzowski spent his extended off-season working his usual summer job of washing windows and has been hitting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bouwmeester announces retirement
By RYAN MCCRACKEN on January 13th, 2021
rmccracken@medicinehatnews.com@MHNMcCracken Medicine Hat Tigers alumnus Jay Bouwmeester has officially announced his retirement after a 1,240-game playing career in the National Hockey League. Bouwmeester, 37, spent his 17-season NHL career with the Florida Panthers, Calgary Flames and St. Louis Blues, and went on to help St. Louis win its first Stanley Cup in 2019. The veteran ... Read More »
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